Overview

Pierre de la Rue, composer at the grande chapelle of the Habsburg-Burgundian court for nearly a quarter of a century, composed for one of the leading musical institutions of his day. Serving successive rulers Maximilian I, Philip the Fair, Juana of Castile, Marguerite of Austria, and the future Charles V, La Rue surpassed a dozen composer colleagues in his creation of polyphony to meet the needs of the court and its extravagant liturgy. Honey Meconi presents the first ever study in English of la Rue's life and career, exploring aspects of his compositional output and highlighting the reawakening of modern scholarship to his unique contribution. Extensive documentation of the events of his life and a complete record of the transmission of his music across Europe make this study essential for everyone studying the musical court in Europe at the turn of the 16th century.

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Author:   Honey Meconi (, Director, Medieval Studies, Rice University, Houston, Texas)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.715kg
ISBN:  

9780198165545

ISBN 10:   0198165544
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   27 March 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Musical Examples List of Abbreviations A Note on Names I. BiographyA: Who Was Pierre de la Rue? B: Early Years C: Peter van der Straten D: The Habsburg-Burgundian Chapel under Maximilian, Philip, and Juana: 1492?-1508 E: The Chapel Under Marguerite and Charles: 1508-1516 F: Retirement: 1516-1518 II. The Grande chapelle and Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian CourtA: Structure and Duties of the Chapel B: La Rue's Colleagues C: Music Available at the Court D: La Rue's Significance at Court III. Aspects of Sacred MusicA: Observations on the Structure and Chronology of La Rue's Masses B: Examples of Borrowing in La Rue's Sacred Music C: Liturgical Functions of La Rue's Sacred Music IV. Aspects of Secular MusicA: Overview B: Two Examples C: Problems of Authenticity D: Observations V. Patterns of InfluenceA: Ockeghem and Josquin B: Dissemination of Music and the Josquin Generations C: Literary and Theoretical Citations D: Growth of a Reputation E: Who is Pierre de la Rue? Appendix A: Chronology of Events Appendix B: Chronology of Sources Appendix C: Literary and Theoretical Citations Appendix D: Catalogue of Works NB203 NB203 Bibliography Index of Manuscripts and Printed Sources Index of Compositions by or attributed to La Rue General Index

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Meconi has done the scholarly community a service by presenting so many of her findings on La Rue and his music together here. Early Music ... a rare feature of the book is that an endearing individuality does come through ... surprisingly readable. Early Music Review

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"Honey Meconi is Director of Medieval Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas. She was an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow of the University of Pennsylvania and Music Fellow of Villa I Tatti in Florence, Italy. Dr Meconi's shorter writings have been published widely including with the Journal of the Royal Musical Association, Journal of Musicology, Early Music, Journal of the American Musicological Society, and numerous others. She is currently editing Early Musical Borrowing for Garland in their series ""Criticism and Analysis of Early Music""."

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