Music and power at the court of Louis XIII : sounding the liturgy in early modern France /

Music and power at the court of Louis XIII : sounding the liturgy in early modern France / Peter Bennett.

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"What role did sacred music play in mediating Louis XIII's grip on power in the early seventeenth century? How can a study of music as 'sounding liturgy' contribute to the wider discourse on absolutism and 'the arts' in early modern France? Taking the scholarship of the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Bennett, Peter, 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Louis > XIII, > King of France, > 1601-1643.
1600-1699
Music > Political aspects > France > History > 17th century.
Church music > France > 17th century.
Church music > Catholic Church > 17th century.
Church music.
Church music > Catholic Church.
Music > Political aspects.
France > History > 17th century.
France.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Music, Liturgy and Power
  • David's Harp, Apollo's Lyre: Psalms, Music and Kingship in the Sixteenth Century
  • Accession : The Coronation, the Holy Spirit, and the Phoenix
  • The Sword of David and the Battle against Heresy
  • The Penitent King
  • Pillars of Justice and Piety : The EntreĢe, the Te Deum, and the Exaudiat te Dominus
  • Plainchant and the Politics of Rhythm : The Royal Abbey of Montmartre and the Royal Congregation of the Oratory of Jesus Christ
  • Succession : The Vow of 1638 and Christ the King
  • Epilogue and Conclusion.

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