Music and Religious Identity in Counter-Reformation Augsburg, 1580-1630
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Augsburg's Catholics
Augsburg’s Catholics
Author_Alexander J. Fisher
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Catholic Composers
Catholic Processions
confessionalisation studies
Corpus Christi Brotherhood
Corpus Christi Confraternity
Corpus Christi Processions
early modern musicology
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Erhalt Uns Herr Bei Deinem
Fugger Family
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
Good Friday Procession
Gregor Aichinger
Heilig Kreuz
Holy Mountain
Jacobus De Kerle
Jesuit cultural influence
Lay Men
liturgical practices research
Lutheran worship traditions
Marian Congregation
Orlando Di Lasso
religious schism musical identity Augsburg
Rosary Devotions
sacred polyphony analysis
St Afra
St Salvator
Te Deum Laudamus
Uns Herr Bei Deinem Wort
Wo Gott Der Herr Nicht
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- ISBN 9780754638759
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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By the late-sixteenth century, Augsburg was one of the largest cities of the Holy Roman Empire, boasting an active musical life involving the contributions of musicians like Jacobus de Kerle, Hans Leo Hassler, and Gregor Aichinger. This musical culture, however, unfolded against a backdrop of looming religious schism. From the mid-sixteenth century onward, Augsburg was the largest 'biconfessional' city in the Empire, housing a Protestant majority and a Catholic minority, ruled by a city government divided between the two faiths. The period 1580-1630 saw a gradual widening of the divide between these groups. The arrival of the Jesuits in the 1580s polarized the religious atmosphere and fueled the assertion of a Catholic identity, expressed in public devotional services, spectacular processions, and pilgrimages to local shrines. The Catholic music produced for these occasions both reflected and contributed to the religious divide. This book explores the relationship between music and religious identity in Augsburg during this period. How did 'Catholic' and 'Protestant' repertories diverge from one another? What was the impetus for this differentiation, and what effect did the circulation and performance of this music have on Augsburg's religious culture? These questions call for a new, cross-disciplinary approach to the music history of this era, one which moves beyond traditional accounts of the lives and works of composers, or histories of polyphonic genres. Using a wide variety of archival and musical documents, Alexander Fisher offers a holistic view of this musical landscape, examining aspects of composition, circulation, performance, and cultural meaning.
Alexander J. Fisher is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
