Music and Musicians in Renaissance Rome and Other Courts (Collected Studies)
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The focus of this book is the musical institutions of the 16th century, above all the papal chapel and the music that was performed there. From a basis of detailed archival research, Richard Sherr examines questions such as the membership and repertory of the papal choir and its performance practice - or lack of it. In other articles he looks at the French royal chapel and the musical patronage of the rulers of Mantua and Florence, and uncovers the tragic tale of a canon enamoured of a choirboy. In addition, the volume includes studies of individual works by Josquin des Prez, Bertrandus Vaqueras, and other composers of the era.