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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 [Publisher description].

Music --- History of civilization --- Christian church history --- anno 1600-1699 --- anno 1500-1599 --- Augsburg --- Church music --- Counter-Reformation --- Musique d'église --- Contre-Réforme --- Musique --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Aspect religieux --- Christianisme --- 4.415. --- Musique d'église --- Contre-Réforme --- Germany --- Augsburg (Germany) --- 16th century --- 17th century --- Christianity --- Pastoral music (Sacred) --- Religious music --- Sacred vocal music --- Devotional exercises --- Liturgics --- Music in churches --- Psalmody --- History and criticism --- Anti-Reformation --- Church history --- Church renewal --- Reformation

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This title explores the nature of sound as a powerful yet ambivalent force in the religious struggles that permeated Germany during the Counter-Reformation.

Church music --- Counter-Reformation --- Music --- Anti-Reformation --- Church history --- Church renewal --- Reformation --- Pastoral music (Sacred) --- Religious music --- Sacred vocal music --- Devotional exercises --- Liturgics --- Music in churches --- Psalmody --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- History and criticism --- Christianity

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World music --- Music --- Encyclopedias --- Folk music --- Popular music --- 78.31 --- Music - Middle East - Encyclopedias --- Folk music - Middle East - Encyclopedias --- Popular music - Middle East - Encyclopedias

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Religieuze muziek --- Duitsland --- 17e eeuw