What is it about?
Situating the close relationship between Latin and music within its historical context, this volume presents an overview of Latin and music in the educational system of the time – schools, choir schools and universities – and the development and pervasive influence of musical humanism. This influence is seen primarily in the writings of music theorists, the documents of dedication found in music publications and above all in the settings of classical and Neo-Latin texts as well as in some liturgical and extra-liturgical ones. Discussion of this repertoire forms the centre of the volume. The emphasis is on practical matters: the study of Latin and music, and the music’s composition, performance and reception.
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Why is it important?
Latin and music were very closely associated during the early modern era. There is no other study that presents an overview of current research into this topic.
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Writing this article on invitation from Brill was a great pleasure, as the material was very interesting to discuss. The importance of Latin for music became ever clearer as the study progressed, and both the literature and musical repertoire taken into account were very rewarding to analyze.
Dr Robert Ferenc Forgacs
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This page is a summary of: Latin and Music in the Early Modern Era, March 2021, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004463332_002.
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