| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 15735664 ; volume 194 |
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Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 194.
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| Contents |
Listening for Faith. Villancicos as Musical Theology ; Making Faith Appeal to Hearing ; Listening for Unhearable Music. Christ as Singer and Song (Puebla, 1657) ; Heavenly Dissonance (Montserrat, 1660s) ; Offering and Imitation (Zaragoza, 1650-1700) |
| Summary |
"Hearing Faith explores the ways Roman Catholics in the seventeenth-century Spanish Empire used music to connect faith and hearing. From the Royal Chapel in Madrid to Puebla Cathedral in colonial Mexico, communities celebrated Christmas and other feasts with villancicos, a widespread genre of vernacular poetry and devotional music. A large proportion of villancico texts directly address the nature of hearing and the power of music to connect people to God. By interpreting complex and fascinating examples of "music about music" in the context of contemporary theological writing, the book shows how Spanish Catholics embodied their beliefs about music, through music itself. Listening closely to these previously undiscovered and overlooked archival sources reveals how Spanish subjects listened and why"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 06, 2020) |
| Subject |
Villancicos (Music) -- Spain -- 17th century -- History and criticism
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Church music -- Spain -- 17th century
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Church music -- Catholic Church -- 17th century
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Church music
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Church music -- Catholic Church
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Villancicos (Music)
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Spain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020023184 |
| ISBN |
9789004431997 |
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9004431993 |
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