
The Book of Requiems, 1550-1650
From the Earliest Ages to the Present Period
Edited by David J. Burn and Antonio Chemotti
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Few western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. Yet, surprisingly, despite the significance of Requiem settings for our musical culture, the literature concerning them is sparse. The Book of Requiems presents essays on the most important works in this tradition, from the origins of the genre up to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific Requiem, and offers both historical information and a detailed work-discussion. Conceived as a multi-volume essay collection by leading experts, The Book of Requiems is an authoritative reference publication intended as a first port of call for musicologists, music theorists, and performers both professional and student.
The present volume, the second in the series, treats settings composed between c. 1550 and c. 1650, a period in which the Requiem becomes a defining feature of the soundscape of Catholic death rituals.
Contributors: Pieter Bergé (University of Leuven), Franz Körndle (University of Augsburg), Christian Thomas Leitmeir (University of Oxford), Alison Sanders McFarland (Louisiana State University), Bernadette Nelson (CESEM-FCSH, Nova University, Lisbon), Owen Rees (University of Oxford), Stephen Rice (director of The Brabant Ensemble), Katelijne Schiltz (University of Regensburg)
Tables
Musical Examples
Introduction
Pieter Bergé, David J. Burn, and Antonio Chemotti
Jacobus Clemens non Papa (c. 1515–55/56): Missa pro defunctis
Stephen Rice
Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500–53): Missa pro defunctis for four voices and Missa pro defunctis for five voices
Alison Sanders McFarland
Philippe de Monte (1521–1603): Missa pro defunctis
Katelijne Schiltz
Francisco Guerrero (1527/28–99): Missa pro defunctis
Owen Rees
Jacobus de Kerle (1531/32–91): Missa pro defunctis
Christian Thomas Leitmeir
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548–1611): Missa pro defunctis for four voices and Missa pro defunctis for six voices
Owen Rees
Orlando di Lasso (1530/32–94): Missa pro defunctis for four voices and Missa pro defunctis for six voices
Franz Körndle
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/26–94): Missa pro defunctis for five voices
Christian Thomas Leitmeir
Duarte Lobo (c. 1565–1646): Missa pro defunctis for six voices and Missa pro defunctis for eight voices
Owen Rees
Mateo Romero (1575/76–1647): Missa de requiem
Antonio Chemotti
Manuel Cardoso (c. 1566–1650): Missa pro defunctis for six voices and Missa pro defunctis for four voices
Bernadette Nelson
Filipe de Magalhães (c. 1565–1652): Missa pro defunctis for six voices
Bernadette Nelson
Catalogue of Early Polyphonic Requiems
Antonio Chemotti
Primary Sources Cited
Bibliography
Contributors
Format: Edited volume - ebook - PDF
270 pages
Richly illustrated with music examples
ISBN: 9789461665133
Publication: July 24, 2023
Series: The Book of Requiems
Languages: English
David J. Burn is professor of musicology and head of the Early Music Research Group at KU Leuven.
Grayson Wagstaff, The Catholic University of America