Music at the Aragonese Court of Naples

Allan W. Atlas

Cambridge University Press, Oct 30, 2008 - History - 284 pages

This book deals with various aspects of musical life at the Aragonese court of Naples, from its establishment in 1442 to its demise in the opening years of the sixteenth century. An opening chapter gives a general historical-cultural background of the court. The author then discusses the royal chapel and its most important members, as well as other important musicians who were in Naples but who had no known ties with the court in an official sense. He goes on to describe the various types of secular music at the court and the music manuscripts compiled in and around Naples. The importance of the book lies in its attempt to synthesize all that is known about music at Naples - both from discovered archival sources and from the scholarly literature of specialized studies. The second part of the book contains a collection of 18 pieces, edited from Neapolitan manuscripts, which illustrate the earlier chapter on the repertory.

Contents

• The HistoricalCultural Background: 1
• Textless Pere Oriola: 11
• Ora may que forran ço Anon: 12
• The Royal Chapel: 23
• The Composers in the Chapel and Other Illustrissimi at Naples: 58
• An Inventory: 87
• Music for Secular Entertainment: 98
• The Music Sources: 114
• La morte che spavento de felice Anon: 123
• The Repertory: 126
• Cavalcha Sinisbaldo tuta la note Anon: 148
• Fortuna vincinecta Fortune par ta cruaulté Anon arr of Vincenet 226: 152
• J: 153
• Postlude: 155
• The Edition Editorial Methods: 159
• O virgo miserere mei Johannes Tinctoris: 161
• Viva viva rey Ferranddo Anon: 163
• Missa Lhomme armé Anon: 167
• Credo Seraphinus: 190
• 4a Credo Anon: 195
• Magnificat 6th tone Bernardus Ycart: 200
• Adoramus te Christe Anon: 204
• Christe Redemptor omnium Ex Patre Patris Franchinus Gaffurius: 206
• Pange lingua gloriosi Anon: 209
• Yerra con poco saber Johannes Cornago: 211
• La pena sin ser sabida Vincenet: 215
• Falla con misuras La bassa castiglya יייייי: 218
• Serafino dellAquila: 223
• Gulielmus: 230
• Critical Notes to the Edition: 232
• Bibliography: 239
• Index: 255

Bibliographic information

• Title: Music at the Aragonese Court of Naples
• Author: Allan W. Atlas
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0521088305, 9780521088305
• Length: 284 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Italy; History / General; Music / Ethnic; Music / General; Music / Genres & Styles / International; Music / Printed Music / Choral