Faith, hearing, and the power of music in Hispanic villancicos, 1600--1700 /

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Author / Creator:	Cashner, Andrew Aaron, author.
Imprint:	2015. Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015
Description:	1 electronic resource (668 pages)
Language:	English
Format:	E-Resource Dissertations
Local Note:	School code: 0330
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10773049

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Other authors / contributors:	University of Chicago. degree granting institution.
ISBN:	9781321877366
Notes:	Advisors: Robert L. Kendrick Committee members: Frederick De Armas; Martha Feldman; Maria Gembero-Ustarroz; Anne W. Robertson. This item must not be sold to any third party vendors. This item must not be added to any third party search indexes. Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-11(E), Section: A. English
Summary:	In seventeenth-century Mexico and Spain, many villancicos (the predominant genre of vocal sacred music with vernacular words) used music to represent itself, with topics of singing, dancing, and music of the spheres. This study draws on such pieces as sources for understanding early modern Catholic beliefs about music. The central question concerns music's role in the relationship between hearing and faith, particularly as used by the Spanish church and state. In a series of case studies, the project traces lineages of "metamusical" villancicos on the subject of heavenly music through networks of interrelated musicians. The study balances a global perspective with local case studies, with particular focus on Puebla de los Angeles in Mexico and Montserrat, Segovia, and Zaragoza in Spain.

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