Sara Gonzalez

The Musical Iconography of Power in Seventeenth-Century Spain and Her Territories

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As Spain encountered economic and political crises in the seventeenth century, the imagery of musical performance was invoked by the state to represent the power of the monarch and to denote harmony throughout the kingdom. Based on contemporary sources, Gonzalez is able to unravel the complex iconography of Spanish politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9781138664746
• ISBN-10: 113866474X
• Artikelnr.: 45218217

Autorenporträt

Gonzalez, Sara

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 String Versus Wind Instruments: The Ancient Tradition of the Musical Cosmos
Chapter 2 The Harmony of the Divine Christian Order
Chapter 3 The Harmony of Earthly Rule: Erasmus of Rotterdam and Jean Bodin
Chapter 4 Emblematic Literature and the Ideal Ruler
Chapter 5 Musical Emblems of the State in Seventeenth-Century Spain: Amphion, Timotheus Milesius, Marsyas and the Sirens
Chapter 6 The Celestial Lyre: Royal Virtues and Harmonious Rule
Chapter 7 Cosmic Harmony, Royal Wisdom and Eloquence
Chapter 8 The Death of the Monarch and the Discord of the Elements
conclusion Conclusion