Convent Music and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Vienna
| Author | : Janet K. Page |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2014-04-24 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781107039087 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1107039088 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Convent Music and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Vienna by : Janet K. Page
Download or read book Convent Music and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Vienna written by Janet K. Page and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet K. Page explores the interaction of music and piety, court and church, as seen through the relationship between the Habsburg court and Vienna's convents. In the first full-length study of its kind, she reveals a golden age of convent music in Vienna and the convents' surprising engagement with contemporary politics.
