The Sounds of Milan, 1585-1650

Author	Robert L. Kendrick
Format	Hardcover
ISBN	9780195135374
Publication Date	28/06/2005
Publisher	USA Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press

This book is about the cultural contexts of music in early modern Milan. It describes the churches and palaces that served as performance spaces in Milan, analyzes the power structures in the city, discusses the devotional rites of the Milanese, and explores the connections among city politics, city-scape, and music.

In this book, a follow-up to his 1996 monograph Celestial Sirens, Robert Kendrick examines the cultural contexts of music in early-modern Milan. This book describes the churches and palaces that served as performance spaces in Milan, analyzes the power structures in the city, discusses the devotional rites of the Milanese, and explores the connections among city politics, city-scape, and music.