Songs of power, piety: music at the Escorial Palace under the Habsburgs (1563-1700)
Grant Data
Project Title
Songs of power, piety: music at the Escorial Palace under the Habsburgs (1563-1700)
Principal Investigator
Dr Noone, Michael John
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Nelson Bernadette Mary Barbara Albertine
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
1999-01-01
Amount
1261000
Conference Title
Songs of power, piety: music at the Escorial Palace under the Habsburgs (1563-1700)
Presentation Title
Keywords
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Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
HKU 7181/98H
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
1998
Status
Completed
Objectives
To answer detailed questions about the ways and contexts within which Latin liturgical music (plainsong and polyphony) was performed at the monastery-palace; to document significant aspects of the Escorial's music manuscripts; to publish editions of the most important unpublished manuscripts of Escorial provenance concerning liturgical/musical practices and the biographies of Escorial musicians; to publish editions of important, unpublished works by significant composers working at the Escorial.