{"product_id":"plague-and-music-in-the-renaissance-paperback-9781107521421","title":"Plague and Music in the Renaissance (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107521421","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlague and Music in the Renaissance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the role of music and music-making in the medical, spiritual and civic management of plague in the Renaissance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRemi Chiu (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107521421, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 January 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  99 music examples\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17 x 1.5 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the book is a very judicious and well-structured study on this otherwise underresearched topic of music in the medical regimens against plague, and covers a wide span of Renaissance music from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.' Johann F. W. Hasler, Renaissance Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePlague, a devastating and recurring affliction throughout the Renaissance, had a major impact on European life. Not only was pestilence a biological problem, but it was also read as a symptom of spiritual degeneracy and it caused widespread social disorder. Assembling a picture of the complex and sometimes contradictory responses to plague from medical, spiritual and civic perspectives, this book uncovers the place of music - whether regarded as an indispensable medicine or a moral poison that exacerbated outbreaks - in the management of the disease. This original musicological approach further reveals how composers responded, in their works, to the discourses and practices surrounding one of the greatest medical crises in the pre-modern age. Addressing topics such as music as therapy, public rituals and performance and music in religion, the volume also provides detailed musical analysis throughout to illustrate how pestilence affected societal attitudes toward music.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Medicine for the body and soul\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sympathetic resonance, sympathetic contagion\u003cbr\u003e 3. Devotions on the street and in the home\u003cbr\u003e 4. The cult of St Sebastian\u003cbr\u003e 5. Madrigals, Mithridates, and the plague of Milan.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mysticism, magic \u0026amp; ritual [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mysticism, magic \u0026amp; ritual\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mysticism,%20magic%20\u0026amp;%20ritual%20%5BVXW%5D%22\"\u003eVXW\u003c\/a\u003e], History of medicine [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of medicine\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20medicine%20%5BMBX%5D%22\"\u003eMBX\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], Sacred \u0026amp; religious music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sacred \u0026amp; religious music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sacred%20\u0026amp;%20religious%20music%20%5BAVGD%5D%22\"\u003eAVGD\u003c\/a\u003e], Medieval \u0026amp; Renaissance music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medieval \u0026amp; Renaissance music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medieval%20\u0026amp;%20Renaissance%20music%20%5Bc%201000%20to%20c%201600%5D%20%5BAVGC2%5D%22\"\u003ec 1000 to c 1600 AVGC2\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913001394456,"sku":"9781107521421","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107521421i_e84cad3a-74cf-42bb-90d2-5d8e7f81e0aa.jpg?v=1696755151","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plague-and-music-in-the-renaissance-paperback-9781107521421","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}