Honoring God and the City: Music at the Venetian Confraternities, 1260-1807

Contents

• Part I: The Scole Grandi
• 1 For the Honor of God: The Origin and Nature of the Scoli Grandi
• 2 Gathering Together: Ritual and Ceremony at the Scoli Grandi
• 3 Singing for the Souls of Brothers: Musical Beginnings to the early 15th century
• 4 Singing Praises to the Lord: The Early Use of Professional Musicians, 1445-1500
• 5 The Best in the City: Salaried Musicians
• 6 So Super-excellent: Music for the Annual Festa
• 7 Only a few appear and often none: The Scole in decline, 1650-1807
• Part II: The Scole Piccole
• 8 Processions, vespers, songs, and organ: The Scole Piccole and Music to 1600
• 9 An honorable and necessary work: The Scole Piccole in the 17th century
• 10 With jubliant voices
• The Final Century of Music at the Scole Piccole, 1700-1807
• Conclusions
• Appendix I: Processions and Ceremonies of the Scole Grandi
• Appendix II: A Calendar of Religious Occasions Celebrated by the Scole
• Appendix III: Musicians for the Festa di San Rocco, 1595-1634
• Appendix IV: The Venetian Monetary System