Music and Power at the Court of Louis XIII: Sounding the Liturgy in Early Modern France

Contents

• Introduction: music, liturgy and power
• 1. David's harp, Apollo's lyre: psalms, music and kingship in the sixteenth century
• 2. Accession: the coronation, the holy spirit, and the phoenix
• 3. The sword of David and the battle against heresy
• 4. The penitent king
• 5. Pillars of justice and piety: The Entree, the Te Deum, and the Exaudiat te Dominus
• 6. Plainchant and the politics of rhythm: the royal abbey of Montmartre and the royal congregation of the oratory of Jesus Christ
• 7. Succession. The vow of 1638 and Christ the king
• Epilogue and conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index.