Holy concord within sacred walls : nuns and music in Siena, 1575-1700 / Colleen Reardon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-281) and index.

1. "Illustrious Sienese women worthy of remembrance : nuns and convent life in Siena, 1550-1700 -- 2. Gl'angeli mettano una corona alla monaca the canta : musical activities in the early modern Sienese convent -- 3. Veni, veni soror nostra : clothing, profession, and consecration ceremonies in Sienese convents -- 4. Foolish virgins : music in Sienese convent theatrical productions during the seventeenth century -- 5. Divas in the convent : the role of music in the vite of Sienese holy women -- 6. Alla città ritorna : the Chigi, the convent, and opera in Siena, 1669-1686 -- 7. Weeping and rejoicing : lamentations and motets for nuns in seventeenth-century Siena.

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This volume examines musical culture both inside and outside seventeenth-century Sienese convents. In contrast to earlier studies of Italian convent music, this book draws upon archival sources to reconstruct an ecclesiastical culture that celebrated music internally and shared music freely with the community outside convent walls. Colleen Reardon argues that cloistered women in Siena enjoyed a significant degree of freedom to engage in musical pursuits. The nuns produced a remarkable body of work including motets, lamentations, theatrical plays and even an opera. As a result, the convent became an important cultural centre in Siena that enjoyed the support and encouragement of its clergy and lay community.

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