Brill Listening to Early Modern Catholicism: Perspectives from Musicology: 49 (Intersections, 49)

Review "Listening to Early Modern Catholicism is an absorbing collection that, among other things, patiently undermines the cliché. The case studies and topical overviews show a remarkable degree of diversity, adaptability, and autonomy [...] This volume does fine service in naming a lacuna in early modern studies, making a substantial contribution to filling it, all the while encouraging dialogue among a variety of scholarly disciplines, and gathering essential resources." Michael O'Connor, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, in Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme, Vol. 41 No 2 (2018), pp. 179-181. "an extremely rich and rewarding collection of essays that takes seriously new musicological concepts and methods." Jutta Toelle, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. In: Journal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 2018), pp. 457-458. "the collection makes a strong case for music as a neglected element in the study of early modern Catholicism and demonstrates that it performed a wide variety of roles. It is an excellent introduction to the field." Jane Stevenson, University of Oxford. In: British Catholic History, Vol. 34 No. 2 (2018), pp. 353-355. "This book is a wonderful addition to the interdisciplinary exploration of soundscape study." Bradford Lee Eden, Valparaiso, IN. In: Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Summer 2019), pp. 550-552. Product Description A vivid and multifaceted discussion of the sonic cultures developed within the diverse and dynamic matrix of Early Modern Catholicism (c.14501750), and of the role played by sound and music in defining Catholic experience. About the Author Daniele V. Filippi, Ph.D. (Pavia/Cremona, 2004) is a Research Fellow at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Basel, Switzerland). Among his publications are Selva armonica: La musica spirituale a Roma tra Cinque e Seicento (2008) and Tomás Luis de Victoria (2008). Michael Noone, Ph.D. (Kings College, Cambridge, 1990) is Professor and Chair of Music at Boston College. His publications include Music and Musicians in the Escorial Liturgy under the Habsburgs, 15631700 (1998) and Códice 25 de la catedral de Toledo (2003).