Routledge The Grand Theater of the World: Music and Space in Early Modern Rome

Explore the intricate relationship between music and space in early modern Rome through this comprehensive scholarly work from Routledge. This interdisciplinary study examines how Rome, known as the 'grande teatro del mondo', shaped its identity through musical performance and spatial design. The book investigates how spiritual and political power, diplomatic relations, and aristocratic competition created diverse musical spaces and practices throughout the city. By treating space as a fundamental element in identity performance, this volume offers fresh perspectives on the cultural and artistic landscape of Renaissance Rome, drawing on musicology, history, architecture, and performance studies to reveal how music and physical environments worked together to define a city and its people.