Music and Power at the Court of Louis XIII: Sounding the Liturgy in Early Modern France
- Author: Bennett, Peter
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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.