“Glixon has completed an heroic task in admirable fashion, not only by locating and transcribing a vast body of documents, but also by weaving a rich and fascinating tapestry of a fundamental aspect of Venetian musical life. This book is a major achievement and indispensable to anyone interested in
Venetian music in the 550-year period it covers, as well as to anyone wishing to understand the role of confraternities in the musical culture of the Italian peninsula. It is and will remain a classic.”–Journal of Musicological Research
“Glixon’s careful work contributes significantly to our understanding of the roles of musical performance in the urban life of early modern Europe, and it should prove a valuable basis for further research.”–Europe: Early Modern and Modern
“This is the most comprehensive study of confraternal music yet produced…an indispensible reference work that is full of detailed information.”–The Catholic Historical Review
“Glixon has completed an heroic task in admirable fashion, not only by locating and transcribing a vast body of documents, but also by weaving a rich and fascinating tapestry of a fundamental aspect of Venetian musical life. This book is a major achievement and indispensable to anyone interested in
Venetian music in the 550-year period it covers, as well as to anyone wishing to understand the role of confraternities in the musical culture of the Italian peninsula. It is and will remain a classic.”–Journal of Musicological Research
“Glixon’s careful work contributes significantly to our understanding of the roles of musical performance in the urban life of early modern Europe, and it should prove a valuable basis for further research.”–Europe: Early Modern and Modern
“This is the most comprehensive study of confraternal music yet produced…an indispensible reference work that is full of detailed information.”–The Catholic Historical Review
“Glixon has completed an heroic task in admirable fashion, not only by locating and transcribing a vast body of documents, but also by weaving a rich and fascinating tapestry of a fundamental aspect of Venetian musical life. This book is a major achievement and indispensable to anyone interested in
Venetian music in the 550-year period it covers, as well as to anyone wishing to understand the role of confraternities in the musical culture of the Italian peninsula. It is and will remain a classic.”–Journal of Musicological Research
“Glixon’s careful work contributes significantly to our understanding of the roles of musical performance in the urban life of early modern Europe, and it should prove a valuable basis for further research.”–Europe: Early Modern and Modern
“This is the most comprehensive study of confraternal music yet produced…an indispensible reference work that is full of detailed information.”–The Catholic Historical Review
About the Author
Jonathan Glixon received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has spent twenty-five years researching musical activities at religious institutions in Venice. In collaboration with his wife, Beth L. Glixon, he conducted an archival study of seventeenth-century Venetian opera. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky where he teaches musicology at the University of Kentucky.
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