Type of Submission
Podium Presentation
Keywords
Culture, composers, music, practice, patronage, society
Abstract
The court of Burgundy supported music in the daily life for reasons spanning from religious practice to showing off the wealth of the duke. The importance of hearing different styles of music was emphasized through the patrons of the court of Burgundy. The culture of Burgundy supported music and made it available to most people. This was possible because their land provided safe travel amongst it and they were well off politically and economically. The practice and performance of music were supported in the daily routine through the church and organizations that patrons sponsored. It must first be understood that the court of Burgundy is not a specific place. Through the progression of dukes of Burgundy, it gained land from northeastern France to the Netherlands to Holland. The court of Burgundy was a group of different lands being united. The unity in land, politics, and economics is why the court of Burgundy was able to be musically fluent. This paper was started by gaining that understanding and then proceeding to dive in depth into their society and composers of Burgundy. Books on Renaissance music, multiple textbooks for the Renaissance and Baroque, and specific scholarly journals support the composition of this paper. Music is such a crucial part of being a culturally fluent society. The court of Burgundy exemplifies this well through their unique situation, integration of music in society, and prolific composers.
Campus Venue
Stevens Student Center, Room 241
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-3-2019 2:30 PM
End Date
4-3-2019 3:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
The Court of Burgundy : A Musically Fluent Society
Cedarville, OH
The court of Burgundy supported music in the daily life for reasons spanning from religious practice to showing off the wealth of the duke. The importance of hearing different styles of music was emphasized through the patrons of the court of Burgundy. The culture of Burgundy supported music and made it available to most people. This was possible because their land provided safe travel amongst it and they were well off politically and economically. The practice and performance of music were supported in the daily routine through the church and organizations that patrons sponsored. It must first be understood that the court of Burgundy is not a specific place. Through the progression of dukes of Burgundy, it gained land from northeastern France to the Netherlands to Holland. The court of Burgundy was a group of different lands being united. The unity in land, politics, and economics is why the court of Burgundy was able to be musically fluent. This paper was started by gaining that understanding and then proceeding to dive in depth into their society and composers of Burgundy. Books on Renaissance music, multiple textbooks for the Renaissance and Baroque, and specific scholarly journals support the composition of this paper. Music is such a crucial part of being a culturally fluent society. The court of Burgundy exemplifies this well through their unique situation, integration of music in society, and prolific composers.
