Description |
xiv, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Eastman studies in music,
1071-9989
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Eastman studies in music.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-285) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : the sound of civic sanctity in the priestly paradise of Liège -- Martyred bishops and civic origins : promoting the clerical city -- The intersecting cults of saints Theodard and Lambert : validating bishops as martyrs -- The civic cult of Saint Hubert : venerating bishops as founders -- Clerical concord, disharmony, and polyphony : commemorating Bishop Notger's city -- Military triumph, civic destruction, and the changing face of Saint Lambert's relics : invoking the defensor patriae -- Conclusion : hearing civic sanctity -- Appendix : medieval service books preserving the chant repertory sung in the city of Liège. |
Subject |
Church music -- Belgium -- Liège -- 500-1400.
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Church music. |
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Belgium -- Liège. |
Chronological Term |
500-1400 |
Subject |
Christian saints -- Cult -- Belgium -- Liège.
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Christian saints -- Cult. |
ISBN |
9781580464802 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1580464807 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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