Music, Piety, and Political Power in 17th-Century Salzburg

The Sounds of Good Government

Kimberly Beck Hieb

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032195711
• eBook ISBN: 9781040111239
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music History & Criticism

Music, Piety, and Political Power in 17th-Century Salzburg traces the role of sacred music in the service of politics at the archbishopric of Salzburg, one of many jurisdictions that made up the Holy Roman Empire in the second half of the 17th century.

The author reveals that the use of music to present political, cultural, and religious meanings was not limited to cross-confessional communities, the Imperial capital of Vienna, or other early modern metropolitan centers such as Munich and Paris.

Presenting music as a powerful cultural artifact that informs our understanding of the religious and political relationships shaping the history of central Europe, this study expands our understanding of the history of music, absolutism, and Catholicism in the 17th century and will be of interest to scholars working in those areas.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction: The Sounds of “Good” Government
• 2 Making Use of Materials on Hand: Sacred Music under Guidobald von Thun (r. 1654–1668)
• 3 The Massive and the Individual: Sacred Music under Maximilian Gandolph von Kuenburg (r. 1668–1687)
• 4 Sacred Dramas, Music by Outsiders, and a Return to the Psalms: Sacred Music under Johann Ernst von Thun (r. 1687–1709)
• Conclusion: Sacred Music as Cultural, Religious, and Political Artifact
• Index