Pierre de la Rue and Musical Life at the

For twenty-four or more years composer Pierre de la Rue (d. 1518) provided music for one of the leading musical institutions of his day, the grande chapelle of the Habsburg-Burgundian court. Serving successive rulers Maximilian I, Philip the Fair, Juana of Castile, Marguerite of Austria, and the future Charles V, La Rue surpassed a dozen composer colleagues in his creation of polyphony to meet the needs of the court and its extravagant liturgy. This study, the first ever in English, traces La Rue's life and career, explores aspects of his compositional output, and recounts the reawakening of modern scholarship to his unique contributions.

Honey Meconi is Director of Medieval Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Musical Examples
List of Abbreviations
A Note on Names
Biography
Who Was Pierre de la Rue?
Early Years
Peter vander Straten
The Habsburg-Burgundian Chapel under Maximilian, Philip, and Juana: 1492?-1508
The Chapel Under Marguerite and Charles: 1508-1516
Retirement: 1516-1518
The Grande chapelle and Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian Court
Structure and Duties of the Chapel
La Rue's Colleagues
Music Available at the Court
La Rue's Significance at Court
Aspects of Sacred Music
Observations on the Structure and Chronology of La Rue's Masses
Examples of Borrowing in La Rue's Sacred Music
Liturgical Functions of La Rue's Sacred Music
Aspects of Secular Music
Overview
Two Examples
Problems of Authenticity
Observations
Patterns of Influence
Ockeghem and Josquin
Dissemination of Music and the Josquin Generations
Literary and Theoretical Citations
Growth of a Reputation
Who is Pierre de la Rue?
Chronology of Events
Chronology of Sources
Literary and Theoretical Citations
Catalogue of Works
Bibliography
Index of Manuscripts and Printed Sources
Index of Compositions by or attributed to La Rue
General Index
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Pierre de la Rue and Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian Court

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