Pierre de la Rue and Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian Court [Hardcover]

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, thegrande chapelleof 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.

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Musical Examples
List of Abbreviations
A Note on Names
I. Biography
A. Who Was Pierre de la Rue?
B. Early Years
C. Peter vander Straten
D. The Habsburg-Burgundian Chapel under Maximilian, Philip, and Juana: 1492?-1508
E. The Chapel Under Marguerite and Charles: 1508-1516
F. Retirement: 1516-1518
II. TheGrande chapelleand Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian Court
A. Structure and Duties of the Chapel
B. La Rue's Colleagues
C. Music Available at the Court
D. La Rue's Significance at Court
III. Aspects of Sacred Music
A. Observations on the Structure and Chronology of La Rue's Masses
B. Examples of Borrowing in La Rue's Sacred Music
C. Liturgical Functions of La Rue's Sacred Music
IV. Aspects of Secular Music
A. Overview
B. Two Examples
C. Problems of Authenticity
D. Observations
V. Patterns of Influence
A. Ockeghem and Josquin
B. Dissemination of Music and the Josquin Generations
C. Literary and Theoretical Citations
D. Growth of a Reputation