Honoring God and the City : Music at the Venetian Confraternities 1260-1806

Part I: The Scole Grandi
1. For the Honor of God: The Origin and Nature of the Scoli Grandi
2. Gathering Together: Ritual and Ceremony at the Scoli Grandi
3. Singing for the Souls of Brothers: Musical Beginnings to the early 15th century
4. Singing Praies to the Lord: The Early Use of Professional Musicians, 1445-1500
5. The Best in the City: Salaried Musicians
6. So Super-excellent: Music for the Annual Festa
7. Only a few appear and often none: The Scole in decline, 1650-1807
Part II: The Scole Piccole
8. Processions, vespers, songs, and organ: The Scole Piccole and Music to 1600
9. An honorable and necessary work: The Scole Piccole in the 17th century
10. With jubilant voices: The Final Century of Music at the Scole Piccole, 1700-1807
Conclusions
Appendix I: Processions and Ceremonies of the Scole Grandi
Appendix II: A Calendar of Religious Occasions Celebrated by the Scole
Appendix III: Musicians for the Festa di San Rocco, 1595-1634
Appendix IV: The Venetian Monetary System

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