Abstract
Um dos principais testemunhos da vida musical portuguesa no século XVII e início do século XVIII é a coleção de folhetos de vilancicos impressos para os serviços religiosos da Capela Real Portuguesa a partir de 1640, ano da aclamação do Rei D. João IV como legítimo herdeiro da coroa portuguesa, no seguimento de seis décadas de monarquia dual corporizada na dinastia espanhola dos Habsburgo. Ao longo de setenta e seis anos, os vilancicos foram cantados durante os ofícios de Matinas do Natal, Epifania e Imaculada Conceição, no que assentou uma tradição quase ininterrupta que atravessou diversas gerações da monarquia portuguesa, até conhecer um final abrupto em 1716. Em par com os aspetos de interdependência entre sociedade, religião e poder real, o presente artigo destaca a informação de natureza musical transmitida pelas fontes.
One of the main evidences of Portuguese musical life in the seventeenth-century and early eighteenth-century is the collection of villancicos chapbooks imprinted for the Portuguese Royal Chapel from 1640, the year of acclaim of King D. João IV as the legitimate heir of the Portuguese crown, following six decades of dual monarchy embodied in the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. Over seventy-six years, the villancicos were sang during the services of Matins of Christmas, Epiphany and Immaculate Conception, in what became an almost unbroken tradition that met an abrupt end in 1716. Along with the aspects of interdependence
between society, religion and royal power, this article highlights the musical information revealed by the sources.
One of the main evidences of Portuguese musical life in the seventeenth-century and early eighteenth-century is the collection of villancicos chapbooks imprinted for the Portuguese Royal Chapel from 1640, the year of acclaim of King D. João IV as the legitimate heir of the Portuguese crown, following six decades of dual monarchy embodied in the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. Over seventy-six years, the villancicos were sang during the services of Matins of Christmas, Epiphany and Immaculate Conception, in what became an almost unbroken tradition that met an abrupt end in 1716. Along with the aspects of interdependence
between society, religion and royal power, this article highlights the musical information revealed by the sources.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-285 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Revista Brasileira de Música |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Vilancico
- folhetos de villancicos
- música barroca portuguesa
- Capela Real de Lisboa
- Villancico
- villancico chapbooks
- Portuguese baroque music
- Lisbon Royal Chapel