In the Service of the Commune: The Changing Role of Florentine Civic Musicians, 1450-1532
During the last eight decades of the Republic, the civic employees of Florence included approximately twenty-one musicians in three different ensembles. They were well paid and received a number of special perquisites including clothing, housing, meals, the right to name their successors, and the op...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1999
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1999, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 727-743 |
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| Summary: | During the last eight decades of the Republic, the civic employees of Florence included approximately twenty-one musicians in three different ensembles. They were well paid and received a number of special perquisites including clothing, housing, meals, the right to name their successors, and the opportunity to supplement their wages. The primary duty of two of the ensembles was to represent the city and the government officials on ceremonial occasions. The third ensemble known as the pifferi, however, evolved into a more sophisticated musical group that provided music for some of the private occasions of the aristocratic families, especially the Medici. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2544814 |