59th International Musicological Colloquium Brno. Music in Funerary and Commemorative Ceremonies from the End of the Middle Ages to the Dawn of Modernity
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Holding a conference |
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| Description | In the Middle Ages, the Officium defunctorum already encompassed a rich array of texts and their associated melodies. The frequent use of specific biblical texts in the funeral liturgy contributed to their widespread familiarity, even fostering a gradual laicization of musical culture in the early modern period. The central role of the Old Testament figure of Job as a man of sorrows serves as a prime example. Notably, lessons from the Book of Job were published in a four-part setting by Orlando di Lasso as early as 1565. This marks the beginning of musical elements in the funeral and commemorative liturgy beyond the Requiem Mass itself. In addition to chant and polyphony, within the perspective of the Czech Crown Lands a repertoire of funeral hymns also began to develop during the sixteenth century, initially represented only marginally in the earliest hymnals, but by the eighteenth century at the latest, commonly compiled in specialised songbooks. |
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