Music and Ceremony at the Court of Charles V

The presentation of Charles V as universal monarch defender of the faith magnanimous peacemaker and reborn Roman Emperor became the mission of artists poets and chroniclers who shaped contemporary perceptions of him and engaged in his political promotion. Music was equally essential to the making of his image as this book shows. It reconstructs musical life at his court by examining the compositions which emanated from it the ordinances prescribing its rituals and ceremonies and his prestigious chapel which reflected his power and influence.