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Performing Piety

Musical Culture in Medieval English Nunneries

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. Anne Bagnall Yardley
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Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Religious Rules

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 15-42

  4. Musical Leadership in the Nunnery

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 43-72

  5. The Reality of Musical Life

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 73-94

  6. Everyday Musical Practices: Psalters, Hours, and the Office of the Dead

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 95-111

  7. Pomp and Piety: Processional Practices in Nunneries

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 113-158

  8. The Consecration of Nuns

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 159-177

  9. A Case Study in Benedictine Practices: Barking Abbey

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 179-202

  10. The Bridgettine Nuns of Syon Abbey

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 203-227

  11. Conclusions

    • Anne Bagnall Yardley
    Pages 229-232

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 233-326
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About this book

Addressing questions about the musical life in English nunneries in the later Middle Ages, Yardley pieces together a mosaic of nunnery musical life, where even the smallest convents sang the monastic offices on a daily basis and many of the larger houses celebrated the late medieval liturgy in all of its complexity.

Reviews

'...a text of limitless value and timeless relevance to all students of music, the middle ages and women religious.' - Lisa Padden, History of Women Religious in Britain and Ireland

'This excellent and accessible study is heartily recommended not only to those studying women's history, but also to anyone who is interested in gaining a better insight into medieval religious life, literature, music and spirituality.' - Lisa Colton, Early Music

'...a labour of love...Yardley's book is a major contribution and highly recommended to readers interested in English ecclesiastical history, monastic spirituality and musical practices in the Middle Ages.' - Ecclesiastical History

'...[Anne Bagnall Yardley] writes convincingly and persuasively of a topic she knows intimately. A richly rewarding book, it will be of great use for scholars of medieval monasticism and music history for years...Performing Piety is an impressively thorough and well-written monograph, and an entirely enjoyable read to boot. Yardley has made an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of medieval musical practice.' - Ars Lyrica

About the author

ANNE BAGNALL YARDLEY is Associate Professor of Music and Associate Academic Dean at Drew Theological School, USA.

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