Church music and confessionalization in transformation. Casus Antwerp, ca. 1585-1794.

This project aims to investigate the interaction between church music and urban society during a period of multiple transformations. By mapping the use of church music as a means to establish and consolidate a confessional identity on the one hand, and by assessing the influence of the religious, political and socio-cultural changes on the production and patronage of church music on the other hand, evolutions in musical life will be interpreted in relation to the societal context and viceversa. Through this study, the layered meaning and functioning of church music in an urban environment will become apparent.

Keywords:URBAN MUSICOLOGY, CHURCH HISTORY

Disciplines:History, Theology and religious studies, Art studies and sciences

Project type:Collaboration project