Unification by replication: Music, architecture, and the imperial image of Ercole I d'Este

dc.contributor.advisorBarnett, Gregory R.en_US
dc.creatorMowrey, Hannah Hutchensen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:29:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:29:07Zen_US
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.description.abstractThroughout his reign, Duke Ercole I d'Este (1431--1505) modeled his image as a ruler after those of classical antiquity. This determined and focused agenda was the driving force behind the artistic outpouring of late fifteenth-century Ferrara. By drawing parallels between the music of his most prominent court composer, Johannes Martini, and the classical architecture of Ferrara, I will demonstrate that Ercole's aspirations brought artistic unity to the city. Ercole's musical, architectural, and physical enhancements to Ferrara were unprecedented, and scholars have long admired them as individual accomplishments. Yet a close examination of Ercole's endeavors as a whole reveals a city unified by a specific, imitative technique. This technique relied on extensive quotation, and it is found throughout all of Ferrara's artistic media, reflecting Ercole's efforts to magnify and immortalize his imperial image.en_US
dc.format.extent110 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS MUSIC 2005 MOWREYen_US
dc.identifier.citationMowrey, Hannah Hutchens. "Unification by replication: Music, architecture, and the imperial image of Ercole I d'Este." (2005) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17806">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17806</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17806en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectMusicen_US
dc.titleUnification by replication: Music, architecture, and the imperial image of Ercole I d'Esteen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMusicen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Musicen_US
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