Honoring God and the City

Part I: The Scole Grandi. 1. For the Honor of God: The Origin and Nature of the Scoli Grandi. 2. Gathering Together: Ritual and Ceremony at the Scoli Grandi. 3. Singing for the Souls of Brothers: Musical Beginnings to the early 15th century. 4. Singing Praies to the Lord: The Early Use of Professional Musicians, 1445-1500. 5. The Best in the City: Salaried Musicians. 6. So Super-excellent: Music for the Annual Festa. 7. Only a few appear and often none: The Scole in decline, 1650-1807. Part II: The Scole Piccole. 8. Processions, vespers, songs, and organ: The Scole Piccole and Music to 1600. 9.