Dear colleagues,
August 2020 will mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the composer and organist Carl Luython (1557/58–1620). The time is ripe for musicologists to pay tribute to this neglected figure—a cosmopolitan who lived at the intersection of multiple cultural worlds, bridged the gap between court and city, and eagerly pushed the limits of contemporary musical conventions. The “Luython Year” presents an opportunity to revisit his life and works from many perspectives, and situate his career and output in the context not only of the cosmopolitan court of Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II (r. 1576–1612), but also the rich musical culture of late Renaissance Europe more broadly. This three-day international symposium will take place in Prague (Czech Republic) from Thursday, 30 July to Sunday, 2 August 2020. The conference committee welcomes papers engaging a wide range of problems, including but not limited to the following:
the biography of Carl Luython
the compositional output of Carl Luython
musical life at the Rudolfine Court
musical culture of Rudolfine Prague
the late 16th-century motet in Central Europe
the late 16th-century parody mass in Central Europe
the late 16th-century madrigal in Central Europe
Lamentations settings in Central Europe, ca. 1600
late Renaissance organs and organ music
print culture in Central Europe, ca. 1600
popular devotion and learned music in Central Europe, ca. 1600
motet anthologies (e.g. Bodenschatz, Schadaeus) and confession, ca. 1600
modal practice, ca. 1600
Proposals (max. 200 words) should be sent to [log in to unmask] no later than 29 February 2020. Conference languages: English, German.
Conference committee:
Jan Bata (Charles University, Prague)
Jan Bilwachs (Charles University, Prague)
Erika Supria Honisch (Stony Brook University, New York)
Jiri K. Kroupa (Association for Central European Cultural Studies, Prague)
Christian Thomas Leitmeir (Magdalen College, Oxford)
Best regards
Jan Bata
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