Sounds of Power

Sonic Court Rituals In- and Outside Europe in the 15th–18th Centuries

Foreword by Cristina Urchueguía Contributions by Tül Demirbaş Contributions by Margret Scharrer Contributions by Aleksandra Pister Contributions by Ali Ergur Contributions by Ana Cláudia Silveira Contributions by Baptiste Rameau Contributions by Cenk Güray Contributions by Daniel Tiemeyer Contributions by Gamze İlaslan Contributions by Grayson Wagstaff Contributions by Harriet Rudolph Contributions by Jan-Friedrich Missfelder Contributions by Jieun Kim Contributions by Joseph Lam Contributions by Judith I. Haug Contributions by Marina Haiduk Contributions by Martine Clouzot Contributions by Moritz Kelber Contributions by Songül Karahasanoğlu Contributions by Suleyman Cabir Ataman Contributions by Thilo Hirsch Contributions by Tin Cugelj Contributions by Tobias Weißmann Edited by Tül Demirbaş Edited by Margret Scharrer

Book cover: Sounds of Power

Extent: 452 pages

Publisher: Böhlau Verlag Köln

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Music & Performing Arts

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(June 2024)

ISBN: 9783412528980

6.89 x 9.65 inches

Price: $113.00

In stock

Whether in outwardly- or inwardly-directed ceremonies and rituals, the appearances of rulers and their court states, as well as other institutions of power, took place under unique acoustic conditions. The latter, in turn, were embedded not only in an intermedial and sensory structure, but also in a complex system of symbols and signs that conveyed certain messages or evoked particular associations.


Whether in outwardly- or inwardly-directed ceremonies and rituals, the appearances of rulers and their court states, as well as other institutions of power, took place under unique acoustic conditions. The latter, in turn, were embedded not only in an intermedial and sensory structure, but also in a complex system of symbols and signs that conveyed certain messages or evoked particular associations. The contributions to this conference volume are devoted to these multi-layered connections and constellations, their manifestations in sound and silence, their distinctive power and their inherent specifics. The approach to the topic is interdisciplinary and multi-perspective as well as inter-, cross-, and transcultural and focuses on various courtly and urban instances of power between Ragusa, the Ottoman Empire, Habsburg-Burgundy, China, and other cultures at the turn of the 14th century to the beginning of the 18th century.

  • Foreword by Cristina Urchueguía
  • Contributions by Tül DemirbaÅŸ
  • Contributions by Margret Scharrer
  • Contributions by Aleksandra Pister
  • Contributions by Ali Ergur
  • Contributions by Ana Cláudia Silveira
  • Contributions by Baptiste Rameau
  • Contributions by Cenk Güray
  • Contributions by Daniel Tiemeyer
  • Contributions by Gamze İlaslan
  • Contributions by Grayson Wagstaff
  • Contributions by Harriet Rudolph
  • Contributions by Jan-Friedrich Missfelder
  • Contributions by Jieun Kim
  • Contributions by Joseph Lam
  • Contributions by Judith I. Haug
  • Contributions by Marina Haiduk
  • Contributions by Martine Clouzot
  • Contributions by Moritz Kelber
  • Contributions by Songül KarahasanoÄŸlu
  • Contributions by Suleyman Cabir Ataman
  • Contributions by Thilo Hirsch
  • Contributions by Tin Cugelj
  • Contributions by Tobias Weißmann
  • Edited by Tül DemirbaÅŸ
  • Edited by Margret Scharrer