THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR CHARLES IV: MUSICAL AND LITERARY ASPECTS
Elena Abramov-van Rijk
The Italians had conflicting sentiments regarding the visit of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV in Italy 1355: from enthusiastic expectations impact would have on local political life to contemptuous scepticism and even overt disdain. Two Italian Trecento madrigals traditionally been considered refer this visit: (1) three-voice polytextual madrigal Aquil altera/Creatura gentil/Uccel di Dio by Jacopo da Bologna, seen as related Charles’s coronation with Iron Crown Lombardy Milan; (2) two-voice Sovran uccello Donato Firenze, a celebratory piece for well. This essay explores relevant historical contexts, Milanese Jacopo’s Florentine Donato’s, view placing both pieces.
Early Music History