O presente trabalho investiga as seis peças religiosas de A Pilgrimes Solace (1612), último livro de ayres de John Dowland (1563-1626): In this trembling shadow, If that a sinners sighes, Thou mightie God, When Davids life by Saul, When the poor cripple e Where sinne sore wounding. Para isto, usamos uma abordagem intertextual a fim de situar esta coleção no cenário da Inglaterra dos sécs. XVI-XVII, comparando-a com outras coleções de ayres e canções polifônicas inglesas que misturam os gêneros religioso e secular. Buscamos entender quais foram os eventos que circundaram a publicação desta coleção; as possíveis conexões entre os textos dessas seis peças com o culto da salmodia neste país; as características musicais em comuns ou diferentes de outras peças da mesma época; as relações entre as canções desta coleção e seu título, assim como com o prefácio ao leitor e as relações de patronagem envolvidas nesta publicação. Diante desta perspectiva, a abordagem musicológica deste trabalho é aquela da nova musicologia, proposta por Vicent Duckles, Joseph Kerman e Jean Nattiez. Sugere-se, assim, uma perspectiva que leva em conta a inter-relação entre aspectos históricos, filosóficos, sociais e retórico-musicais. A conexão entre essas áreas foi utilizada para a análise da obra escolhida e contribuiu para situar esta coleção neste período, de modo que ela pudesse ser investigada através de materiais extramusicais: manuais de cortesania, tratados médicos, diários, livros de salmos, livros de teoria musical, entre outros. Em suma, através dessa abordagem descrevemos o cenário em que as coleções de ayres estavam inseridas, a relação entre música e devoção e a função da música nesta sociedade. Com isto, percebemos que A Pilgrimes Solace é uma mistura não só de gêneros, mas também de estilos musicais, de ambientes (canções relacionadas à privacidade ou a celebrações públicas) e de funções, já que essa coleção aborda tanto aspectos da música relacionada à função religiosa quanto à recreação do espírito. Em relação às peças religiosas, através da análise retórico-musical, foi possível perceber o lamento como elemento principal representado pela música, assim como os aspectos que se relacionam à jornada do eu-lírico nestas canções: dores, angústias, arrependimento verdadeiro, fé em Deus, paciência ao esperar o conforto divino e a remissão de seus pecados. Por fim, através das análises comparativas com obras de autores como William Byrd, Thomas Campion e John Milton, entre outros, inferimos que Dowland tende a usar lugares-comuns para representar este tipo de texto, convergindo com o estilo musical destes compositores. Contudo, ele infringe com mais frequência as regras do contraponto quando o poema exige, carrega suas peças com cromatismos e se preocupa em criar uma imagem musical mais contundente das situações que as personagens enfrentam. / This research intends to investigate the six religious songs of John Dowland\'s A Pilgrimes Solace, his last book of airs (1612): In this trembling shadow, If that a sinners sighes, Thou mighty God, When Davids life by Saul, When the poore cripple e Where sinne sore wounding. To this end, we approach this dissertation through an intertextual method in order to place this collection in the England scenario during 16th and 17th centuries, comparing it to other ayres collections and polyphonic English songs which mix religious and secular music genres. Therefore, we seek to understand which events surrounded the publication of this collection, the possible connections between the texts of these six songs and the psalm singing cult in this country, the musical characteristics in common or not with other contemporaneous works and the relation between the songs of this collection and its title and preface to the reader as well as the patronage\'s relations evolved in this publication. Regarding this perspective, the musicological approach is that from the new musicology proposed by Vicent Duckles, Joseph Kerman e Jean Nattiez, suggesting, thus, an interrelation among historical, philosophical, social, and musical-rhetoric aspects. Therefore, the connection between these areas were chosen for the analysis of this collection and contributed to place it in this period of time, investigating it through extramusical aspects: conducting books, medical treatise, diaries, book of psalms, books of contemporaneous musical theory, among others. To summarize, through this approach we described the scenario in which the ayres collections were inserted, the relation between music and devotion, and the function of music in that society. Having said that, we perceived that A Pilgrimes Solace is a mix not only of musical genre, but also of musical style, environment (songs related to privacy or public celebrations) and function, since this collection deals with religious function as well as recreational purposes. Regarding the religious songs, through the musical-rhetoric analysis, we could perceive the lament as the main element to be represented through music as well as the aspects related to the versifier\'s journey in these songs: sorrows, moans, true repentance, faith in God, patience to wait for his comfort and redemption of sins. Finally, through the comparative analysis with William Byrd, Thomas Campion e John Milton, we inferred that John Dowland tend to use common places to represent this type of text, converging with the musical style of those composers; however, Dowland frequently brakes the counterpoint rules when the poem demands, fills his pieces with cromatism and creates an image of the situation in which the characters are facing.

In spite of an increasing interest in the analysis of Renaissance music by contemporary theorists, few analyses of lute music exist. It is hoped that this thesis will serve to open a new area of analysis to scholars of Renaissance music. Chapter I deals with the background information necessary for the analysis, including Dowland's biography, lute history, technique, and notation, and the practice of modality on the lute. An overview of Dowland's music, especially the solo lute music, ends the chapter. Chapter II traces the form and development of the fantasia and surveys Dowland's seven fantasias. In Chapters III-V, the works are divided according to mode and analyzed in terms of counterpoint, dissonance, motivic development and modality. Chapter VI provides concluding remarks.

In the early sixteenth century, the free imperial city of Augsburg in southern Germany played a vital role in the development of music printing with movable type north of the Alps. These technical advances impacted on the distribution of musical repertoire and placed the city's printers on a more equal footing with their Italian competitors. Taking these innovations as its starting point, this thesis examines the development of music printing in Augsburg during the sixteenth century. In addition to considering the specialist formats of choir books and partbooks, it extends the boundaries traditionally applied to music print culture to include books about music and pamphlets and broadsheets. These complementary strands of the printing industry contributed to a diverse geography of performance, with Augsburg's musical activity taking place not only in churches, schools and the home, but also in inns and on the street. The market for music publications was similarly multifaceted, encompassing professional musicians, wealthy collectors, students, keen amateurs and humble street performers. Levels of production varied. Pamphlets and broadsheets enjoyed a diverse market profile and were produced in large numbers. Theoretical texts and partbooks were issued in small quantities. In addition to reflecting their more restricted audience, this meagre output was a consequence of the city's thriving book trade, which reduced the demand for local production. In the case of partbooks, it was also a result of deliberate product placing. Augsburg's astute printers carved out a niche in a crowded market by issuing small numbers of partbooks at the highest end of the quality spectrum. The inclusive approach to music printing adopted in this study ensures that the significance of its findings extends beyond a localised investigation of print culture. By tracking the ebb and flow of production across formats and over the sixteenth century as a whole, a complex relationship between music printing and the socio-economic, cultural, political and religious upheavals of the period becomes apparent. Music printing, often the preserve of musicologists and specialist bibliographers, emerges as a powerful tool with which to refine our understanding of the early modern book world.

This thesis contributes to our knowledge of the early (modern) Bohemian musical culture by tracing the musical production and activities at the Jesuit Clementinum college in Prague from its foundation in 1556 to the establishment of the autonomous Bohemian Province in 1623. This analysis draws on original Jesuit archival documents (diaria / diaries, memorial books, catalogi personarum / personnel catalogues, litterae annuae / annual letters, historiographical works of the period) and wider primary sources, which the author interprets within broader socio-cultural and historical realms. Authentic testimonies written in Latin that document musical activities in the Clementinum and the relationship of Prague Jesuits with music are included in the footnotes or in appendices. Individual chapters seek to illustrate (illustrare) and assess (recensere) the materials investigated from the following points of view: 1) institutional (Order, College, associated sodalities); 2) environmental acoustics (broader sound production within the spaces of the College and the rest of the city); 3) prosopographical (music prefects of the College and of the Marian Congregation); 4) surviving musical sources; 5) ceremonies with musical components (liturgical and paraliturgical ceremonies, graduations, congregational...