Antwerp_requiem.rar

The project focuses on the elaborate funeral music of 17th-century Antwerp, specifically the rediscovered works of Philippus van Steelant. Key Contextual Information

During the 1650s, Antwerp saw a trend of private individuals funding "lavish funeral ceremonies," often to the disapproval of the Church. This period was characterized by an ostentatious "baroque attitude to death". Antwerp_Requiem.rar

An Antwerp native from a musical family, Steelant’s Requiem (Opus 1) was unique enough to be listed in historical inventories across the Southern Netherlands and France. The project focuses on the elaborate funeral music