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An Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violins
Rohan Kriwaczek
Overlook
January 2007
On Sale: January 6, 2007
224 pages
ISBN: 1585678260
EAN: 9781585678266
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
During the Protestant revolution in Europe, a new kind of
music emerged, one that ultimately sought to recognize the
deceased and to individuate the sense of loss and grief. But
the tradition was virtually wiped out by the Great Funerary
Purges of the 1830s and 40s. Kriwaczek tells the fascinating
story of this beautiful music, condemned by the Catholic
Church for political as much as theological reasons, and of
the mysterious Guild of Funerary Violinists that, yes,
defends its secrets in our time. This is unquestionably one
of the strangest books any publisher has ever risked
publishing. Discussing the evolution of European culture,
musical forms and society's changing attitudes to mortality
and the emotional effects of music upon the soul, this is a
dark and magical history.
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