Os Meninos do Coro da Sé de Lisboa e a sua organização até à Revolução liberal de 1834

Authors

  • Joseph Scherpereel

Abstract

The Cathedral of Lisbon holds a school of music where fourteen choir boys receive a musical and liturgical training resolutely oriented towards apprenticeship of future church musicians or ecclesiastics. The most important decisions are taken by the Cardinal Patriarch and severely applied by the Church President and Wardon. The choir boys have a Grammar and Latin Master, a Music Master and must, when in duty, obey the Ceremony Master and the Chapel Master. They are day-scholars, living in the vicinity, and receive a remuneration for the services rendered when they are effective. Their degree of seniority determines their rights and prerogatives. Voice change does not constitute a reason for dismissal. They are granted indemnities in case of sickness, and substantial subsidies when they want to integrate the Church. This school serves as a trampolino for the social and artistic promotion of those youngsters.

Author Biography

Joseph Scherpereel

JOSEPH SCHERPEREEL is Professor Emeritus of the University of Bordeaux, where he was Chair of the Music Department. He graduated from the University of Paris-Sorbonne (Musicology, French and Portuguese) and the Paris National Conservatory (Voice), and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, where he taught, as well as at the universities of Lille, Nice and Bordeaux. He was awarded the Music Research Prize of the Conselho Português da Música for his work on the Portuguese court orchestra. He has published books and articles on music in Portugal and in the pontifical states of Avignon and Comtat Venaissin.

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Published

2014-12-20

Issue

Vol. 13 (2003)

Section

Articles (peer-reviewed)