Publisher's Synopsis
Examines the manifestation and impact of music in two 16th- century Polish institutions: the Rorantist's College founded by Zygmunt I in his chapel at the cathedral in Krakow from 1543 to 1596; and the court and household chapel of Zygmunt II Augustus from 1543 to 1574. In comparing the two, describes chapel duties, manuscripts, polyphonic repertor