History of Music

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. At the third sitting of the Council of Trent in 1562, it was resolved that a stricter Church discipline was required, and that the bishops should rigorously punish offenders, who hitherto committed offences with the impunity sanctioned by long non-interference.