The Lute in Britain
Title | The Lute in Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Spring |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 576 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780195188387 |
"Spring focuses on the lute in Britain, but also includes two chapters devoted to continental developments: one on the transition from medieval to renaissance, the other on renaissance to baroque, and the lute in Britain is never treated in isolation. Six chapters cover all aspects of the lute's history and its music in England from 1285 to well into the eighteenth century, whilst other chapters cover the instrument's early history, the lute in consort, lute song accompaniment, the theorbo, and the lute in Scotland."--Jacket.
The Lute in the Netherlands in the Seventeenth Century
Title | The Lute in the Netherlands in the Seventeenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Jan W.J. Burgers |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | 315 |
Release | 2016-08-17 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1443899178 |
The lute played a central role in the rich musical culture of the seventeenth-century ‘Golden Age’ of the Dutch Republic. Like the piano in the nineteenth century, the lute was not just a popular instrument for solo music making, but was also used widely in ensembles and to accompany singers. Though mainly an instrument of the social elite and the aristocracy, it was also played by the numerous and prosperous burgher class. The first part of the book deals with psalm settings for the lute; the way professional lutenists coped with the harsh rules of the free market; Leiden as a veritable international lute centre; and the different types of lutes that can be reconstructed on the basis of the Dutch paintings of the period. The second part of the book is dedicated to Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), the well-known poet and statesman, and avid player of, and composer for, the lute. The third and final section deals with Dutch sources of lute music, printed as well as those in manuscript. Taken together, this volume provides a broad and many-layered overview of the lute in the seventeenth century. Collectively, the articles will further the reader’s understanding of the lute in its social and cultural context, not only in the Netherlands, but also on the wider European canvas.
Study of the Lute
Title | Study of the Lute PDF eBook |
Author | Ernst Gottlieb Baron |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Total Pages | 212 |
Release | 2019-04-27 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781094710662 |
E. G. Baron's Study of the Lute (Untersuchung des Instruments der Lauten) published in 1727, is one of the most comprehensive and important lute treatises in the 300 year history of the instrument. It contains much information that is unique to it, and deals with subjects that can be found in no other source. It is a mine of information concerning the history of the instrument, lute makers, composers, players, technique and performance practices of the day. At last, this work has been translated into delightful English by Douglas A. Smith, retaining much of the flamboyant flavor of the original. A long preface gives the background of the work, its era, and the life of Baron. The present edition improves the value of the original, since explanatory footnotes, appendices, and an index have been added. Also, the voluminous Latin and Greek passages have been translated. The book is both delightful and informative.
The Balcarres Lute Book
Title | The Balcarres Lute Book PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Spring |
Publisher | University of Glasgow Press |
Total Pages | 416 |
Release | 2010-08-18 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780852618462 |
This two volume set includes a facsimile and transcription of an important 17th century source of lute music.
Beyond Boundaries
Title | Beyond Boundaries PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Phyllis Austern |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 334 |
Release | 2017-02-13 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0253024978 |
English music studies often apply rigid classifications to musical materials, their uses, their consumers, and performers. The contributors to this volume argue that some performers and manuscripts from the early modern era defy conventional categorization as "amateur" or "professional," "native" or "foreign." These leading scholars explore the circulation of music and performers in early modern England, reconsidering previously held ideas about the boundaries between locations of musical performance and practice.
Music and Society in Early Modern England
Title | Music and Society in Early Modern England PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Marsh |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 625 |
Release | 2013-05-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107610249 |
Comprehensive, lavishly illustrated survey of English popular music during the early modern period. Accompanied by specially commissioned recordings.
Performance and the Middle English Romance
Title | Performance and the Middle English Romance PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Marie Zaerr |
Publisher | DS Brewer |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843843234 |
An examination of if and how medieval romance was performed, uniquely uniting the perspective of a scholar and practitioner. Although English medieval minstrels performed gestes, a genre closely related to romance, often playing the harp or the fiddle, the question of if, and how, Middle English romance was performed has been hotly debated. Here, the performance tradition is explored by combining textual, historical and musicological scholarship with practical experience from a noted musician. Using previously unrecognised evidence, the author reconstructs a realistic model of minstrel performance, showing how a simple melody can interact with the text, and vice versa. She argues that elements in Middle English romance which may seem simplistic or repetitive may in fact be incomplete, as missing an integral musical dimension; metrical irregularities, for example, may be relics of sophisticated rhythmic variation that make sense only with music. Overall, the study offers both a more accurate comprehension of minstrel performance, and a deeper appreciation of the romances themselves. Linda Marie Zaerr is Professor of Medieval Studies at Boise State University.