English bowed instruments from Anglo-Saxon to Tudor times / Mary Remnant.
| Author/creator | Remnant, Mary |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1986. |
| Description | xxv, 182 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford monographs on music Oxford monographs on music. ^A256395 |
| Contents | The sources -- The ingredients of bowed instruments -- The rebec -- The crowd -- The mediaeval viol -- The fiddle -- The Renaissance viol -- The trumpet marine? -- Fiddlers -- Bowed instruments in English society -- The use of bowed instruments in music -- Appendix A. Bowed instruments and their accessories in fifteenth-century word lists and dictionaries ; Appendix B. Some contradictions among fifteenth-century word lists and dictionaries ; Appendix C. English representations of bowed instruments quoted in the text ; Appendix D. Representations of bowed instruments in groups. |
| Abstract | This book draws on art, archaeology, architecture, literature, and music to present a vivid commemoration of those ancestors of the violin and other bowed instruments that were played in England from Anglo-Saxon times to the reign of Henry VIII. The author surveys the components common to all bowed instruments and describes the rebec, crowd, medieval viol, medieval fiddle, Renaissance viol, and the trumpet marine as they appeared in English art of the period. The book's 150 illustrations, including carvings, stained glass, paintings, and drawings contribute to our knowledge of the instruments and lead to further understanding of the historical accuracy of performance today. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 163-172. |
| LCCN | 85032034 |
| ISBN | 0198161344 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML760.A2 R45 1986 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |