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245 14 a| The lira da braccio /c| Sterling Scott Jones.;

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490 1 a| Publications of the Early Music Institute;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121).;

505 0 a| A short history of the lira da braccio -- Some early citations -- Extant instruments -- The lira da braccio in works of art -- Chords and fingering charts -- Selected repertoire. S'io sedo a l'ombra amor / Marco Cara ; O felici occhi miei / Jacob Arcadelt ; Con pianto e con dolore / Anonymous ; Io non compro piu speranza / Marco Cara ; Music to Il sacrificio / Alfonso della Viola ; Romanesca, pasamezo de lira (fragment) / anonymous ; Aime sospiri / anonymous ; Capriccio / Biagio Marini -- Appendix. Pesaro manuscript and transcription ; Ayme sospiri (Escorial manuscript) / anonymous ; Capriccio per sonare il violino con tre corde a modo di lira / Biagio Marini ; Fingering chart for alto tuning ; List of instrument makers.;

520 a| The lira da braccio is frequently depicted in paintings and drawings of the Italian Renaissance, yet until now it has been little studied. Only a few fragments of music written for it have been found, and very few instruments have survived. The very lack of concrete knowledge about the lira da braccio and its technical difficulties challenged Sterling Scott Jones to discover more about this sixteenth-century string instrument, which may be the missing link between the medieval fiddle and the modern violin. In Chapter 1, a short history of the lira da braccio, Jones cites early written references to it and includes photographs of extant instruments and reproductions of works of art showing the lira da braccio. By analyzing a wide selection of iconographical representations and surviving instruments in museums, he is able to identify several categories of design and shape, which he delineates in many delightful drawings. For the modern performer Jones has provided a useful section on chords and fingerings, his own arrangements of several pieces that can be performed on the lira da braccio, and a list of modern instrument makers who have built liras da braccio. An Appendix contains facsimiles and transcriptions of several pages from the Pesaro Manuscript (a fragment of music written for the lira da braccio) and a heretofore unpublished violin piece by Biagio Marini.;

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The lira da braccio / Sterling Scott Jones.

Author/creator	Jones, Sterling Scott
Format	Book
Publication Info	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1995.
Description	121 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Subjects	Lira da braccio.

Series	Publications of the Early Music Institute Publications of the Early Music Institute. ^A269942
Contents	A short history of the lira da braccio -- Some early citations -- Extant instruments -- The lira da braccio in works of art -- Chords and fingering charts -- Selected repertoire. S'io sedo a l'ombra amor / Marco Cara ; O felici occhi miei / Jacob Arcadelt ; Con pianto e con dolore / Anonymous ; Io non compro piu speranza / Marco Cara ; Music to Il sacrificio / Alfonso della Viola ; Romanesca, pasamezo de lira (fragment) / anonymous ; Aime sospiri / anonymous ; Capriccio / Biagio Marini -- Appendix. Pesaro manuscript and transcription ; Ayme sospiri (Escorial manuscript) / anonymous ; Capriccio per sonare il violino con tre corde a modo di lira / Biagio Marini ; Fingering chart for alto tuning ; List of instrument makers.
Abstract	The lira da braccio is frequently depicted in paintings and drawings of the Italian Renaissance, yet until now it has been little studied. Only a few fragments of music written for it have been found, and very few instruments have survived. The very lack of concrete knowledge about the lira da braccio and its technical difficulties challenged Sterling Scott Jones to discover more about this sixteenth-century string instrument, which may be the missing link between the medieval fiddle and the modern violin. In Chapter 1, a short history of the lira da braccio, Jones cites early written references to it and includes photographs of extant instruments and reproductions of works of art showing the lira da braccio. By analyzing a wide selection of iconographical representations and surviving instruments in museums, he is able to identify several categories of design and shape, which he delineates in many delightful drawings. For the modern performer Jones has provided a useful section on chords and fingerings, his own arrangements of several pieces that can be performed on the lira da braccio, and a list of modern instrument makers who have built liras da braccio. An Appendix contains facsimiles and transcriptions of several pages from the Pesaro Manuscript (a fragment of music written for the lira da braccio) and a heretofore unpublished violin piece by Biagio Marini.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121).
LCCN	94009019
ISBN	0253209110 (paper : alk. paper)

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