The lute in Britain : a history of the instrument and its music / by Matthew Spring.
| Author/creator |
Spring, Matthew |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. |
| Description | xxxii, 536 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Oxford early music series Early music series (London, England : 1976) ^A86514 |
| Contents | The lute in England before 1500 -- From Medieval to Renaissance: a continental excursus, 1480-1530 -- The early and mid-Renaissance periods (1500-1580) -- The golden age, part I (1580-1603) -- The lute in consort -- The golden age, part II (1603-1625) -- The lute in song accompaniment -- From Renaissance to Baroque: a continental excursus, 1600-1650 -- The Caroline and the Commonwealth periods (1625-1660) -- The theorbo -- The decline of the lute in England after 1660 -- Scottish lute music. |
| Abstract | The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century, as a solo instrument, in combination with other instruments, or with the voice. Despite its acknowledged importance this study is the first ever comprehensive work on the instrument and its music, apart from performance studies or bibliographical and reference publications. The author 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-521) and index. |
| LCCN | 00032699 |
| ISBN | 0198166206 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1010 .S77 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |