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The Lute in the Dutch Golden Age : Musical Culture in the Netherlands ca. 1580-1670 /

Closely associated with the social elite, the lute occupied a central place in the culture of the Dutch Golden Age. In this first comprehensive study of the instrument's role in seventeenth-century Netherlands, Jan W.J. Burgers explores how it functioned as the universal means of solo music mak...

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Autor principal: Burgers, Jan W. J., 1932- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Sumario:Closely associated with the social elite, the lute occupied a central place in the culture of the Dutch Golden Age. In this first comprehensive study of the instrument's role in seventeenth-century Netherlands, Jan W.J. Burgers explores how it functioned as the universal means of solo music making, group performance, and accompaniment. He showcases famous and obscure musicians; lute music in books and manuscripts; lute makers and the international lute trade; and the instrument's place in Dutch literature and art of the period. Enhanced by beautiful illustrations, this study constitutes an imp.
Notas:Errata slip inserted: "translators: Helene Reid and Susan Pond."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (262 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9789048519392