| Description |
1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Amsterdam studies in the Dutch Golden Age |
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Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age. 1875-9599
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| Contents |
The lute and its music in Europe -- Prelude: the lute in the Netherlands before 1600 -- Music in the Dutch Republic -- Lutenists of the Golden Age, c.1580-1670 -- A lutenist of standing: Constantijn Huygens -- Lute music -- Infrastructure: lute building and the lute trade -- The lute in the arts of the Golden Age -- Postlude: the lute in the Dutch Republic, 1670-1800 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Errata slip inserted: "translators: Helene Reid and Susan Pond." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Lute -- Netherlands -- History -- 17th century
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Lute music -- History and criticism -- 17th century
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Strings.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Lute
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Lute music
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Luitmuziek.
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Luiten.
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Muziekleven.
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Netherlands
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Nederland.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013442274 |
| ISBN |
9789048519392 |
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904851939X |
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