The Lute in Britain

The Lute in Britain PDF

Author: Matthew Spring

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 9780195188387

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"Spring 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."--Jacket.

Music in Shakespeare

Music in Shakespeare PDF

Author: Christopher R. Wilson

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-02-27

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1472557522

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With an A-Z of over 300 entries, Music in Shakespeare is the most comprehensive study of all the musical terms found in Shakespeare's complete works. It includes a definition of each musical term in its historical and theoretical context, and explores the diverse extent of musical imagery across the full range of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic work, as well as analysing the usage of instruments and sound effects on the Shakespearean stage. This is a comprehensive reference guide for scholars and students with interests in the thematic and allegorical relevance of music in Shakespeare, and the history of performance. Identifying all musical terms found in the Shakespeare canon, it will also be of use to the growing number of directors and actors concerned with recovering the staging conditions of the early modern theatre.

Lute Songs of John Dowland

Lute Songs of John Dowland PDF

Author: John Dowland

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 048629935X

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Forty-three of the finest songs by foremost lute performer and composer of the early 17th century; includes two dances for solo guitar, original lute tablature, and complete song texts.