1st Edition
The Lute in the Dutch Golden Age Musical Culture in the Netherlands ca. 1580-1670
By Jan W. Burgers
Copyright 2013
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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The lute’s cultural impact throughout the Dutch Golden Age can be compared to that of the piano in the 19th century. It was the universal instrument for solo music-making, as well as in ensembles and to accompany singers, mainly associated with the social elite - the aristocracy and the prosperous burghers. This richly illustrated book is the first to showcase famous and obscure lutenists,... Read more
Preface, 1. The Lute and Its Music in Europe, 2. Prelude: The Lute in the Netherlands before 1600, 3. Music in the Dutch Republic, 4. Lutenists of the Golden Age, c.1580-1670, 5. A Lutenist of Standing: Constantijn Huygens, 6. Lute Music, 7. Infrastructure: Lute Building and the Lute Trade, 8. The Lute in the Arts of the Golden Age, 9. Postlude: The Lute in the Dutch Republic, 1670-1800, SOURCES USED
Biography
Jan W.J. Burgers is senior researcher at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands in The Hague and professor of source studies at the University of Amsterdam.
