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The Lute in the Dutch Golden Age: Musical Culture in the Netherlands ca. 1580-1670 (Amsterdam University Press - Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age)
Jan W.j. Burgers
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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, professional musicians and amateurs, the lute music in books and manuscripts, the lute makers and the international lute trade, while also exploring the place of the instrument in the Dutch literature and art of the period. ... Read more
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, professional musicians and amateurs, the lute music in books and manuscripts, the lute makers and the international lute trade, while also exploring the place of the instrument in the Dutch literature and art of the period. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089645524
SKU
V9789089645524
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About Jan W.j. Burgers
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.
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