William Lawes (1602-1645) : essays on his life, times, and work / edited by Andrew Ashbee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ashbee, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawes, William, 1602-1645--Congresses.

Lawes, William.

Lawes, William, 1602-1645.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvii, 386 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, [1998]

Contents:

I The Environment

1. William Lawes and the 'Lutes, Viols and Voices' / Andrew Ashbee 1

2. William Lawes's Music for Plays / Julia K. Wood 11

3. 'That Sacred Oratory': Religion and the Chapel Royal during the Personal Rule of Charles I / Anthony Milton 69

4. The True Christmas: Carols at the Court of Charles I / David Pinto 97

5. Images of Virtue and War: Music in Civil War Oxford / Jonathan P. Wainwright 121

6. Paper in English Music Manuscripts: 1620-1645 / Robert Thompson 143

7. Wednesday, 24 September, 1645

The Death of William Lawes during the Battle of Rowton Heath at the Siege of Chester / Layton Ring 155

8. 'Choice Psalmes': A Brother's Memorial / Andrew Robinson 175

II The Music

9. Formality and Rhetoric in English Fantasia-Suites / Christopher D. S. Field 197

10. New Lamps for Old: The Versions of the Royall Consort / David Pinto 251

11. The Aire in William Lawes's Five- and Six-Part Consort Sets for Viols and Organ: A Comparison and Analysis / Mark Davenport 283

12. Lawes's Division Viol. Pedigree of an Instrument / Annette Otterstedt 307

13. William Lawes's Lyra Viol Music: Some Observations / Frank Traficante 341.

Notes:

Papers principally from a conference, which was held in Oxford, England, Sept. 22-24, 1995, in conjunction with a William Lawes Festival to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the composer's death.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-372) and index.

OCLC:

37935230