The lute in the Dutch golden age : musical culture in the Netherlands 1580-1670 / Jan W.J. Burgers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burgers, Jan W. J., 1932- author.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age.

Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lute--Netherlands--History--17th century.

Lute.

Lute music--History and criticism--17th century.

Lute music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press ; 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-04-079363-0

1-003-70681-9

1-04-079942-6

90-485-1940-3

90-485-1939-X

9781003706816

OCLC:

880148139