The Lute in Britain: A History of the Instrument and its Music
- Author: Spring, Matthew
A major work of scholarship. This book will prove rewarding and indispensable not only to those who love the lute but to all who love English music —
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Contents
- Note to the Reader
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Lute in England before 1500
- 3 From Medieval to Renaissance: A Continental Excursus, 1480-1530
- 4 The Early and Mid-Renaissance Periods (1500-1580)
- 5 The Golden Age, Part I (1580-1603)
- 6 The Lute in Consort
- 7 The Golden Age, Part II (1603-1625)
- 8 The Lute in Song Accompaniment
- 9 From Renaissance to Baroque: A Continental Excursus, 1600-1650
- 10 The Caroline and the Commonwealth Periods (1625-1660)
- 11 The Theorbo
- 12 The Decline of the Lute in England after 1660
- 13 Scottish Lute Music
- Bibliography
- Manuscripts
- Printed Music
- Book, Theses, and Articles
- Index