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Book SynopsisThis cultural history of instrumental music in Renaissance cities, courts and homes will appeal to a broad range of disciplines and performers. Victor Coelho and Keith Polk show that a full understanding of the contributions of instrumentalists is essential for any accurate assessment of Renaissance culture.
Trade Review'… a rich and variegated picture of how instrumentalists created, functioned, and lived. Specific case studies of individual Renaissance instrumentalists and events serve to illustrate trends in instrumental practice during the long Renaissance.' Michael Eisenberg, Notes
'Victor Coelho and Keith Polk have both made significant contributions to the study of instrumental music in the Renaissance … a welcome and much needed contribution to the scholarship of instrumental music in the Renaissance.' Eric Thomas, European History Quarterly
Table of ContentsPrologue: the culture of Renaissance instrumental music; 1. Renaissance instrumental music and its patrons; 2. A source-based history of Renaissance instrumental music; 3. The players; 4. Instrumental music for celebration and ceremony; 5. The instrumentalist's workshop: pedagogy, intabulation, and compositional process; 6. Renaissance instruments: images and realities; Epilogue.
