Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first book-length study in any language dedicated specifically to lute, guitar, and vihuela performance. Brings to light various new ideas about performance and technique for a wide range of instruments, including the fifteenth-, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italian lute, archlute, theorbo, French Baroque lute, vihuela. Will be of interest to players, teachers and scholars.
Trade Review'… a very valuable addition to the lute player's library.' Early Music Today
'Victor Coehlo has assembled a fine team of collaborators for this excellent collection of essays … All in all, a collection worth having: the essays are thought provoking and of a high standard.' The Lute
Table of Contents1. An invitation to the fifteenth-century plectrum lute: the Pesaro manuscript Vladimir Ivanoff; 2. Lute tablature instructions in Italy: a survey of the Regole from 1507 to 1759 Dinko Fabris; 3. The performance context of the English lute song, 1596 to 1622 Daniel Fischlin; 4. Per cantare e sonare: lute song at the end of the sixteenth century Kevin Mason; 5. Authority, autonomy, and interpretation in performing seventeenth-century Italian lute music Victor Coelho; 6. The soul of the lute: performance in the style brisé Wallace Rave; 7. The vihuela: performance practice, style, and context John Griffiths; 8. Performing seventeenth-century Italian guitar music: the question of an appropriate stringing Gary Boye; 9. Essential issues in performance practices of the Classical guitar, 1779–1840 Richard Savino.
