The lute is the most intimately expressive of musical instruments. A descendant of the lyre with which Orpheus mythically tamed the wild beasts, the lute returned to Europe more than a millennium ago ...
Robert Ballard was one of the most famous lutenist-composers of the first decades of the seventeenth century, during which the lute was the favored instrument of the Parisian aristocracy and upper ...
Stories of falling head over heels for an instrument are not unusual. What is unusual is love at first sight — or sound — when that instrument is the theorbo. In fact, it was the combination of both ...
A rare, melodious twang was heard this week on U.S. airwaves. The twangs came from an instrument which legend says was invented by a son of Methuselah—the lute, an instrument resembling an archaic ...
The ‘rich and cosmopolitan’ work may help develop understanding of how cultures flourished across national boundaries. An early 17th century manuscript of Italian and French lute music is at risk of ...
A rare 17th-century collection of lute music is under a temporary export ban in a bid to keep the anthology in the UK. The maunscript – valued at £214,200 – contains work by composers such as a ...
Early Music is a stimulating and richly illustrated journal that is unrivalled in its field. Founded in 1973, it remains the journal for anyone interested in early music and how it is being ...
The Oriental lute is making a comeback in Iran after decades in the shadows as musicians reconnect with an instrument integral to Arab and Turkish musical tradition in a fragmented region. Known as ...
An early 17th century manuscript of Italian and French lute music is at risk of leaving the UK. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said the anthology has been valued at ...
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