Italian Guitar Music of the Seventeenth Century

Battuto and Pizzicato
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-58046-533-5
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 130, 266 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 556 g

Reihe: Eastman Studies in Music

One of Europe's foremost experts on early guitar music explores this little known but richly rewarding repertoire.

In the seventeenth century, like today, the guitar was often used for chord strumming ("battuto" in Italian) in songs and popular dance genres, such as the ciaccona or sarabanda. In the golden age of the baroque guitar, Italy gave rise to a unique solo repertoire, in which chord strumming and lute-like plucked ("pizzicato") styles were mixed. Italian Guitar Music of the Seventeenth Century: Battuto and Pizzicato explores this little-known repertoire, providing a historical background and examining particular performance issues. The book is accompanied by audio examples on a companion website.

Lex Eisenhardt is one of Europe's foremost experts on early guitar. He teaches both classical guitar and historical plucked instruments at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He has produced a number of highly acclaimed CD recordings, and has given concerts and masterclasses in Europe, the United States, and Australia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eisenhardt, Lex

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Gitarre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
List of Audio Examples
Preface
Introduction
The Rise of the Five-Course Guitar in Spain and Italy, 1580-1630
Italian Guitarists at Home and Abroad
Accompaniment
Solo Music
Counterpoint
Stringing Matters
Pandora's Lyre
The Baroque Guitar Unmasked?
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

In every sense a worthy successor to [Tyler's]The Early Guitar. Mr. Eisenhardt has long been known as a skilful and sensitive performer on a wide variety of historical guitars and with the present work he has shown himself to be equally impressive as a scholar and writer. Well worth the attention of anyone with an interest in the music of the 17th century. EARLY MUSIC REVIEW Full review at http://earlymusicreview.com/lex-eisenhardt-italian-guitar-music-of-the-seventeenth-century/