The Lute in the Dutch Golden Age: Musical Culture in the ...
Burgers, Jan W. J.![The Lute in the Dutch Golden Age: Musical Culture in the Netherlands Ca. 1580-1670](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/193/19352865/CHSBZCOP0319352865.jpg)
The lute's cultural impact throughout the Dutch Golden Age can be compared to that of the piano in the 19th century. It was the universal instrument for solo music-making, as well as in ensembles and to accompany singers, mainly associated with the social elite - the aristocracy and the prosperous burghers. This richly illustrated book is the first to showcase famous and obscure lutenists, professional musicians and amateurs, the lute music in...