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Lutes Viols Temperamts Cassettes
To tune a lute or viol really well one must see to the exact spacing of the frets tied round the neck of the instrument. In this authoritative work Mark Lindley surveys different approaches to the problem as described from the 1520s to the 1740s by a variety of writers. Attention is given to some distinguished composers (Milan, Dowland, Monteverdi, Marais) and to some seminal figures in the early history of modern science (V. Galilei, Mersenne, Lord Brouncker) as well as to a number of encyclopaedic or didactic writers on music (Gerle, Bermudo, Ganassi, Zarlino, Praetorius). The book includes practical instructions, conclusions about renaissance and baroque performing practices, and a substantial appendix by Gerhard C. Sohne on the historical use of proportions and geometric curves in lute design.
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134 pages, Audio Cassette
First published June 14, 1984
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Introduction
1. Classifying temperaments
2. Pythagorean intonation
3. Equal temperament
4. Meantone temperament
5. Just intonation
6. Other schemes
7. Conclusions
Appendix 1. Tablature notation
Appendix 2. Some pertinent music not for fretted instruments
Appendix 3. Some geometrical devices (mesolabe, L-square
Appendix 4. Lute design and the art of proportion by Gerhard C. Söhne
Bibliography of works cited
Index
Mark Lindley (born 1937) is a noted musicologist and, more recently, a historian of modern India, and a teacher of economics. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Harvard University (A.B.), Juilliard School of Music (M.S.) and Columbia University (D. Phil.). He has taught at various universities, including Columbia University, City University of New York, Washington University, University of London, Oxford University, University of Regensburg, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Kerala, Istanbul Technical University, Yildiz Technical University, Bogaziçi University, and Samskar Ashram Vidyalayam. He has lectured on economics at Gujarat Vidyapith and at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. He is a University Chair professor in the School of Economics at the University of Hyderabad.
1. Classifying temperaments
2. Pythagorean intonation
3. Equal temperament
4. Meantone temperament
5. Just intonation
6. Other schemes
7. Conclusions
Appendix 1. Tablature notation
Appendix 2. Some pertinent music not for fretted instruments
Appendix 3. Some geometrical devices (mesolabe, L-square
Appendix 4. Lute design and the art of proportion by Gerhard C. Söhne
Bibliography of works cited
Index
Mark Lindley (born 1937) is a noted musicologist and, more recently, a historian of modern India, and a teacher of economics. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Harvard University (A.B.), Juilliard School of Music (M.S.) and Columbia University (D. Phil.). He has taught at various universities, including Columbia University, City University of New York, Washington University, University of London, Oxford University, University of Regensburg, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Kerala, Istanbul Technical University, Yildiz Technical University, Bogaziçi University, and Samskar Ashram Vidyalayam. He has lectured on economics at Gujarat Vidyapith and at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. He is a University Chair professor in the School of Economics at the University of Hyderabad.
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