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David Dolata - Meantone Temperaments on Lutes and Viols - 9780253021236 - V9780253021236
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Meantone Temperaments on Lutes and Viols

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Description for Meantone Temperaments on Lutes and Viols Hardback. Series: Publications of the Early Music Institute. Num Pages: 320 pages, 84 b&w illus., 76 music exx., 42 tables. BIC Classification: AVC; AVRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.

Written for musicians by a musician, Meantone Temperaments on Lutes and Viols demystifies tuning systems by providing the basic information, historical context, and practical advice necessary to easily achieve more satisfying tuning results on fretted instruments. Despite the overwhelming organological evidence that many of the finest lutenists, vihuelists, and viola da gamba players in the Renaissance and Baroque eras tuned their instruments in one of the meantone temperaments, most modern early instrument players today still tune to equal temperament. In this handbook richly supplemented with figures, diagrams, and music examples, historical performers will discover why temperaments are necessary and how ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Publications of the Early Music Institute
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253021236
SKU
V9780253021236
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About David Dolata
David Dolata is Professor of Musicology at Florida International University and professional lutenist, appearing at such venues as the Glimmerglass Opera, the Florida Grand Opera, the Northwest Bach Festival, the Miami Bach Society, and on broadcasts and recordings for NPR, CBS, and BBC.

Reviews for Meantone Temperaments on Lutes and Viols
This is a most stimulating book and one which every serious lutenist should read and understand. While Dolata may not persuade us that all or even most professional lutenists used meantone he makes a strong case that some did, and that equal temperament, while understood and widely used, was avoided by the most fastidious. He gives the reader the means ... Read more

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