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The king's musick; a transcript of records relating to music and musicians (1460-1700)

The king's musick; a transcript of records relating to music and musicians (1460-1700)

Cart de LaFontaine, Henry

Paperback

Music CompositionCountry & FolkBritish History

ISBN10: 935360947X
ISBN13: 9789353609474
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 28 2019
Pages: 536
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.19 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Behind the splendour of the English court lay ledgers, warrants, and names. Hear the court's paperwork speak. In The king's musick, Henry Cart De Lafontaine gathers archival music record transcripts spanning 1460-1700, turning scattered entries into a vivid primary source document collection. What survives is evidence, not myth: official notices that show music being managed. From household accounts to warrants, these transcripts of records relating to music and musicians let you watch administration at work, and hear, in the margins, the pressures of ceremony, religion, and finance. These pages trace royal household musicians through changing reigns, revealing court music administration in action: appointments, duties, disputes, and the blunt arithmetic of records of musicians payments. Read it as a music history reference guide to Tudor England music, to the world of Elizabethan court musicians, and onward into Stuart era court music, where renaissance English music history meets the realities of bureaucracy. Dates and offices accumulate until patterns emerge, making it a musicology research sourcebook as well as British history research material. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Long valued for its meticulous transcription and range, it remains a cornerstone for historians of performance, patronage, and institutions. Ideal for music lovers, archivists, and collectors who value provenance over speculation. For collectors of classic reference works, it is a quiet, authoritative companion on the shelf.

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