Musica Getutscht A Treatise on Musical Instruments (1511) by Sebastian Virdung |
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| Author:
| Virdung, Sebastian |
| Edited and Translated by:
| Bullard, Beth |
| Contribution by:
| Butt, John
Dreyfus, Laurence |
| Series title: | Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-30830-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1993 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $147.00 |
Book Description:
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Musica getutscht (Basel, 1511) is the earliest printed treatise on musical instruments in the West. This early German 'do-it-yourself' manual not only tells us about music-making in that era, it also illumines other aspects of society in the years just before the Reformation.
Musica getutscht (Basel, 1511) is the earliest printed treatise on musical instruments in the West. This early German 'do-it-yourself' manual not only tells us about music-making in that era, it also illumines other aspects of society in the years just before the Reformation.