{"title":"String instruments","description":"Books on the subject of String instruments","products":[{"product_id":"the-guitar-in-stuart-england-a-social-and-musical-history-hardback-9781108419789","title":"The Guitar in Stuart England; A Social and Musical History (Hardback) 9781108419789","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Guitar in Stuart England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Social and Musical History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe guitar is the most played instrument in the West. This is the first account of its rise in Stuart England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher Page (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108419789, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18 x 2 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Reading Christopher Page's monograph is not only a wonderful learning process, but also an emotionally moving experience. His sincere attitude, along with a lively wit, revitalizes the history of the old musical instrument, brings its music and highlights its connections to our century. … this is the most useful and superb source, not only for people interested in early guitar music, but anybody fascinated with British history.' Taro Takeuchi, The Galpin Society Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first history of the guitar during the reign of the Stuarts, a time of great political and social upheaval in England. In this engaging and original volume, Christopher Page gathers a rich array of portraits, literary works and other, previously unpublished, archival materials in order to create a comprehensive picture of the guitar from its early appearances in Jacobean records, through its heyday at the Restoration court in Whitehall, to its decline in the first decades of the eighteenth century. The book explores the passion of Charles II himself for the guitar, and that of Samuel Pepys, who commissioned the largest repertoire of guitar-accompanied song to survive from baroque Europe. Written in Page's characteristically approachable style, this volume will appeal to general readers as well as to music historians and guitar specialists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The guitar in Jacobean and Caroline England (I): court masque and town fashion\u003cbr\u003e 2. The guitar in Jacobean and Caroline England (II): London and lodgings abroad\u003cbr\u003e 3. The restoration court\u003cbr\u003e 4. Regarding the female guitarist\u003cbr\u003e 5. Guitars, gallants and gentlewomen\u003cbr\u003e 6. Samuel Pepys and the guitar all'Italiana\u003cbr\u003e 7. The autumn of the five-course guitar in England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: String instruments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on String instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22String%20instruments%20%5BAVRL%5D%22\"\u003eAVRL\u003c\/a\u003e], Musical instruments \u0026amp; instrumental ensembles [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Musical instruments \u0026amp; instrumental ensembles\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Musical%20instruments%20\u0026amp;%20instrumental%20ensembles%20%5BAVR%5D%22\"\u003eAVR\u003c\/a\u003e], Music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Music%20%5BAV%5D%22\"\u003eAV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005223784728,"sku":"9781108419789","price":83.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108419789i.jpg?v=1696754053"}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/collections\/string-instruments.oembed","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}