{"product_id":"musica-getutscht-a-treatise-on-musical-instruments-1511-by-sebastian-virdung-hardback-9780521308304","title":"Musica Getutscht; A Treatise on Musical Instruments (1511) by Sebastian Virdung (Hardback) 9780521308304","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMusica Getutscht\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Treatise on Musical Instruments (1511) by Sebastian Virdung\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis early German 'do-it-yourself' manual tells us about music-making in the years just before the Reformation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSebastian Virdung (Author), Beth Bullard (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521308304, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 July 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 80 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMusica getutscht (Basel, 1511) is the earliest printed treatise on musical instruments in the West. Written by a priest and chapel singer named Sebastian Virdung, it provided rudimentary instruction on playing three instruments: the clavichord, the lute and the recorder. This early 'do-it-yourself' manual of instruction not only tells us about music-making in that era, it also illumines other aspects of society in the years just before the Reformation. Its author communicates in a popular style, choosing a mixture of media: a written text in the guise of an informal conversation, coupled with woodcut illustrations and visual aids. Enthusiasts of early music and its performance as well as historians of art, society and the German language will welcome Beth Bullard's substantial introduction and annotations, which help explain the text of this important work and its place in intellectual history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Translator's Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Why study Musica getutscht?\u003cbr\u003e 2. A biography of Sebastian Virdung\u003cbr\u003e 3. The publication history of Musica getutscht\u003cbr\u003e 4. The offspring of Musica getutscht\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Musica Getutscht: 5. A note on the translation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sebastian Virdung's Musica getutscht\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Transcriptions of documents pertaining to Sebastian Virdung and Musica getutscht\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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]\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":46007077667096,"sku":"9780521308304","price":85.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521308304i_8bec6b8c-4d1d-4620-956b-32f79aa12249.jpg?v=1691374997","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/musica-getutscht-a-treatise-on-musical-instruments-1511-by-sebastian-virdung-hardback-9780521308304","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}