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  • Continuo Playing on the Lute, Archlute and Theorbo: A Comprehensive Guide for Performers by Nigel North book cover
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Continuo Playing on the Lute, Archlute and Theorbo: A Comprehensive Guide for Performers

by Nigel North

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A practical historical guide to continuo on plucked strings

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A practical historical guide to continuo on plucked strings

Nigel North’s guide brings together historical background and performing considerations for three continuo instruments: the lute, archlute, and theorbo. It addresses their development alongside practical questions that arise in performance, including instrumental technique, selecting an appropriate instrument for particular repertoire, and preparing scores. With its broad scope, the book situates continuo playing within the traditions of these related plucked-string instruments while keeping attention on the concrete decisions performers make when approaching music.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Lute, archlute, and theorbo players exploring continuo practice
  • Performers preparing continuo parts and scores
  • Musicians interested in the history and use of Renaissance and later plucked-string instruments

Themes

Continuo practiceLute historyArchlute and theorboPerformance techniqueScore preparation

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Book overview

" . . . a valuable book. It is an important link between the unknown of the Renaissance and the present." --The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon

"Straightforward practicality is the most outstanding characteristic of this book." --Continuo

" . . . a fine and very welcome book that is likely to remain the high standard of lute continuo instruction for some time to come." --Sixteenth Century Journal

In this extraordinarily broad survey, Nigel North discusses the history of the lute, the archlute, and the theorbo and gives practical advice on technique, the choice of instrument for particular music, and the preparation of scores.

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