From Renaissance To Baroque: Change In Instruments And Instrumental Music In The Seveteenth Century

Wainwright (music, U. of York, UK) and Holman (music, U. of Leeds, UK) compile 14 essays and two workshop reports from the 1999 National Early Music Association Conference, which was held to investigate the marked transition between instruments and instrumental music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and to illuminate performance practices past and present. Scholars discuss the history and use of the flute, violin, recorder, lute, and organ, along with early instruments like the hautboy and fagott. The book includes illustrations and musical examples. Annotation 穢2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)