The Manuscript Sources of Seventeenth-Century Italian Lute Music

"Rarely does a reference work of this importance and usefulness appear. . . It is an invaluable tool for research in many areas. This book should be on the shelves of every music reference library in the world." -- Notes

"The detailed analysis of the 50 manuscripts included and the reconstruction of their histories that Coelho is able to provide can only be described as awesome. This book will frequently be consulted as a goldmine of information, not just on lute manuscripts but also on the social history of music in 17th-century Italy." -- Alexander Silbiger, Duke University

"Because of the instrument's technical peculiarities (barely understood by non-lutenists) and its unique forms of notation, the repertory and its sources are virtually impenetrable without a guide like Coelho, who combines expertise as a lutenist with extensive scholarly experience in dealing with this material. The detailed analysis of the 50 manuscripts included and the reconstruction of their histories that Coelho is able to provide can only be described as awesome. This book will frequently be consulted as a goldmine of information, not just on lute manuscripts but also on the social history of music in 17th-century Italy." -- Alexander Silbiger, Duke University

"Rarely does a reference work of this importance and usefulness appear…it is an invaluable tool for research in many areas. This book should be on the shelves of every music reference library in the world." -- Notes