THE V I O LIN AND ITS MUSIC, GEORGE HART, "HE VIOLIN: ITS ...

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the l\Iinstrels' Duties ; the \Vaits- The "Master of Songe," and
the Children of the Chapel-Instruments of the Minstrels, 15th
century: Stllterie, Rebec, Rote, Vielle, Fyddyl, Viol, Violin,
Rebelle, Ribible, Crwth, Crowd, Shalm, Sackbut-Early appear­
ance of the Bow in England-The " Beverley Minstrels "
CHAPTER Ir.-Political relation of Edward IV. and Charles the Bold,
its influence on Music in England- Commis3ion for a Commercial
Treaty with the Duke of Burgundy, 'William Caxton's connection
therewith--Introduction of Printing, and IVynkyn de 'Worde's first
Musical Works, 1530-Reign of Henry· VII. and Musical
Development-The " Stryng Minstrels " at IVestminster-Henry
VIII. ancl his MLlsical Accomplishments-His State Bmd­
Invention of the Lute ascribed by Galileo to England: its earliest
appearance-Earliest mention thereof by Chaucer-Isaak \Valton
on the Lute and Enharmonic Symphony-The Lute and Viol
in Barbers' Shops-Thomas Mace and his " Musick's Monument"
-Cost of a Lute and its Maintenance
CHAPTER IlL-Development of Instrumental Music in England-First
Appearance of 'Viols in the Reign of Henry VII1.-Caxton's
Mission to the Netherlands, 1464-Charles V.'s love of Music­
The Masque at Greenwich, 1512-Observations of Lord Bacon­
:\lusical Establishment of Henry V1.-Orlando Lassus and the
Venetian Madrigal-Byrde's "Songs of Sadnes and Pie tie "­
Netherlanders in England under Queen Elizabeth-Sir Thomas
Gresham's Music Professorship
CHAPTER IV.-Nicholas Y onge, and Italian Madrigals-The Palace of
Nonesuch at Greenwich-Dowland's "First Book of Songes or
Ayres," 1597-Thomas Morley's Canzonets-Dowland's "Lacry­
mae "-Evidence of Drayton and Roger N orth-James 1. and his
Court Masques-John Coperario's "Fancies " for the Viol da
Gamba - Scipione Cerreto, " Della Pratticft Musica " -The
"Musurgia" of Ottomarus Luscinius-Simpson's "Division Viol,"
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and his Instructions for Playing lO5
CHAPTER V.-Playford's "Introduction to the Skill of Music "-His
Stringing of Viols-Mace's "Musick's Monument "-The "Chest
of Viols," "An Howre's Recreation in Musicke, " by Richard
Alison-Sir Roger L'Estrange and Oliver Cromwell--Sir Henry
'Wotton and Isaak \Valton-Pepys a Violist... 120