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Informationen zum Autor LUIS GÁSSER, Professor at the University of Barcelona, holds degrees from Barcelona Conservatory, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and Stanford University. Like his subject, he is active as a composer, writer and performer on guitar and lute. Klappentext ..". valuable... impressive..." -- The Times LiterarySupplement "For anyone interested in Mil n's music, this isan excellent source of information." -- RenaissanceQuarterly Luis Mil n (1536-1561) was a lutenist, singer, composer, and poet. His collection of lute tablatures, El Maestro, is the first bookof instrumental music known to have been printed in Spain. Luis G sser discussesMil n's attention to modality, his use of meter, and the ornamentation in his songsand fantas as. Zusammenfassung The musical and literary works of Luis Milton reveal the performance practices and theoretical conventions of the early 16th century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by George Houle Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Background Biography of Milan The Dukes of Calabria and their Valencian court Milan's religious beliefs Naples The Cancioneros 3. El Cortesano General plan Style Performance 4. El Maestro Background General plan Modality Tempo indications Meter, tactus and time signature Text setting Ornamentation Songs Fantasias: Style and structure Milan's tablature Tuning and temperament Notes Bibliography Incipits Index
