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The violin and its music, 1881
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1the Minstrels' Duties; the Waits—The "Master of Songe," and the Children of the Chapel—Instruments of the Minstrels, 15th century: Sauterie, Rebec, Rote, Vielle, Fyddyl, Viol, Violin, Rebelle, Ribible, Crwth, Crowd, Shalm, Sackbut—Early appearance of the Bow in England—The "Beverley Minstrels" … 70
3CHAPTER II.—Political relation of Edward IV. and Charles the Bold, its influence on Music in England—Commission for a Commercial Treaty with the Duke of Burgundy, William Caxton's connection therewith—Introduction of Printing, and Wynkyn de Worde's first Musical Works, 1530—Reign of Henry VII. and Musical Development—The "Stryng Minstrels" at Westminster—Henry VIII. and his Musical Accomplishments—His State Band—Invention of the Lute ascribed by Galileo to England: its earliest appearance—Earliest mention thereof by Chaucer—Isaak Walton 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 … … … … 84
5CHAPTER III.—Development of Instrumental Music in England—First Appearance of Viols in the Reign of Henry VIII.—Caxton's Mission to the Netherlands, 1464—Charles V.'s love of Music—The Masque at Greenwich, 1512—Observations of Lord Bacon—Musical Establishment of Henry VI.—Orlando Lassus and the Venetian Madrigal—Byrde's "Songs of Sadnes and Pietie"—Netherlanders in England under Queen Elizabeth—Sir Thomas Gresham's Music Professorship … … … … … 96
7CHAPTER IV.—Nicholas Yonge, and Italian Madrigals—The Palace of Nonesuch at Greenwich—Dowland's "First Book of Songes or Ayres," 1597—Thomas Morley's Canzonets—Dowland's "Lacrymae"—Evidence of Drayton and Roger North—James I. and his Court Masques—John Coperario's "Fancies" for the Viol da Gamba—Scipione Cerreto, "Della Prattica Musica"—The "Musurgia" of Ottomarus Luscinius—Simpson's "Division Viol," and his Instructions for Playing … … … … … 105
9CHAPTER 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 Walton—Pepys a Violist … … … … 120
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