Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
The Bassanos: Venetian Musicians and Instrument Makers in England, 1531-1665
  
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

The Bassanos: Venetian Musicians and Instrument Makers in England, 1531-1665 [Hardcover]

David Lasocki (Author), Roger Prior (Author)

Available from these sellers.


Product Details

Product Description

Product Description

In the 1530s, five brothers from the Bassano family, outstanding wind players and instrument makers, emigrated from Venice to England. This is a study of these brothers, their sons and daughter and their grandsons. The first half of the book discusses the everyday affairs of the family - their relationships, religion, property, law suits, finances and standing in society. Two chapters are devoted to Emilia Bassano, whose identification as the "dark lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets is supported by a wealth of evidence. The second half of the book discusses the family's musical activities. At the English court, the Bassanos founded a recorder consort that lasted 90 years; they also played in the flute/cornett and shawn/sackbutt consorts. As instrument makers their fame extended throughout Europe. The book's appendices present information on the Venetian branch of the family and the musical activities of the English branch since 1665.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Customer Reviews

There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.ca
5 star:    (0)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
Share your experience with this product with others
Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com: 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bassanos: Venetian Musicians and Instrument Makers, April 10 2000
By D. J. Young - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Bassanos: Venetian Musicians and Instrument Makers in England, 1531-1665 (Hardcover)
Being a direct descendent of Anthony Bassano through the marriage of his daughter Lucrettia to Nicholas Lanier, I found the book to be fascinatingly informative of the personal relationships of the families and the times in which they lived. Henry VIII recruiting musicians from Italy and France created a musical court that rivaled any in Europe. Tlhe authors researching countless archives and being able to assemble a very flowing and readable book is an achievement in itself. Anyone who is a student of the Renaissance would enjoy reading this accurately detailed account of this denizened family from Italy in England.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bassanos: enetian Musicians and Instrument Makers in England, 1531-1665, Sep 3 2005
By C. Moore - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Bassanos: Venetian Musicians and Instrument Makers in England, 1531-1665 (Hardcover)
This is an excellent history of the Bassanos in England during the years 1531-1665, especially in respect to their positions in the royal household and their activities as performers, composers, and instrument makers. For genealogy reserchers, such as this reader, the information isn't as complete as one might wish (no detail info about ancestors prior to about 1500 that has been documented), and there has been no effort to trace more recent descendants, nor was this intended (the object of the work was to accomplish the aims stated in the title). However, there are good leads for further research on the family in the notes section, where sources are listed for the family data that has been included.
› Go to Amazon.com to see both reviews  5.0 out of 5 stars 

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject























i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?