Die Laute in Europa 2 – The Lute in Europe 2

The History of the Lute in Europe: A Definitive Illustrated Anthology

This illustrated anthology traces the history of the lute in Europe, from its medieval origins to its twentieth-century revival. Drawing on historical, iconographic, and organological sources, it presents a gallery of instruments, a systematic study of construction, tunings, temperaments, and notations, along with a detailed chronology of the lute’s evolution and its related instruments (vihuela, cittern, mandore, Baroque guitar, theorbo, etc.).

Intended for scholars as well as enthusiasts, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of the lute’s role in European musical culture, enriched by extensive visual documentation and supported by expert commentary.

Andreas Schlegel – Lutenist, pedagogue, editor

Trained with Eugen Dombois and Hopkinson Smith in Basel, he performs as a soloist across Europe, teaches lute, and directs music schools in Switzerland. Founder of The Lute Corner, he publishes and records a vast Renaissance and Baroque repertoire. He is co-author of The Lute in Europe 2.

Joachim Lüdtke – Musicologist, editor

Specialist in early lute sources, he published Die Lautenbücher Philipp Hainhofers and collaborates with Andreas Schlegel on the reference work The Lute in Europe 2, covering history, iconography, and organology of plucked string instruments.

• Auteur(s) : Andreas Schlegel & Joachim Lüdtke
• Titre : Die Laute in Europa 2 – The Lute in Europe 2
• Langue(s) : Allemand et Anglais
• Sujet : Organologie, histoire du luth en Europe
• Période couverte : Du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle
• Type d’ouvrage : Livre de référence illustré
• Éditeur : The Lute Corner
• Année de publication : 2011
• Collection : —
• Pages : 496 pp.
• Dimensions : 230x310 mm
• Poids : 1,55 kg
• Reliure : Couverture rigide cartonnée
• ISBN : 978-3-9523232-1-2

Gallery & Systematic Section

Instrument gallery – Which instrument? – Functioning of the lute – Restoration of ancient knowledge – Construction by period – “Presbyter” lute – Musical proportions – Temperaments (Pythagorean, meantone, equal) – Frets – Tablature (lute, guitar, cittern) – Materials & strings – Tunings

Instruments & Organology

Lute descendants – Colascione, Gallichon, Mandora – Vihuela de mano – Renaissance & Baroque guitars – Bandurria – Cittern family – Guitarra Portuguesa – Svenskluta (Swedish theorbo) – Torban

History of the Lute in Europe

Circa 1200 – Lute in the Middle Ages | 1450 – Start of domestic practice | 1500 – Golden age of the lute | 1580 – Renaissance → Baroque | 1640 – Baroque France | 1710 – Aristocratic lute | 1760 – Cittern, mandora & guitar | 1810 to present – Classical guitar | 19th–20th century – Lute revival | The lute & early music

Appendices

Lute construction – Guitar parts – Nomenclature – Notes – Name index – Acknowledgments