From Renaissance To Baroque

Historians Of Instruments And Instrumental Music Have Long Recognised That There Was A Period Of Profound Change In The Seventeenth Century, When The Consorts Or Families Of Instruments Developed During The Renaissance Were Replaced By The Models Of The Baroque Period. Yet The Process Is Still Poorly Understood, In Part Because Each Instrument Has Traditionally Been Considered In Isolation, And Changes In Design Have Rarely Been Related To Changes In The Way Instruments Were, Or What They Played. The Essays In This Book Are By Distinguished International Authors That Include Specialists In Particular Instruments Together With Those Interested In Such Topics As The Early History Of The Orchestra, Iconography, Pitch And Continuo Practice.