Waelrant and Laet : music publishers in Antwerp's golden age

Waelrant and Laet : music publishers in Antwerp's golden age / by Robert Lee Weaver.

Author/creator	Weaver, Robert Lee, 1936-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Warren, Mich. : Harmonie Park Press, 1995.
Description	xxiii, 421 pages : : illustrations, music ; 26 cm.
Subject(s)	Waelrant, Hubert, 1516 or 1517-1595. Laet, Jean, approximately 1525-approximately 1567. Music publishers--Belgium --Antwerp --16th century --Biography. Music publishing--Belgium --Antwerp --History --16th century. Music printing--Belgium --Antwerp --History --16th century. Antwerp (Belgium)--History --16th century.

Portion of title	Music publishers in Antwerp's golden age
Series	Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 15 Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 15. ^A281112
Contents	Part 1. Setting and Background. Antwerp in the sixteenth century: a golden age -- Hubert Waelrant: his family and his musical activities -- Jan de Laet: printer with many interests -- A survey of music printing in Antwerp and surrounding towns -- Part 2. Waelrant and Laet's music publications. Length and terms of the partnership -- Survey of the publications and their chronology -- House-style and editorial concerns -- Matters relating to production and selling -- Composers represented in the partbooks -- Appendices. Dedications and prefaces in Waelrant and Laet's and Laet's partbooks -- Miscellaneous documents and transcriptions.
Abstract	As music printers, Waelrant and Laet helped to shape the cultural life of Antwerp in the sixteenth century. Historical account of music publications produced in Laet's shop with Waelrant covers background details about life in Antwerp, lives and activities of the printers, and growth of music printing in the area.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-392) and index.
LCCN	94023767
ISBN	0899900712

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Reference	ML405 .W43 1995	✔ Available