The Guitar and Its Music (Early Music Series)

The Guitar and Its Music is an authoritative guide to the history and repertory of the guitar from the Renaissance to the dawn of the Classical era, written in collaboration with Paul Sparks and incorporating the latest ideas and research.

This comprehensive book will open the eyes of readers who think that the instrument is fit only for rock stars, born-again evangelists, and the occasional Prime Minister.

With contributions from two of the most notable scholars in the field of early plucked instruments, The Guitar and Its Music fills in a far more complete historical account of the guitar than James Tyler's earlier volume, A Handbook of the Early Guitar.

This book offers detailed discussions of sources, including archival and patronage studies, performance practice, and the analogous area of lute music, resulting in a coverage that is impressively inclusive in the best sense of the word.

Whether you are a historian with little interest in the guitar for its own sake or a performer with little interest in history for its own sake, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers and provide an excellent guide to the history and repertory of the guitar.