Writings

 

Books

Forthcoming from Scarecrow Press:

The Archlute and Theorbo: A repertory guide

An exhaustive bibliography of all repertory known to the author which specifically requires the archlute or any type of theorbo. The listings are subdivided by instrument, and also by country. Source details and brief biographical details of the composers are also included. The book includes an introductory essay discussing the types of repertory and the geographical and chronological limits of each instrument.

The Archlute and Theorbo: Their Origins, Development and Usage

A history of the archlute and liuto attiorbato, chitarrone and the various types of theorbo. Essentially a modified form of the author's doctoral thesis, this book is based primarily on the evidence of surviving instruments, but also draws upon historical writings, musical sources and iconography, to present as full a picture as possible of these instruments' histories.

 

Articles

Continuo Lutes in 17th and 18th Century England.

Published in Early Music, volume 23, (1995), pp.667-684. An exploration of the types of continuo lute available in England, and the musical and iconographical evidence for and against the use of each.

Flying with lutes. First published in Lute News, 40, December, 1996. Click here for an updated version.

Transposing Lute Songs. First published in Early Music Review. The full text will be available soon..

Gut strings: an introduction. A step by step guide to stringing lutes in gut. Compiled with the advice and assistance of Ivo Magherini and Mimmo Peruffo. Here you can find the full text in English, or in Ivo's Italian translation.

The Language of English Lute Songs. Some practical guidelines for reading and understanding lute song texts. Click here for the full text.

Co-authored with David Esterly:

‘He was Likewise Musical ... an Unexplored Aspect of Grinling Gibbons’, published in Apollo, volume 151, n.s. no.460 (June, 2000), pp.11-21. A highly illustrated discussion of Gibbons's woodcarvings which incorporate musical instruments and/or pieces of music, including identifications of all of the musical extracts, and an analysis of their implications for the dating and authentication of the woodcarvings, and the light which they shed on Gibbons's musical knowledge and interests.