The Bassanos


Printed:	1995	Author:	David Lasocki
Publisher:	Scolar Press	ISBN:	0859679438
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Venetian Musicians and Instrument Makers in England,, 1531-1665
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From Book News, Inc. , December 1, 1995
Recounts the lives and fortunes of the five Bassano brothers, outstanding wind players and instrument makers who migrated from Venice to England in the 1530s, and their children and grandchildren who comprised a recorder consort at the royal court for 90 years, and spread their fame as instrument makers throughout Europe. Describes their relationships, religion, property, law suits, finances, and standing in society. Roger Prior (English, Queens University, Belfast) assembles the considerable evidence that Emilia Bassano was the dark lady of Shakespeare's sonnets.
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