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Musical sound and material culture

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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:44 authored by Flora DennisFlora Dennis
The material culture of the past is often treated as silent. Although sixteenth-century texts comment on the ‘racket’ of wooden shoes during dances1 or the ‘noise of plates and knives’ in a kitchen during the preparation of a meal,2 when we examine such historical objects today, their cacophony is forgotten.3 Yet the range of sounds objects made – and the cultural and economic forces required to produce those sounds – can reveal valuable information that mute examinations ignore. In this chapter on music and material culture I will consider how we can explore international trade, collaborations between craftsmen, aesthetic choices and fashions, and changing social practices and values in the early modern period by listening to musical objects.

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  • Published

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  • Published version

Publisher

Routlege

Pages

506.0

Book title

The Routledge handbook of material culture in early modern Europe

Place of publication

London

ISBN

9781409462699

Series

Routledge History Handbooks

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  • Art History Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

David Gaimster, Catherine Richardson, Tara Hamling

Legacy Posted Date

2015-12-14

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-09-30

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