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Jean Baptiste Besard
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Jean-Baptiste Besard(b Besançon, c 1567; dafter 1617). Burgundian lutenist and composer. He studied law in Dôle and medicine in Rome before moving to Germany. His Thesaurus harmonicus (1603) contains 403 lute pieces, some with voice, representing 21 composers (including himself) and almost all the instrumental forms of the time; many pieces were copied into later collections. A smaller collection, Novus partus, appeared in1617. Both are important for their size, catholicity of taste, influence and historical context. His extensive manual on lute playing, printed in Thesaurus and revised in Novus partus, concentrates on fingering techniques; it was later translated into English. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance Disc 2
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Encore!: Renaissance & Baroque Music on the Hammered Dulcimer, Carole Koenig, (dulcimer)
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Terpsichore (1612)
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Ancient airs and dances
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Airs De Cour
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Mittelalter
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Praetorius - Terpsicore
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Terpsichore
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The Renaissance Guitar
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The Golden Age of Harpsichord Music
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Lute Music of the Renaissance - The Schele Manuscript, Hamburg, 1619
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New Britain