Vallet used this combination for a handful of pieces. Adriaensen (1584) has two pieces for the same combination. Terzi wrote one quartet, but for two d' and two g' lutes (more like a double duet). That's about it. David
******************************* David van Ooijen [1][email protected] [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* On 7 June 2015 at 10:03, Herbert Ward <[3][email protected]> wrote: I saw a description of "the classic lute quartet" as four lutes in d'', a', g, and d. I googled, and I searched the archives of this forum, and I also tried Wikipedia.A Very little was forthcoming. So I have a number of questions.A Is there such a thing as "the classic lute quartet"?A Is there a body of literature for it?A Where and when was its heydey?A Who composed music for it?A What factors caused its rise and fall? To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
