English Musicians in the Age of Exploration

by Ian Woodfield

When Drake set sail from Plymouth harbour on 15 November 1577 at the start of his epic circumnavigation of the world, he had with him on board the Pelican four professional musicians and at least one trumpeter... from the Introduction.The three epoch-making voyages of Columbus (1492), Vasco da Gama (1497 and Magellan (1519 inaugurated the Age of Exploration, the most intensive era of discovery in the history of the world. This book seeks to ascertain...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945193599
• ISBN13: 9780945193593
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Pendragon Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"