Unmasked: Lost Music for the 1613 Palatine Wedding Masques

by Ross W. Duffin

The 1613 marriage of Princess Elizabeth of England to Count Palatine was one of the most spectacular events of King James's court, lavishly celebrated with banquets, tournaments, fireworks, and most notably, with masques-extravagant entertainments with elaborate sets, costumes, dancing, and songs. Although the masque lyrics were all printed with the dialogue in 1613, music survives for only one song. In Unmasked, author Ross W. Duffin reconstructs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197771483
• ISBN13: 9780197771488
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 216 Pages