Margaret Board’s lute
book (album, 2024): original recordings and album art inspired by
Jacob Heringman’s Jane Pickeringe’s Lute Book (2003)
by Dr Sara Salloum, PhD (Durham University)
Hyperlink to the album on my YouTube channel: Sara & the Lute
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn0ep9lB0Ajaw2XbmtJxMf_qMLouBL7QD
This recorded album of solo lute music entitled Margaret
Board’s Lute Book was developed in connection
with my case study on Margaret Board and her
pedagogical lute book, which is detailed within Chapter 2 of my PhD thesis. The album
comprises eighteen audio-recorded pieces of lute music sourced from Margaret’s
section of the lute book (which can be accessed via the hyperlinks above) as
well as original album art. A key source of inspiration for this
work was the existing album: Jane Pickeringe’s Lute Book (Avie Records, 2003)
by professional lutenist (and my very own lute tutor) Jacob Heringman. Heringman’s
record comprises a charming selection of pieces for solo lute drawn exclusively
from this female-owned manuscript. With my research centring on the Margaret
Board lute book, I was enthusiastic about the idea of creating something of a
‘partner album’, with regards to both the musical concept and the art design.
