Diana Poulton
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Diana Poulton was an English lutenist and musicologist. A leading member of the Early Music Revival
and associate of Arnold Dolmetsch
, she played a key role in the revival of the popularity of the lute
and its music. She was married to the illustrator Tom Poulton
.
Early Music Revival
See Early music and Historically informed performance for a more detailed explanation of this topic.The general discussion of how to perform music from ancient or earlier times did not become an important subject of interest until the 19th century, when Europeans began looking to ancient culture...
and associate of Arnold Dolmetsch
Arnold Dolmetsch
Arnold Dolmetsch , was a French-born musician and instrument maker who spent much of his working life in England and established an instrument-making workshop in Haslemere, Surrey...
, she played a key role in the revival of the popularity of the lute
Lute
Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes....
and its music. She was married to the illustrator Tom Poulton
Tom Poulton
Tom Poulton was a British magazine and medical illustrator who provided artwork for a range of publications including the British Journal of Surgery and The Radio Times. After his death it was discovered that he had also secretly produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of men and...
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