Music and Silence

Type

Book

Authors

Tremain, Rose

ISBN 10

186056027X

ISBN 13

9781860560279

Tags

Contemporary, Musicians, Denmark, Kings and rulers, Norway, Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway, Lutenists, British

Abstract

In the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment when he realises that the musicians perform in a freezing cellar underneath the royal apartments, Peter Claire understands that he's come to a place where the opposing states of light and dark, good and evil, are waging war to the death. Designated the King's 'Angel', because of his good looks, he finds himself falling in love with the woman who is the comapnion of the King's adulterous and estranged wife, Kirsten. With his loyalties fatally divided between duty and passion, how can Peter Claire find the path that will realise his hopes and save his soul?

Description

It is 1629, and a young English lute-player arrives at the court of Danish King Christian IV to play in the Royal Orchestra. From the moment he learns that the musicians must perform in a freezing cellar, he understands that he's come to a place where Good and Evil are waging a war to the death.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Historical fiction
Fiction
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Tremain, Rose, 1943-
Music & silence.
London : Chatto & Windus, 1999
(OCoLC)607388096
Named Person: Christian, King of Denmark and Norway
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Rose Tremain
ISBN: 186056027X 9781860560279
OCLC Number: 42366441
Awards: Whitbread Award, 1999.
Description: 453 pages ; 25 cm
Other Titles: Music and silence
Responsibility: Rose Tremain.

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