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Early Modern Musical Innovation
The Hidden History of Olbrycht Górecki
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Explore the extraordinary life and turbulent times of Olbrycht Górecki (c. 1621âc. 1684)âPolish-Lithuanian nobleman, soldier, Calvinist, polyglot and inventor of âLute strings covered with Sylver wyer.â A key catalyst in a line of musical instrument innovations over the last 500 years, Góreckiâs strings contributed to profound shifts in musical culture, from Mozart to Metallica. Part of the âRepublic of Letters,â Górecki moved in the same intellectual circles as Robert Boyle and other founding members of The Royal Society. Follow Górecki as he traverses key events and cultural movements of the time, discovering exciting unexplored inspirations on his path to innovation.
Emily Peppers, Ph.D., is a musicologist, cultural heritage professional and Marie SkÅodowska-Curie Fellow (Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw). Her research explores intersections between music, cultural transfer, music iconography, material culture, the history of ideas and inclusive digital innovation.
For all reference libraries. For students and scholars of early modern music, musical instruments, culture, history, science, innovation and Polish, Lithuanian history. For non-academic history, music and historical innovation enthusiasts. Keywords: Republic of letters, music innovation, musical instruments, Oxford, inventions, life and times, History of science, science innovation, Poland, Kingdom of Poland, Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Górecki, Gorecki, Goretsky, Oxford University, Hartlib circle, BogusÅaw RadziwiÅÅ, herb Sokola, Warsaw, seventeenth century, early modern period, courtier, courtier of John Casimir II Vasa, Jan Kazimierz II Waza, Calvinism, theology, polyglot.