Diana Poulton
Diana Poulton, also known as Edith Eleanor Diana Chloe Poulton (18 April 1903, Storington – 15 December 1995, Heyshott)[1] was an English lutenist and musicologist.[2]
From 1919 through 1923 she studied at the Slade School of Fine Art.[3] She was a pupil of Arnold Dolmetsch (1922–5) and became a leading member of the early music revival.[3] 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.
Bibliography[]
Recently Diana Poulton has been the subject of a full-length biography by Thea Abbott.[4]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Randel, Don Michael (2003). The Harvard Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press. ISBN 0-674-01163-5.
- ^ Curry (1996)
- ^ Jump up to: a b David Scott (2001). "Poulton, (Edith Eleanor) Diana (Chloe )". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.22204.
- ^ Abbott (2013)
References[]
- Curry, Donna, "Diana Poulton – An Appreciation of Her Life" (LSA Quarterly, Vol. XXXI, February, 1996) (retrieved 03 Feb 2011)
- Abbott, Thea, Diana Poulton – The Lady with the Lute, Smokehouse Press, 2013
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