Robert Ballard

(1572-1650)

Wikipedia: Robert Ballard (1572 – 1650) was a prominent French lutenist and composer.[1] Probably born in Paris, his father, Robert Ballard Senior (c.1527–1588) was the head of the well-known music publishers "Le Roy & Ballard", founded in 1551 with cousin Adrian Le Roy (a notable virtuoso lutenist and composer of the period). Important composer for the 10 course lute.

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Composition: Ballet du dauphin

Artist: Mihály Benkő

Composition: Entrée from Ballard's 1611 manuscript using Ron Andrico's performance edition.

Artist: Daniel Shoskes.

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