Writings
Baron’s Untersuchung is a valuable source of information about lutenists and lute playing in the late Baroque era. It is divided into two main parts. The first deals with the history of the lute, and contains important references to contemporary players. The second is devoted to the practice of the instrument.
Baron’s other writings, currently incompletely studied, supplement the Untersuchung, and explore other subjects.
- Historisch-theoretische und practische Untersuchung des Instruments der Lauten (Nuremberg, 1727/R)
- "Herrn Barons Fortsetzung seiner in dem Waltherischen Lexico befindlichen Lebensumstände", in F.W. Marpurg: Historisch-kritische Beyträge zur Aufnahme der Musik, i (Berlin, 1755/R), 544–6
- Herrn Ernst Gottlieb Barons Beytrag zur historisch- theoretisch- und practischen Untersuchung der Laute, ii (Berlin, 1756/R), 65–83
- Herrn Barons Abhandlung von dem Notensystem der Laute und der Theorbe, 119–23
- Herrn Barons zufällige Gedanken über verschiedene musikalische Materien, 124–44
- Abriss einer Abhandlung von der Melodie: eine Materie der Zeit (Berlin, 1756)
- Versuch über das Schöne (Altenburg, 1757)
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