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In the summer of 1997 and 2001 he was invited to be the Renaissance lute instructor at the SFEMS Renaissance week at the Dominican College, San Rafael, California. He has frequently been guest lecturer, teacher, and performer at the American Lute Society's annual summer seminar in Cleveland, where he is on the Board of Directors.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/edward_martin2.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "martin-leslarmes", "name" : "Les Larmes of Johannes Fresneau", "artist" : { "name" : "Edward Martin", "page" : "edward_martin" }, "release_date" : "2022-01-07", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Renaissance","Instrumental Classical"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["melancholic","reflective","nostalgic","peaceful","elegant","meditative"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["vihuela","renaissance lute","baroque lute"], "sounds_like" : ["John Dowland","Luys de Narváez"], "summary" : "A serene, historically informed solo vihuela and lute album featuring Renaissance and Baroque dance forms and preludes, ideal for period-themed, reflective, or calming media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Edward%20Martin/Les%20Larmes%20of%20Johannes%20Fresneau/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/martin-leslarmes/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/martin-leslarmes", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=martin-leslarmes" },{ "sku" : "martin-allemande", "name" : "Allemande", "artist" : { "name" : "Edward Martin", "page" : "edward_martin" }, "release_date" : "2009-01-09", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Renaissance","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["peaceful","calm","reflective","elegant","nostalgic","meditative"], "uses" : ["documentary","period drama or history","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["vihuela","renaissance lute","baroque lute"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Gottfried Conradi","David Kellner"], "summary" : "A calm, elegant collection of Renaissance and Baroque lute suites and fantasias by Conradi and Kellner, ideal for historical content, meditation, or focused listening.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Edward%20Martin/Allemande/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/martin-allemande/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/martin-allemande", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=martin-allemande" },{ "sku" : "martin-luismilan", "name" : "Luis Milan - El Maestro", "artist" : { "name" : "Edward Martin", "page" : "edward_martin" }, "release_date" : "2003-09-02", "genres" : ["Classical","Renaissance","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["peaceful","calm","meditative","elegant","reflective"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["vihuela","renaissance lute","baroque lute"], "sounds_like" : ["Luis de Milan"], "summary" : "A calm, elegant collection of 12 Renaissance vihuela and lute fantasias by Luis de Milan, performed by Edward Martin—ideal for period dramas, meditation, study, or documentary backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Edward%20Martin/Luis%20Milan%20-%20El%20Maestro/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/martin-luismilan/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/martin-luismilan", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=martin-luismilan" },{ "sku" : "martin-artfrance", "name" : "Art of the Lute in Renaissance France", "artist" : { "name" : "Edward Martin", "page" : "edward_martin" }, "release_date" : "2003-07-24", "genres" : ["Classical","Renaissance","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["peaceful","reflective","nostalgic","elegant","melancholic","tender"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","romance"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["renaissance lute","vihuela","solo lute","early music instrumentation"], "sounds_like" : ["Josquin des Prez","Adrian Le Roy","Claudin de Sermisy"], "summary" : "Solo renaissance and baroque lute performances of French Renaissance compositions, ideal for historical, reflective, or calming audio contexts.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Edward%20Martin/Art%20of%20the%20Lute%20in%20Renaissance%20France/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/martin-artfrance/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/martin-artfrance", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=martin-artfrance" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. 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