Music and Silence
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Music and Silence is a historical novel written by English author Rose Tremain. It is set in and around the court of Christian IV of Denmark in the years 1629 and 1630.
The book won Best Novel at the
1999 Whitbread Awards
.
The main historical event depicted is the end of Christian's second marriage, to
lutenist Peter Claire and Emilia Tilsen, a Danish servant of Kirsten's. In addition there are several references to Danish history and flashbacks
to Christian's childhood and subsequent development.