[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bloody French

[Andrea Damiani]

Hello, some clarification from Italy:

"Gia molti anni sono che in Bologna, si faceuano liuti di bonta molto
eccelenti o FOSSE [not sosie] l'esser fatti di forma lunga à  
similitudine di pera, o
fosse l'hauer le coste larghe, che l'vno fa dolce, e l'altro armonioso;

fosse... fosse... in this case should not be meant in really  
dubitative sense, can be translated as BOTH... AND...
L'UNO is referred to the pear shape, L'ALTRO to the large ribs: the  
former makes [the sound] sweet, the latter harmonious

Best, Andrea


Il giorno 02/mag/08, alle ore 00:33, Benjamin Narvey ha scritto:

Dear Gernot and Duncan,

Thank you both SO MUCH for your help; I was able to get the gist of  
it, but
I really wanted to know more precisely what was being said - or  
rather, more
precisely what it was that I was misunderstanding!!!!   
Unfortunately, in the
LS journal translation by Stanley Buetens, this particular section  
is left
out since it is somehow considered to be "outside the scope of this  
article"
(p. 15).  Aaaargh.

You're brilliant!!! (;

Big THANKS again!

Best wishes,
Benjamin

2008/5/1 Duncan Midwinter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

More or less this is what it says...


"It has already been a long time since excellent lutes were built in
Bologna, and maybe for their long shape similar to a pear that  
make them
sweet, maybe for their wide ribs? that make them harmonious,  
anyway, for
their goodness they were kept in high esteem and in particular by  
the
French
that came to Bologna on purpose to bring them to France paying  
for them
any
amount they were asked. In this way now you can find a very small  
number
of
them. And also very big lutes were built and they were much  
valued in
Bologna to play passiemezi, arias, & other similar pieces in concert
with
other small lutes."


Duncan Midwinter

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