Dear Martin, a couple of years ago a harpsichord player mentioned to me that the Elizabethan name for the piece we are talking about - The Spanish Pavan came from it being introduced to English musicians by Antonio Cabezón when he visited England in 1554-1555. He published the piece in one of his keyboard collections under the title "Pavana italiana" to confuse matters even more.
I have no idea if this is a myth or can be backed up by any evidence. All the best Mark -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Martin Shepherd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 8. Februar 2008 23:54 An: Are Vidar Boye Hansen; Lute Net Betreff: [LUTE] Re: piece of the month revived Dear Are, I'm not sure about the origins of the "Spanish Pavan" - I know there is an article by Diana Poulton in the LSJ 1961 but have not had time to look it up. It seems almost like a ground bass, rather than a "tune", but as with so many other pieces, it is hard to draw a line between the two. I will delve some more into the archives.... Best wishes, Martin Are Vidar Boye Hansen wrote: >Is it possible that the Spanish Pavan actually is a spanish vihuela piece? > > >Are > > > >>Dear All, >> >>I have revived the Piece of the Month feature on my site. It now includes >>MP3 files. No reverb added this time - compare them with the files on my >>recordings page and let me know which you prefer: >> >>www.luteshop.co.uk/month/pieceofthemonth.htm >> >>www.luteshop.co.uk/recordings.html >> >>Best wishes, >> >>Martin >> >> >> >>To get on or off this list see list information at >>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >> > > > > >
