Dear Ones, I have owned the Boethius edition of The Robarts Lute Book, and I am interested in it, as the music contained seems to be of very high quality, and the majority of the pieces are by Vieux Gaultier. All the music is for 11-course French baroque lute. I am wondering if there have been any papers written about this book. In the front of the book it states that this MS was discovered in a drawer at Lanhydrock House, the Robarts family home in Cornwall. It had been in the possession of that locale since it had been written out for Hender Bobarts (1635-1685). Apparently, he traveled to France in 1654 with his brothers and had lute lessons with a certain "Bourgaise" on this or subsequent visits. Apparently there are further details by Robert Spencer, A Lute Misic Discovery at Lanhydrock, The National Trust Year Book 1975-6, pp.88-90. I have not been able to find this paper. Written in French, in the prelim., The lute teacher of Hender robarts signs himself as Bourgaise, presumably a French spelling of the Italian Bourghese. Apparently in the Rene Milleran Lute Book, Mr. Bourghsaisi is listed among "principaux maitres" for lute at the time, so he was perhaps highly regarded. I am wondering, is there any additional research available about Robarts and Bourgaise, or Bourgsaisi? Thanks in advance. Edward Martin .
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