Dear all,
Two weeks ago I spent some good times with a Cretan group who was on tour in
Corsica. They played many Cretan and Greek flutes, Laouto (Cretan
wire-strung lute similar to italian mandoloncello), Bulgari (built by ning
member Dimitris Rapakousios), Lavta (Constantinople Lute, more or
Hi Damien,
there is a considerable body of literature from venetian Crete, especially
theatre plays but also poems. Most of it got printed in Venice back in the 17th
century and there are modern editions around as these texts are still
appreciated. I can't remember of the top off my head of
Hi Damien,
I hope this works. I attach a photo of a postcard sent me some ten
years ago from Crete by Patrick Delaval. It seems to be evidence that
citterns were at least still a folk-memory, even if not still in use.
Best wishes,
Peter
On 28 Nov 2008, at 20:13, Damien Delgrossi wrote:
To my knowledge, The Dartmouth list does not support attachments... The
Ning site is a good place for them, and I am always willing and happy to
post them via my cittern site if needed.
-A:
Hi Damien,
I hope this works. I attach a photo of a postcard sent me some ten
years ago from Crete
