[VIHUELA] Re: Imprimatur

[Monica Hall]

I read all these trashy musical historical novels.   "Music and silence" was 
one of the better written.   Rose Tremain's "Restoration" does also have an 
oboe playing hero!

I did think about writing a historical novel about Santiago de Murcia but since 
his "official" biography is largely a work of fiction anyway there doesn't seem 
to be much point.

Monica
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  From: Azalais 
  To: Monica Hall 
  Cc: Vihuelalist 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Imprimatur


  Thank you for me reminding me!  I started "Imprimatur" (in french) last year 
on vacation. I got about a hundred pages into it, still yearning for more from 
De Visee, and forgot about it when I got home...  I think it's probably still 
in my carry-on bag!  (I would have preferred more Tous les Matins and less Da 
Vinci Code)  With a decent soundtrack, it might make a better movie...  (Vatel 
and Le Roi qui Dance were fun.)  For best performance by a baroque guitarist in 
harlequin costume (among many other wonderful vignettes), my award goes to the 
DVD of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, music by Vincent Dumestre... It's a real gem! 

  Have you read "Music and Silence" by Rose Tremain (about a lutenist)? or any 
of the many trashy courtesan-themed books?    

  For vihuelists (viola?),  The Cardinal's Red Hat was also a fascinating 
read... 

  The book/film I'm waiting for is one based loosely on a fictionalized 
biography of Santiago de Murcia... Would anyone care to collaborate on writing 
one?  :)

  Trovatrice



  On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Monica Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

    I wonder whether many people on this list have read "Imprimatur" by Rita 
Monaldi and Francesco Sorti.   It features De Visee - playing a six-string 
guitar - and the castrato singer Atto Melani - a sort of Da Vinci Code meets 
Tous les Matins du Monde.

    It is now available in English translation - and not to be missed!  I 
wonder whether it will be made into a film.

    Monica
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