Frank Nordberg wrote:
>> That's not strictly speaking true. There was a period from late 17th C > to mid 18th C when "flute" in England usually meant (F alto/treble) > recorder, but before that a flute was a transverse flute and a recorder > was called a recorder. In 1755, when Oswald published his Airs for > Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter modern terminology seems to have been > firmly (re)established. There seems to be little doubt that the flute he > refers to is the trasnverse flute. But Oswald was very much into Hanoverian London fashion - so even if it wasn't firmly re-established, he would surely have been writing for fairly trendy drawing-room musicians playing the latest Continental instruments. Was Oswald a court musician at this date or did it come later? When I listen to Rob's recording of Oswald's Divertimentos for the guittar, I think he was sneaking Scottish themes into what sounds like European music. I don't know the Airs for seasons you mention but I'd like to see them, wouldn't be surprised to find Scottish origins visible again! David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
