In his book "The Hurdy Gurdy in Eighteenth Century France", Robert Green devotes several pages to the' fall' of the instrument. Green thinks (see page 23<http://books.google.com/books?id=ahkNN66x18YC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=hurdy+gurdy+French+revolution&source=bl&ots=5OntDq1e5z&sig=t1uKKcE__jE3rWcyCtrxUkt8k8M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oc-CT5L1Loee8gSD2-DbBw&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false>) that the interest merely migrated to more rural areas outside Paris, and 'entered the general culture.' In particular, Greene notes the rise of luthiers in Jenzat. However, interest in the instrument continued a gradual decline as a result of a waning interest in folk music in general.
That's a far less dramatic picture than have always pictured of a blazing bonfire with a pile of gilt-encrusted lutebacks. Or even bagpipes. judith lindenau On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Thomas A Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > That is an interesting thing to ponder. > > My understanding was that Henry went after bagpipes so as to suppress > Scottish nationalism. Is it possible that the fact that the HG sounds > somewhat similar made it a target for the same reason? > > Imagine the poor HG owners, mistaken for Scot's because of their > sound...or did the Scot's switch to HG's to beat the bagpipe ban (I've > never heard that before, anyone?), and Henry reacted? > > Fascinating piece of history. I'm not even sure where to look for more in > depth information on the subject! > > Tom Frank > > On Apr 8, 2012, at 7:52 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Well, you can hardly blame the man. I take it he tried to destroy all > the bagpipes also... > > ;-) > > Mitch > > > > In a message dated 4/8/2012 9:00:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Hello, > > > > While looking at videos on YouTube, I found one that had the following > in the description: > > > > “An instrument apparently destroyed in such large numbers on the orders > of Henry VIII there are few around now and builders and repairers are in > short supply.” > > > > Does anyone have know whether there is any material that supports this? > > > > > > thanks, > > Kevin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > -- Judith Lindenau www.judithlindenau.com Consulting and Personal Coaching Management blog: http://www.realtown.com/Judith2/blog -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
