>From Wikipedia: "By the end of the 17th century changing musical tastes demanded greater polyphonic capabilities than the hurdy gurdy could offer and pushed the instrument to the lowest social classes; as a result it acquired names like the German Bauernleier ‘peasant’s lyre’ and Bettlerleier ‘beggar’s lyre.’ During the 18th century, however, French _Rococo_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo) tastes for rustic diversions brought the hurdy gurdy back to the attention of the upper classes, where it acquired tremendous popularity among the nobility, with famous composers writing works for the hurdy gurdy." In a message dated 6/28/2014 1:09:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi folks, I’ve mislaid my copy of Vol 1 Shepherds Delight and I would appreciate your assistance. I would like to know how popular the HG was in 18th cent France. I have the sense that it was the domestic instrument instrument of choice of the educated classes for 100 years from about 1680.but have no positive proof. Apparently it is frequently mentioned in literature of the period but… Perhaps un francais could help? We know the dates of the composers so a listing of the number of their compositions combined with a list of teaching methods would be an indicator of popularity. A chart might show how the popularity varied throughout the period. It is interesting that he methods are almost identical and seem to emanate from one source, each person giving his own name as the author. Incidentally, since I am no longer able to produce further editions of our Method I have an offer from a music publisher to do so! I have always said that as long as new makers are busy there will be a demand for this book and this seems to be the case. There will be additional sections especially for beginners. Vive la vielle! -- -- 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. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
