Hi, hasn't some intavolations of Francesco being found? I think I bought a book containg song settings attributed to Francesco (although owning my copy for a while I haven't looked at it carefully) - Arthur will know ...
Several of Francescos recercare and fantasia definitly are based on vocal models ... Best wishes Thomas Am Fre, 2003-12-12 um 12.31 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Dear Jurek (Jerzy), > > you are absolutely right saying 'there were always some kind of= > distinctions in style and organisation.... There were real stars among > both groups, whose names became known to the history, and thousands of > others forgotten.' > > If I my memory does not fails, Weiss received the highest salar= y at > the Dresden court. It was definitely the case with Bakfark while he > served Emperor Max= imilan. He was the best paid court musician of the > Emperor. > > There is also much historical data, which prove, the best music= ians > wanted sometimes enormous high payments. During the mid 1570s the > Bavarian Duke tried to get Lorenzino into his services. But Lorenzino, > a young musician = at that time, wanted such a high salary, which, > according to the Duke, never have = been paid in his land any good > musician, even not the best. And this is written= by a monarch, whose > Kapellmester happened to be Orlando di Lasso, not a cheap o= ne at > all. > > If we have a look on 16th century lute tablatures, it is also o= > bvious, that some musicians published only 'serious/highbrow' music. > Look at for example the= editions of Francesco da Milano or Bakfark: > Only 'serious/highbrow' music = like fantasies and intabulations. Not > a single 'popular' piece like songs, or d= ance music and the like. > Thus without saying it, they made very much a distinction be= tween > serious and popular. > > Best regards, Peter > > --------------------- > > Peter Kir�ly > > Glockenstr. 34 > > D-67655 Kaiserslautern > > T/Fax. (00)49 631 69866 > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.lautenist.de / www.tslaute.de/weiss --
