Dear Herbert,
the name/title of Josquin's mass composition is "Hercules dux Ferarriae", composed for
duke Ercole I. and based on a short melody constructed as to mirror the sound of the
latin title in the solmisation syllables of its notes (at least if I remember well -
maybe there's a Josquin scholar on the list to correct me ....).
Yours sincerely,
Joachim Luedtke
"Herbert Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
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>On pg 104 of Damiani's lute method book is a piece headed
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>M de Fuenllana. Duo de la missa de Hercules. Josquin. Pleni sunt coeli.
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>It is a Vihuela piece.
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>We are accumtomed to papgan inroads into Christianity from northern
>Europe, such as Dec 25 as Jesus' birth date, the Christmas tree, Santa
>Claus, and the Easter bunny.
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>However, this is the first time I've seen Greek/Roman mythology (Hercules)
>incorporated. Any ideas why the 16th century Spanish priests were happy
>celebrating Mr Hercules?
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