>>> 16th century five- and six-course instruments were >>> called "vihuelas"; four-course instruments were >> called >>> "guitars". During the late 1570s and early 1580s a >>> "new" instrument was developed: the five-course >>> instrument we call "baroque guitar", which was >> called >>> "guitarra espa??". >> But didn't this appellido come from outside of the >> country, while locals had >> biguela? A proposed solution: Batov renames his instrument a BIGUELA rather than vihuela, so Antonio could get on with his life. As we say in Russian "wolves sated and sheep intact". RT ______________ Roman M. Turovsky http://polyhymnion.org/swv
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