I particularly like this passage: "Black is The Color of My True Love's Hair' as sung here was composed between 1916 and 1921. I had come home from eastern Kentucky, singing this song to an entirely different tune--a tune not unlike the public-domain material employed even today. My father liked the lyrics, but thought the tune was downright terrible. So I wrote myself a new tune, ending it in a nice modal manner. My composition has since been 'discovered' by many an aspiring folk-singer." --John Jacob Niles " A man after my heart........ RT
From: "Tony Chalkley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > or one of these? > http://www.john-jacob-niles.com/index.htm > From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Must be one of these: >> http://polyhymnion.org/torban/mamai.html >> RT >> > Dear all, >> > any idea of what this might have been? >> > "In addition, he invented a new sort of instrument, a cross between >> > lute >> > and psaltery, which he called the serena serenarum, an instrument that >> > produces an exquisite sound when its strings are struck." >> > Filippo Villani >> > Wondering, >> > Arne Keller >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer >> 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. >> Signup at www.doteasy.com >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> > > > >
