Dear Gary,

.. or even nos 28 and 80. :-)

No doubt you know how Hume got up Dowland's nose, maintaining that
the viol was a superior instrument to the lute, causing Dowland to
blow a fuse in _A Pilgrimes Solace_. Hume seems to make quite a few
references to Dowland's music. I take your point about "A Humorous
Pavin", which begins:

 |\ |\    |\ |\
 |  |\    |  |\
 |  |     |  |
_a______________________
_a__d__b__a_______|_a___
_b________b_______|_a___
_c________c__a____|_b___
_c_____________d__|_c___
_a________________|_____

The opening four notes of Lachrimae have appeared twice, at two
different octaves.

I wonder if the next piece in the book, "A Pavin" (no. 44) is a
reference to Dowland's Piper's Pavan. It begins:

 |\  |\       |\
 |   |\       |
 |.  |        |
_a___c__d__a__h____
_a______a__________
_b______b__________
_c______c__________
_c_________________
_a_________________

There is certainly a reference to Lachrimae in Hume's "What greater
griefe" (no. 113). The melody is in staff notation, of course, but
in tablature would look like this:

  |    |\       |    |\ |\
  |    |        |    |  |
  |    |        |    |  |
__a_____________________d__c__a_______
_______d___b__|_a________________e____
______________|_______________________
______________|_______________________
______________|_______________________
______________|_______________________

What great-er  griefe then no re-liefe

Just to rub salt in the wound, Hume gives Dowland no credit for
anything. He writes:

"... my studies are far from servile imitations, I robbe no others
inventions, I take no Italian Note to an English dittie, or filch
fragments of Songs to stuffe out my volumes. These are mine own
Phansies expressed by my proper Genius ..."

The cheek of the man. No wonder Dowland went ballistic.

Best wishes,

Stewart.


----- Original Message -----
From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "lutelist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 11:38 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Richard Tarletone / Dowland


> Stewart;
>
>      Not to mention 37, 38 and 97. Number 43 "A Humorous Pavan"
always
> sounds to me like it has some "Flow My Tears" in it. Is it
possible that
> Hume was yanking Dowland's chain here?
>
> Gary





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