"Eric Crouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Can anyone explain the meaning of the title 'Solus cum Sola' and the > next piece in Poulton 'Solus sine Sola'?
The popular version reads, Solus cum sola non praesumitur orare Pater noster: A single man together with a single woman, it is not presumed they pray Our Father. - Solus cum sola is the abbreviated formula of law, bearing on assumed sexual intercourse. It can be traced back to decree 12. X 2,23 of Pope Alexander III (1100-1181), dealing with reasons of suspected fornication. That decree is put a little more elaborately, as you may expect. Cf. http://dlib-pr.mpier.mpg.de/m/kleioc/0010/exec/bigpage/%22131957_00000048%22 (scroll down). As for Solus sine sola, I couldn't find evidence. I'm not familiar with that pavan by Dowland, so the next thing to check IMO would be if there are melodic movements like Sol Ut (Si Re) Sol La. Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
