Hmmmm. Theorbo was doubtless much used, but let's not forget that Lambert just as often accompanied himself on a lute as on a theorbo. Evrard Titon du Tillet writes that:
"Lambert jouoit tr=E8s bien du Luth et du Tuorbe, dont il accompagnoit les sons melodieux de sa voix avec un art et gout admirable." [Lambert played the lute and the theorbo very well, with which he would accompany the melodious sounds of his voice with an admirable art and taste.] Indeed, du Tillet places him under the section "Excellents Joueurs de Luth". Furthermore, in his own 1666 Book of Airs, Perrin writes a sonnet saying that "Beautiful ladies lend their hearts and ears to your [Lambert's ] songs/and let themselves be ravished by the charm of your fingers". Perrin later compares such women to a group of bees who would "follow the accents of a lute or voice" of Lambert's. See Michel Lambert, *Les Airs de Monsieur Lambert*.....(Paris: 1666), p. 3. Translation mine. On 14/01/2008, Roland Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think Michel Lambert, Sebastien le Camus and otherrs take up the torch > for airs de cour but with theorbo and figured bass. A little earlier > Etienne Moulenie may have published some air de cour with figured bass; > his first three books at least have tab for renaissance lute. > > -----Original Message----- > From: damian dlugolecki [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] airs with lute in d minor tuning > > I should have been more clear that I was interested more to know why > publication of lute songs in France suddenly cease when the d minor > tuning emerges. > > It's curious don't you think? All those volumes by Ballard and then > nothing, in spite of the fact that there is some publishing of lute > tablature in the 'accord nouveau' > > Damian > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > -- Benjamin Narvey Luthiste: http://www.luthiste.com --
