Speaking of lute sightings, a lute shows up often on The Simpsons. In the 20 seasons of the show, a lute has been seen maybe 10 times(so often at least that I lost count). Most recently a lute was used by Nelson Muntz to serenade Bart and Lisa. He was playing BWV999 of Bach, although it was a guitar on the soundtrack.
Sterling Price ----- Original Message ---- From: Ron Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:21:38 PM Subject: [LUTE] Lute sighting Coming soon... `The Tale of Despereaux' is an animation-film about a heroic mouse who tries to save a kingdom from a lack of love and light. The despondent king sits in his chamber playing a lute, quite tastefully I might add.. This Christmas release has excellent detail and effects throughout. However, the lute pegbox did seem more cittern-like. Maybe someone knows who provided soundtrack for the music here. I only saw a brief clip on UK TV Monday evening - Channel 4. This film does not go on general release until December 19^th. - Is this a first, to have a sighting beforehand? Several other clips available on YouTube give you a flavour of the story, but do not contain this particular scene. Hopefully someone can provide this link and some more information. Best Wishes Ron (UK) -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
