I would suggest Fwenyana not fwaynyana. r -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Fryer Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:36 AM To: Herbert Ward Cc: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Pronunciation of Fuenllana's name.
On 27/03/2012 5:42 AM, Herbert Ward wrote: > Is Fuenllana pronunced "fwayn-YANnah" in analogy to the modern Spanish word "fue"? > > Or is it pronounced "foo-en-YANnah", which I've heard more often? Probably "fwayn-LYAN-nah" > Do we know much about pronunciation in the 16th centurey Spain? > Yes. As a good start see _Singing Early Music_, edited by Timothy McGee, published by Indiana University Press, 1996. Stephen Fryer To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
