Dear Roman, I fully respect your freedom of speech, but I find it sad to see Robert Spencer referred to in that way. His article was written 36 years ago, and represented a significant contribution to the subject at the time. It's hardly surprising that things have moved on since then, but notwithstanding that, his outstanding contribution to the world of lute music is remembered with gratitude and respect by many.
Best wishes, Denys -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roman Turovsky Sent: 17 October 2012 13:56 To: R. Mattes Cc: Monica Hall; Lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: Chitarrone Thanks for this! The bottom line is that the Italians had lutes of less than 6 courses in "guitar" tuning (with whatever names), the bass variety thereof eventually evolved into chitarrone, in the perspicacious opinion of Renato Meucci. I agree with Meucci, as his opinion is intelligently conceived, well-informed, and doesn't sound like Bob Spencer's aristocratic amateurism. RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
