Then there's the film Nostradamus (1994) with an excellent soundtrack, with the New London Consort playing Susato dances in some bits. A scene in there, about midway through, has a country theatre in France in the 16th C with a modern metal Boehm flute right in front of the band.
Edward Chrysogonus Yong [email protected] On 5 Feb, 2014, at 5:30 PM, William Samson <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's the full IMDB entry - Unfortunately nothing much about the music > or musicians there: > [1]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0611663/fullcredits?ref_=ttfc_ql_1 > It's strange how musicians are seldom if ever credited in these things. > Music also seems to be the poor cousin when it comes to historical > accuracy in some programmes. I have been watching some episodes of the > new series "The Musketeers" - the dialogue is dreadful, but the sets, > costumes and weapons seem to be spot-on for around 1630. Huge care has > gone into what Richelieu wears and Louis XIII and Anne of Austria bear > more than a passing resemblance to the people they represent. THEN in > episode 3, Athos is in the boudoir of Milady de Winter and guess what? > There's a 'lute' on the table. Except it's a modern mandolin with > machine heads for goodness sake! Would they have substituted a > flintlock pistol for a wheel lock one? Of course not. But if it's a > musical instrument - What the hell, nodbody'll notice. > OK I'm a nerd, but . . . > Bill > From: Thomas Walker <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 0:38 > Subject: [LUTE] Re: A rather old lute cameo > "The Wolvercote Tongue," c. '87 or '88. Thanks all! >> Subject: Re: [LUTE] A rather old lute cameo >> From: [2][email protected] >> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 15:26:48 -0500 >> To: [3][email protected] >> CC: [4][email protected] >> >> Pretty sure it's Christopher Wilson. >> >> Sent from my Ouija board >> >>> On Feb 4, 2014, at 2:27 PM, "Thomas Walker" > <[5][email protected]> > wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> I was watching an old "Inspector Morse" episode, and lo and > behold, >>> there was a lute accompanying a countertenor for "Sorrow Stay." I >>> think the episode is nearing 30 years old, maybe around > 1987...anyone >>> have a clue as to the id of the performers? >>> Just for curiosity's sake, >>> Thomas Walker >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0611663/fullcredits?ref_=ttfc_ql_1 > 2. mailto:[email protected] > 3. mailto:[email protected] > 4. mailto:[email protected] > 5. mailto:[email protected] > 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
