The passage which Markus refers to is at p. 379 in Brossard's Catalogue and apllies t the manuscript which is now known as Vm7 6211 which one of Brossard's books. Here is my quick translation of this passage : " There is also a piece entitled Tombeau de Mezangeau, but if this piece was composed after his death, we do not know who the author is. In my opinion, I would be inclined to think that this Tombeau is also on the death of the famous Raquette, mentioned above, because all his disciples composed Tombeaux after his death, and I think, although Mezangeau who, if he had not been not his disciple, had at least been his contemporary, did not want to fail composing one too, to emulate his colleagues. However, this is only conjectural." (Brossard, 1724)
Best, Jean-Marie -------------- >In the catalogue by Brossard from 1724 (also online at Gallica) we find >exactly this thoughts. > >As far as I can understand - my French is very poor - Brossard writes >about this tombeaux (page 379, II°), that it could be on the death of >Mesangeau or it could be written by him. > >Brossard, who collected and probably wrote these pieces, says, that he >personally beliefs, it is a Tombeau by Mesangeau. > >Not any proof, but I think this enforces the possibility to understand >it either way. > >Best regards >Markus > >Am 21.04.2014 12:11, schrieb Mathias Rösel: >>> Not only did Mesangeau use this tuning a lot. This piece has many >> stylistic traits >>> characteristic of him. >>> I suggest he could well have been the composer. Otherwise someone else has >>> deliberately cited from his work. Anyway Tombeau de Mesangeau might mean >>> Tombeau by Mesangeau as well as Tombeau for Mesangeau. If my suggestion is >>> right, this tombeau would predate the one composed by Ennemond Gaultier. >>> Lex >> >> Would be funny, though. Correct me if I'm wrong, I was thinking that >> tombeaux in the 17th century were composed for real deceased persons, and >> not just like that as a stylistic exercise like in the 20th/21st centuries. >> Unless it be clear for whom this tombeau was penned other than for late >> Mesangeau, I'd assume it was written at the occasion of Mesangeau's obituary >> by someone else. >> >> Mathias >> >> >> >>>>>> according to Peter's wonderful database, 3 have been found: >>>>>> >>>>>> F-Pn ms. Vm7 6211, 31v >>>>> http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52503776m/f66.image >>>>> >>>>> That's a different piece, in one of the transistor tunings :-) May be >>>>> BY Mezangeau. >>>> >>>> That is the flat tuning, (like Lester) which Mesangeau did use a lot. >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > >-- > >Markus Lutz >Schulstraße 11 > >88422 Bad Buchau > >Tel 0 75 82 / 92 62 89 >Fax 0 75 82 / 92 62 90 >Mail [email protected] > >
