A word of caution here:
We are making judgements based primarily on the printed evidence (i.e.,
the 7 main vihuela tablatures); there was a great deal of music (most of
it!) that took place in Spain outside of these formal, published works.
Publishing was a big deal in the 16th century. Getting an imprimatur
from a conservative and literally Inquisitorial government was unlikely
with a large collection of dance music; much easier to play it
conservative and stick to sacred intabulations. The vihuela manuscripts
hint at a wider repertoire, as does the existence of guitar music from a
later period. Who knows what was happening on the streets, but the
Inquisition wouldn't have had much to do if everyone in Spain was a
straight-laced as the vihuela tablatures make it seem . . .
Gary
Dr. Gary R. Boye
Professor and Music Librarian
Appalachian State University
On 5/4/2015 12:37 PM, Dan Winheld wrote:
In other words, because the only two ethnic/cultural groups that had
any rhythm were invited to leave the premises at once. It was said
that when all the Jewish & Moorish doctors, scholars, scientists, and
artists & academics showed up on his doorstep, the Sultan of Turkey
asked "Has the King of Spain lost his mind?"
Lacking some rhythm myself, I do enjoy the all the great vihuela music
a lot- but even I have to sometimes "move" over to Italy & Germany for
a little jumping around.
Dan
On 5/4/2015 3:36 AM, Ron Andrico wrote:
Well, the first answer that springs to mind is because Spain had
recently kicked out all the dance musicians, who had moved to Italy.
They were left with a bunch of upwardly mobile courtiers (Milan),
and
serious-minded priests with so much time on their hands that they
intabulated every piece of vocal polyphony they could put their
hands
on.
Actually, there is quite a bit of dance music in Fuenllana's print,
some but much less in the other six published books. Also, there
was
quite a bit of dance music evident in Naples, which was Spanish
at the
time.
RA
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 09:29:52 +0200
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> Subject: [LUTE] Spain vs. Italy
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> Hi all,
> In the early 1500s, why are dances so common in Italian lute music
and
> so rare in the vihuela rep. ?
> Thanks
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