Jacob plays "Ah Robin" at the beginning of one or two episodes. The rest
of the music was nondescript.
MOnica
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From: "Ron Andrico" <[email protected]>
To: "Edward C. Yong" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 3:45 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Spain vs. Italy
Although I simply can't bear to read historical fiction, and haven't
seen the televised version of Mantel's popular book, I have to say that
trivial details like historical facts are often purged from any story
based on historical drama in favor of popular appeal during the process
of adapting for the screen. Donna read the book and found it
diverting, but I simply feel cheated when I read something lacking
footnotes.
We slogged through most of the Tudors series (on discs from the library
because we have no TV), and were so incensed over the general abuse of
historical fact and the particular choice of music, that we put
together a series of concerts just to right the terrible wrongs
committed by the music director. We saw one small bit of the Borgias
only because they used a recording by Ronn McFarlane for a scene - of
course it was a piece from Attaingnant (I think) played in the
background behind a scene from the 1480s, and the music can be heard
faintly while Jeremy Irons is subjected to some rather embarrassing
ablutions or examination before a group Vatican onlookers, all depicted
as drooling thugs.
We haven't seen the televised series based on Mantel's novel but I
understand Jacob Heringman's playing is featured in one or more
episode. Whatever the producers do to adapt historical fact to suit
current public taste, at least we have to congratulate any lutenist who
manages to penetrate the closed circle of Hollywood or television music
directors, who seldom make tasteful choices let alone observe
historical accuracy.
RA
> Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 21:55:17 +0800
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Spain vs. Italy
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> Mantels about as historical as The Tudors or The Borgias
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> Edward C. Yong
> [email protected]
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> > On 6 May 2015, at 7:04 pm, Mathias Roesel
<[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Read Hillary Mantel on that topic, you'll get another view.
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> > Mathias
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