Lasso was *not* a serious composer.
He composed the announcement music for the "Gümpelsbrunn Nose Dance" (an
early teaser trailer for an event...), but the festival is probably
legendary because no town named Gümpelsbrunn is known. :)
Also, he wrote a letter to his Patron, the Duke of Bavaria, which would
today read something like this:
"Hey, Boss, I arrived in Munich. Thanks for the stockings. We sat around
and made fun of everybody, including you."
..and for the closing words:
"Okay Boss, now it's time to visit the Netherlands of my wife. I haven't
f****d in a while."
No kidding. This is the guy.
Also remember his hilarious Matona mia cara, where a German landsknecht
tries to sing a cool song for his girl but in very bad Italian.
The final stanza also uses the F-Word.
Am 10.08.2018 um 00:25 schrieb Alain Veylit:
There is a piece in Dd.2.11 entitled: "Catin" (by Orlando di Lasso!).
Yesterday I saw one entitled "la pute". What are the odds that neither
title would not refer to their modern meaning of "prostitute"?
This also reminds me of the not so secret behind "green sleeves". Dutch
paintings show many scenes of lute music with at least hints of
seduction or prostitution.
But it can also be easy to jump to conclusions. I thought Lasso was a
rather serious composer...
Alain
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