As far as I remember, a lady walking with a lute in Venezia (XVIth century) was considered a prostitute. My 2 cents, Luca ---- On ven, 10 ago 2018 12:57:44 +0200 r.turov...@gmail.com<r.turov...@gmail.com> wrote ----
Lute in a brothel was a large Dutch sarcasm, lute being a symbol of domestic harmony in the baroque visual symbolism. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Alain Veylit <[1]al...@musickshandmade.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:al...@musickshandmade.com 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
