Bourgaise was a well spread name back then and the spelling sometimes varies to give variants like Bourghaisis or Bourghaise. No evident connection with Bourges... Best, Jean-Marie PS : and yes, the Robarts lute book is a major source for our dear old Ennemond indeed !
> Le 23 août 2019 à 07:11, Martin Shepherd <mar...@luteshop.co.uk> a écrit : > > I guess "Bourgaise" means he came from Bourges, in the centre of France. > > M > >> On 23/08/2019 02:59, Edward Martin wrote: >> Dear Ones, >> I have owned the Boethius edition of The Robarts Lute Book, and I am >> interested in it, as the music contained seems to be of very high >> quality, and the majority of the pieces are by Vieux Gaultier. All >> the music is for 11-course French baroque lute. >> I am wondering if there have been any papers written about this book. >> In the front of the book it states that this MS was discovered in a >> drawer at Lanhydrock House, the Robarts family home in Cornwall. It >> had been in the possession of that locale since it had been written out >> for Hender Bobarts (1635-1685). Apparently, he traveled to France in >> 1654 with his brothers and had lute lessons with a certain "Bourgaise" >> on this or subsequent visits. Apparently there are further details by >> Robert Spencer, A Lute Misic Discovery at Lanhydrock, The National >> Trust Year Book 1975-6, pp.88-90. I have not been able to find this >> paper. >> Written in French, in the prelim., The lute teacher of Hender robarts >> signs himself as Bourgaise, presumably a French spelling of the Italian >> Bourghese. Apparently in the Rene Milleran Lute Book, Mr. Bourghsaisi >> is listed among "principaux maitres" for lute at the time, so he was >> perhaps highly regarded. >> I am wondering, is there any additional research available about >> Robarts and Bourgaise, or Bourgsaisi? >> Thanks in advance. >> Edward Martin >> . >> >> -- >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >
