I note Henry VIII (source: Hilary Mantel) executed a lute player for sleeping (so Henry claimed) with Anne Boleyn.
So things are looking up. Dick Brook > On Aug 26, 2020, at 8:13 PM, theoj89...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: > > Dear luters: > What does the future hold the lute? > In the waning days of this wonderful email list (Thanks Wayne!!), I > thought I would invite thoughts regarding the future of the lute and > the lute community. As I muse, it seems that this present lute revival > started in 1960's - 70's largely out of the folk music revival and > early music revival. I notice that many of our fellow lute enthusiasts > are growing older (as am I). And with the recent passing of Julian > Bream, I thought it prescient to reflect: > What will the next 10, 20, or 50 years look like for the lute and lute > community? > Is interest in the lute on the decline, ascendency, or moving in some > other direction? > Is this trajectory different in different countries? > The internet has revolutionized access to manuscripts, publishers, and > recordings. Will the internet ultimately drive interest to diversions > other than the lute? > And when will Hollywood finally make a sizzling historical romance > about a lute player and bring the lute back to be a symbol of > seduction, as it should be? (Hopefully the movie won't be about Mark > Smeaton.) > Thoughts? > theodore jordan > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
