What Monica says is true: english history writing had this bias against Spain
(Hispanophobia) that can easily be explained because Spain was the hegemonic
country in the 16th Century.
In Spain this example of negative propaganda is labeled under the expression
black legend (Julian Juderias, La
Cromwell and the Puritans were the worst thing that ever happened to England.
The Puritans who came to the U.S. (British colonies then) persecuted and
murdered scores of non-Puritans.
Chris
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From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf
Gary's point really answers the question. Printed music was indeed
rare, expensive, and required an essentially monopolized royal
privilege to publish. Besides, Spain is really considered the source
of many of the grounds that were the basis for improvised dance music
that
Yes - Simon Schama has likened Cromwell and his supporters to the Taliban in
Afghanistan.
They were certainly responsible for destroying some of our cultural
heritage.
And Thomas Cromwell a century earlier was just an avaricious thug.
Monica
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From: Edward
A bit off topic now - but I don't think Philip and his Armada had conquering
and ruling England at the top their agenda. What they wanted to do was to
stop English pirates from interfering with their trading interests in the
New World.
Monica
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From: Mark Wheeler
I agree on Thomas Cromwell as well! Had Henry VIII not been king at that time
I'd call him a thug too!
Chris
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From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of
Monica Hall
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 9:19 AM
To: Edward Chrysogonus Yong
Dear lute friends,
I have completed my amateur play recording of a Partita de Monsieur
Loggi from the baroque lute manuscript Mus. Ms. 40620 (previously
Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Germany). After 1945, the Ms. 40620 has been
reported missing for many decades. The Partita has then
Yes - you are right. We shouldn't judge the past by an inappropriate set of
criteria.
Spain has got a bad press in the English speaking world because most of us
study history from an English/Northern Europe point of view.
Queen Elizabeth I was a racist - want to expel all coloured people from
The late Robin Williams was asked on German TV, Why are there so few
German comedians? He replied, Because you killed all the funny
people.
Gary
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In other words, because the only two ethnic/cultural groups that had
any rhythm were invited to leave the
Dear Sterling,
I do know Alexandros from Greece also playing a baroque lute from Turkey.
Nice work and play,
Bernhard
Vienna / Austria
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England falling to 16th C Catholic Spain may have been better for music and
culture than falling to Cromwell and the Puritans, just saying...
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