I meant to say “for her.”
> On Jun 10, 2016, at 2:46 PM, howard posner wrote:
>
> Re Purcell: Hunt is not among the singers mentioned in Orpheus Britannicus,
> and one essay you can find (and read the first page of) on JStor says there
> are no known Purcell songs
> On Jun 10, 2016, at 1:02 PM, theoj89...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu wrote:
>
> I have recently become fascinated by the life of singer/lutenist
> Arabella Hunt, 1662-1705.
Fascinating indeed. BTW, I’ve seen her birth date given as 1645 or 1650 in
some places. 1662 is the most common
You might also like the original painting on which the engraving was based:
http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/mrs-arabella-hunt-16621705-playing-a-lute-28603
Best wishes,
David
At 16:02 -0400 10/6/16, theoj89...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu wrote:
I have recently become fascinated by
I have recently become fascinated by the life of singer/lutenist
Arabella Hunt, 1662-1705. Partially because she was reportedly quite
talented and had 'difficult music' written for her by John Blow and
Henry Purcell. And partly because, at 18 yrs old, she married a married
a man -
> On Jun 10, 2016, at 11:07 AM, John Mardinly wrote:
>
> That sounds like something
> Donald Trump or Rodrigo Duterte would do.
Of course. Where do you think I got the idea in the first place?
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"the one who walks up to classical guitarists, ostentatiously takes out
his nail clipper, and trims his right-hand nails."
??
Not nice. Uncalled for. Not even funny. That sounds like something
Donald Trump or Rodrigo Duterte would do.
A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E.