[LUTE] Re: Arabella Hunt 1662-1705

2016-06-10 Thread howard posner
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

[LUTE] Re: Arabella Hunt 1662-1705

2016-06-10 Thread howard posner
> 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

[LUTE] Re: Arabella Hunt 1662-1705

2016-06-10 Thread David Van Edwards
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

[LUTE] Arabella Hunt 1662-1705

2016-06-10 Thread theoj89294
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 -

[LUTE] Re: gluing body fret

2016-06-10 Thread howard posner
> 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? To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: gluing body fret

2016-06-10 Thread John Mardinly
"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.