Dear list:
True, it's difficult to date folk music. But one would be wise to consult
Bertrand Bronson's monumental collection in 4 vols., Traditional Tunes of the
Child Ballads (Princeton UP, 1959-72). Bronson is aware of such things as
ground bass patterns that underlie such tunes as
That is sad news. My wife and I met Ian in the 60s; he and John Isaacs made a
lute for us, which is now in the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University,
where I taught English for many years. I lost touch with Ian after my
interests strayed away from the lute, but I remember him as a true
Hello lute people,
It occurred to me that some of you might be amused by the novel I am
serializing on my blog, musicalmysteries.wordpress.com. One of its
main protagonists is Tobias Hume, the eccentric gambist, composer,
and mercenary soldier, contemporary of Dowland et al. The title is
I agree with Denys and Ron.
Ed Doughtie
On Apr 30, 2011, at 6:07 AM, Denys Stephens wrote:
The presence of a repeat sign in the original print makes
it clear that the section must be repeated, notwithstanding
only one set of words. And it's such a powerful line that it's
repetition very much
Ross W. Duffin's Shakespeare's Songbook gives early settings plus
tunes from early sources made to fit the Shakespeare texts. He
doesn't give accompaniments, much less tablature for Morley, e.g.
Ed
On Apr 6, 2011, at 7:18 AM, G. Crona wrote:
Barley download here:
And poor Bob died first.
Ed
On Feb 1, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Lex van Sante wrote:
Op 1 feb 2011, om 16:08 heeft A. J. Ness het volgende geschreven:
Here's a link to the Society's list of facsimiles, etc., in case
there are
other things that interest you. Dd 2.11 isn't listed yet:
