[LUTE] from the court of Henry the VIII

2008-10-13 Thread Omer katzir
nothing more to say... just pieces from this lovely court, i have two songs written by the king (all i could find by myself right now), greensleeves not included. again, thank you all for your help :-) b.h.w. my tuner got stuck in the customs office, i think i'll tell them it's a little

[LUTE] From the court of Henry the VIII

2008-10-13 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Eugene, Many thanks for the information. I hadn't realised Sirinu had produced these particular CDs. Their performances are always very jolly. Best wishes, Stewart. -Original Message- From: Eugene C. Braig IV [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 October 2008 14:33 To: Omer katzir;

[LUTE] From the court of Henry the VIII

2008-10-13 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Omer, Henry VIII didn't write Greensleeves. That's just a myth which has arisen in more recent times. Nowhere is the song attributed to Henry in the 16th century. The song is described by Clement Robinson in the 1580s as the new sonnet Greensleeves to be sung to the new tune Greensleeves. If