Hi Rob, I'd suggest that in 1609, whether in Mexico or Spain itself, the term "vihuela" still haeld a primary association with the high art, lute-like repertoire of the Spanish Golden Age, while by 1730, the term had returned to one of its more generic meanings (although in Portugal at that time, as still today in Brazil, the term viola seems to have been associated particularly with what we would call the guitar).
Stanley On 11/1/05 4:43 PM, "Rob MacKillop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here are a couple of late quotes from Corona's thesis: > > "Vihuela or lute, they are the same although not in the shape, whether they > are of four, five, six or more courses" > Mateo Aleman, Ortografia castellana (Mexico City, 1609) > > "Vihuela fn. Stringed musical instrument which according to Covarrubias was > the lyre of antiquity, but today it commonly means the same as the guitar" > Diccionario de Autoridades, Madrid 1726-39 > > In other words, a vihuela is both a lute and a guitar. Take your pick - or > fingers. > > Seriously, If Alexander is saying (and I may have misunderstood him) that > the vihuela and the guitar are one and the same, is Fuenllana's 5c vihuela > music (in baroque guitar tuning) the earliest 5c guitar music? And should it > therefore be played on a 5c guitar? [I am avoiding using the term 'baroque > guitar' as the word 'baroque' is misleading and is of course a modern name, > which should be dropped from the nomenclature.] If you were to make a 5c > vihuela, Alexander, how might it differ from a 5c guitar? I'm not trying to > catch you out - I am still a wee bit confused. > > Rob > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
