"sota" is probably more a rhyme word than having a literal meaning, and
is probably means "at the bottom", i.e. at the end of the list. The
"sota" is the card equivalent to a jack in Spanish playing cards, hence
it is customarily referred to as being at the bottom of the pack.
The strophe goes:
El rabe gritador con su alta nota
Cavel el orabin taniendo la su rota
El salterio con ellos mas alta que la mota
La bihuela de pendola con aquestos y sota.
It means (more or less)
The screaming rabel with its high [=loud?] note
Zabel the rabbi playing his rote [ for the sake of rhyme]
The psaltery with them, higher than the moat, [ie the dyke]
The vihuela de penola together with them, at the end [Sorry, I couldn't
make it rhyme]
Good wishes,
John
On 23/05/2009, at 3:04, Nelson, Jocelyn wrote:
Hmmm . . .
Now it's even more fascinating.
Thanks,
Jocelyn
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From: Monica Hall <[1][1]mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 12:53:33 -0400
To: "Nelson, Jocelyn" <[2][2]nels...@ecu.edu>
Cc: Vihuelalist <[3][3]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] vihuela de pendola
Well - it seems a bit obscure - but sota according to my dictionary
means
Jack, knave, hussy or brazen woman.
So it could translate as
la vyuela de pendola con aquestos y sota
The vihuela de pendola with these and a knave/etc.
Fill in your own - but it might help to have the rest of the verse.
Monica
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Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] vihuela de pendola
Hi Rob,
Thank you for this fascinating reference. Can you, or someone on
the
list, translate the rest of the phrase for me? Babel Fish isn't
helping
. . .
Many thanks,
Jocelyn
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From: Rob MacKillop <[1][7][7]luteplay...@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 03:56:58 -0400
To: Vihuela <[2][8][8]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Subject: [VIHUELA] vihuela de pendola
OK, we know quite a bit about the vihuelas de arco and de mano,
but
what about the vihuela de pendola - plectrum? There is not much
in
English online, but I did find one reference to a poem by
lArchipretre
de Hita (1330):
la vyuela de pendola con aquestos y sota
Now, 1330 seems early, but possible. The technique seems to have
faded
out by the late 1400's, and, of course, there is no surviving
dedicated
repertoire. I am assuming no structural difference over the
vihuela
de
mano or viola da mano, just a different technique - but I might
be
completely wrong. Maybe it had fewer courses? Maybe not? I
imagine
it
was used in ensemble with harps, lutes, other vihuelas (mano and
arco),
etc, etc, and with voices. Was it confined to Spain, certain
parts
of
Spain, or was it also used in Spanish dominions in Italy, or
elsewhere?
Any relation to the medieval citole?
Are there any images which clearly show the pendola in use?
Rob MacKillop
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