On 06/03/2011 23:21, Nelson, Jocelyn wrote:
Hi Stuart,
I enjoyed this (what I could; my internet's a little slow tonight); thanks
for posting.
Grove online has Rush as a "guitarist" and listed in the works section are
several works for "gui" which I take to mean as an abbreviation for
guitar. Also "Elegant Extracts for Guitar." Ronald R. Kidd wrote the
article.
Did they mistake the guittar for the guitar? (Pretty understandable, I
would say). Perhaps Rush himself spelled it as "guitar"?
Ages ago I put up some title pages of 'English guitar' publications:
http://www.tuningsinthirds.com/EG/
Rush used the spelling 'guittar' but others used 'guitar'. 'Cetra',
'citra', 'chitarra' (and others too , were also used).
Today, people often use the spelling 'guittar' to refer to the
pear-shaped, wire-strung, chordally-tuned 18th century cittern. It's
useful today , but doesn't in any way represent general practice in the
18th century.
Stuart
I hadn't known of Rush before this. And thanks also for acquainting me
with this meaning of "folly." : )
It's a beautiful scene.
Best,
Jocelyn
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