Thank you for your reply. I wondered about this. I came across the information in a roundabout way. It is referred to in the introduction to the Tree Edition of guitar pieces by Losy edited by Michael Treder. He says about it
Der Gitarrenunterricht, den Kaiser Leopold I noch als der jung Erzherzog in der Zeit zwischen November 1648 – July 1649 in Wien durch Francesco Corbetta (ca. 1615-1681) erheilt. His source of reference is an article by Paul Nettl in Studien zur Musikwissenschaft (1929) which just gives the entry in the accounts. With my very imperfect knowledge of German I couldn't make out any reference to Corbetta teaching rather than just giving a performance - which is why I sought some expert advice. Leopold I would have been 8 years old at the time. I wonder if there is any other reference to him playing the guitar. Any more information or alternative translations would be very helpful. thank you Monica ----Original Message---- From: [email protected] Date: 23/04/2018 13:16 To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]>, "heiman.daniel@juno. com"<[email protected]> Cc: "VihuelaList"<[email protected]> Subj: RE: [VIHUELA] Re: German translations > on account (honor) of the instruction in guitar playing given I wonder if that is correct though. Would " umbwillen er vor beeden Khönigli Persohnen auf der Kittara gespielt" not be "while he played for (both?) royals on the guitar"? Regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 3:02 PM To: [email protected] Cc: VihuelaList <[email protected]> Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: German translations Thank you very much for your help. I thought the spelling might be odd because I couldn't find some of the words in the dictionary. Nor could Google translate. Best wishes Monica ----Original Message---- From: [email protected] Date: 23/04/2018 12:34 To: <[email protected]> Subj: RE: [VIHUELA] German translations Monica: This is an entry in the court financial records for the period 13 November (1648) to the end of July 1649: "To Johann Francisco Corbetta, on account (honor) of the instruction in guitar playing given to the royal person, 60 florins was handed over." (The guitar instruction that Kaiser Leopold received in Vienna, while still a young prince, from Francesco Corbetta, who lived from ca.1615 to 1681.) The ledger entry is full of deviations from the modern accepted spellings and word usage of the German language. Regards, Daniel Heiman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 23 April, 2018 03:26 To: VihuelaList Subject: [VIHUELA] German translations I wonder if any kind person on the list whose knowledge of German is better than mine could translate the following into English. I can guess more or less what it is about but can't fathom out the details. He was played 60 fl. for whatever he did.... Eintrag in den Hofzahlamtsrechungen für den Zeitrum 13 November (1648) bis Ends July 1649 – Johann Francisco Corbetta Musico umbwillen er vor beeden Khönigli Persohnen auf der Kittara gespielt zur Verehrung dargeraicht 60 fl. Der Gitarrenunterricht, den Kaiser Leopold I noch als der jung Erzherzog in der Zeit zwischen November 1648 – July 1649 in Wien durch Francesco Corbetta (ca. 1615-1681) erheilt. Thanks for any help. Monica To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
