Is there any recording of Lachrimae ever made in a dancing spirit ? Not to my kwnoledge .... Will it more natural to play a very famous tune in a dancing form or on the contrary in a much estetic view in order to get the quintessence of the harmony and the strenght of the word ? Why top the music sellers -what people will classified of hit of the century today are often 'love' song - Love me tender for instant or only you ! - What a comparison !
I will vote for a virtuosic piece based on these reasons .. purely subjectives. André BLANC -----Message d'origine----- De : Taco Walstra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mercredi 15 octobre 2003 16:43 Ŕ : lutelist Objet : Re: Dowland On Wednesday 15 October 2003 15:19, Chris Schaub wrote: ! Also, > just because we think a piece is virtuosic does not mean Dowland or his > contemporaries did! > That last sentence is known: already in his time dowland was known as a virtuosic player appreciated by several members of the upper class, so the pieces were certainly thought of as virtuosic in his time. Just like the opinion about pieces by Terzi. Although Lachrimae is experienced by us, 21th century lutenists, as a piece with a great sense of tragedy, it is difficult to know how people experienced this in the time Dowland himself. All heavy subjects on death and tears were in 16th century popular themes, just as some themes are popular in 21th century songs. So, if Roman thinks that it's out of the question that lachrimae is a dance, I think this is because we as 21th century have a different experience of this piece compared with dowlands contemporaries. I think it could have been very well a dancable piece. Taco Walstra
