Re: Vihuela

[Roman Turovsky]

>>> It has been
>>> suggested that the Spanish preferred the vihuela because of the
>>> lute's association with the Moors.
> 
> Gilbert Chase in his book, _The Music of Spain_ (New York, 1941),
> page 53, suggested that the Spanish might have resented the lute
> because of its association with the Moors.
Presumptuousness is Musicology's sister. We know this all too well........
RT