Hi Gary,
I've always thought that about the Humorous Pavan, too. It certainly
fits with his 'humor'.
Sean
On Jun 1, 2006, at 3:38 AM, gary digman wrote:
> Stewart;
>
> Not to mention 37, 38 and 97. Number 43 "A Humorous Pavan" always
> sounds to me like it has some "Flow My Tears" in it. Is it possible
> that
> Hume was yanking Dowland's chain here?
>
> Gary
>
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> Subject: [LUTE] Richard Tarletone / Dowland
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>> Dear Gary,
>>
>> One hopes the famous gamba player didn't go on to play the next
>> three pieces in Hume's _First Part of Ayres_ (nos 32, 33, and 34).
>>
>> By the way, I sometimes refer to the preceding piece (no. 30) as
>> "Transatlantic Bench" ("A Merry Conceite").
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Stewart McCoy.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
>> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 10:30 AM
>> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Richard Tarletone / Dowland
>>
>>
>>> I frequently pair "Tarleton's (Tarlton's?) Willy" with "Lady
>> Hunsdon's
>>> Puffe" in performance and let the audience come to their own
>> conclusions
>>> (no pum intended). . I once heard a famous gambist introduce his
>> performance
>>> of Tobias Hume's "My Mistress Hath a Pretty Thinge" by saying,
>> "The rudeness
>>> of the Elizabethans is usually what you think it is."
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> P.S. Please don't freak out guys, I know that a "puffe" is
>> actually a fancy
>>> or ditty, etc. But sometimes, with me, humor trumps scholarly
>> precision.
>>
>>
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