I bow to your superior knowledge, Ron. It is an area I will be looking into eventually. The S&B editions seem a good place to start, plus the facsimiles. Have the Poulton biog.
Rob On 03/04/2008, Ron Andrico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Rob & all: > > I have to say that one must approach even the sainted S&B editions with a > bit of caution. The poetry retains many of the 'corrections' perpetrated by > Fellows, who should be commended for his pioneering work but scolded for > messing with the texts. It is worth the bother to check the S&B > editions against the facsimiles, Diana Poulton's Dowland biography (with > song-by-song analysis), and Doughtie's _Lyrics from English Airs_. It seems > like a great deal of trouble just to sing some lute songs, doesn't it? > > Best wishes, > > Ron Andrico > http://www.mignarda.com > > > > Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:47:58 +0100 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > CC: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Dowland's Books > > > > Stainer and Bell in the UK have published all Dowland's songs in > reliable > > modern editions - including lute tablature and transcription: > > http://www.stainer.co.uk/dowland.html > > > > Rob MacKillop > > > > -- > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > ------------------------------ > Pack up or back up-use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn > how. > --
