I agree with the source filing. In order to make this meaningful however, I
think it will be necessary, and educational, to list the sources
chronologically. The oldest known sources listed first. This also begs the
question; is the earliest source the closest to the composers original
intent? According to my meager knowledge Lady Hunsdon's Puff is a prime
example, existing in what is thought to be Dowland's own hand but can be
argued to not be the best version musically.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sauvage Valéry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 5:48 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: John Dowland
Hello Rob and all ,
The version I play of Mrs White's choyce is the Sampson (Tollemache)
version
(f.7) (according to Poulton's notes on P50) Version unusual in F, but I
like
this one, and it is not hard to play. ;-)
The thing is that Diana Poulton and Basil Lam choose some pieces for their
collected lute music, but sometimes other versions are nice too.
For example the Lachrimae pavan is proposed in the Cambridge MS version
(Dd5
and Dd2). The "Folger" version (my favorite) is described in Poulton's
note
as "a text with many variants from the norm..." (I plan to record both...
the Dd5 and the Folger, some day ;-)
Valéry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob MacKillop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "David Tayler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: John Dowland
Dear John Dowland contributors, it would be good to know which
manuscripts you are using for your recordings. Val's recent video
performance of Mrs White's Choyce, being a case in point. It is very
similar to Mrs Whites Thing in Poulton, but obviously from a different
source. I have still filed it under the Poulton classification number
for Mrs Whites Thing, but I could put a note of the source in the Notes
column.
So, Val, let me know your source, please, and could any future
contribution from anyone please include the original source where
known.
Rob MacKillop
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