Actually, the mandolin is quite a different instrument than the mandolin...in comparing Vivaldi to Calace. That of Vivaldi certainly carries many similarities to the soprano mandore of ca. 1600.
I'm also tired and wishing it was bedtime here. Alas, several hours yet to go. Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob MacKillop [mailto:luteplay...@googlemail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:44 PM > To: dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us > Cc: Lutelist > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Mandore (instrument) - Wikipedia, the free > encyclopedia > > Should we really describe it as a 'forerunner of the mandolin'? Surely > a different family? > > > > I'm tired and it's near bedtime, otherwise I would add info about the > Skene ms... > > > > Rob MacKillop > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
