Mozart's political problems in Salzburg had been exactly over that issue,
the key of c-minor for his Great Mass.
RT
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From: <chriswi...@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 7:50 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Renaissance Metaphors
Ed,
--- On Tue, 12/8/09, Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp> wrote:
No
one is mentioned as having
caused the distress. Kind of like some
blues in a way.
Yes, blues is a great analog. I suppose much of it is melancholy of the
"hurts so good" variety. Acting suitably bummed has been de rigueur among
many in the artistic set for ages it seems.
Another take on the matter: In the eyes of Catholicism, being depressed was
a serious sin because it was seen as a denial of the saving power of Christ.
(Think of Durer's "Melencolia" engraving.) I'm not sure about Elizabethan
mores, but assume that the Church of England would have retained a similar
view on the matter. For one to publicly admit that you were down would
therefore be naughty and rebellious and therefore entirely tempting. Just
like dying.
Chris
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