So that's 'bowing'. So how does 'scraping' come into it, as in 'bowing and scraping'. Both words also apply to what people do to members of the violin family.
Bill From: David Van Edwards <da...@vanedwards.co.uk> To: Mathias Roesel <mathias.roe...@t-online.de> Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, 18 February 2013, 12:41 Subject: [LUTE] Re: Origins of bowing. Dear Mthias, Well clapping as a way of showing appreciation at the end of a play is thought to be referred to in the closing speech of Prospero in The Tempest. In bold here, and presumably some sort of cheering is meant by the following couplet. EPILOGUE SPOKEN BY PROSPERO Now my charms are all o'erthrown, And what strength I have's mine own, Which is most faint: now, 'tis true, I must be here confined by you, Or sent to Naples. Let me not, Since I have my dukedom got And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell In this bare island by your spell; But release me from my bands With the help of your good hands: Gentle breath of yours my sails Must fill, or else my project fails, Which was to please. Now I want Spirits to enforce, art to enchant, And my ending is despair, Unless I be relieved by prayer, Which pierces so that it assaults Mercy itself and frees all faults. As you from crimes would pardon'd be, Let your indulgence set me free. Best wishes, David At 11:27 +0100 18/2/13, Mathias Roesel wrote: Bowing as an educated way of greeting someone else is already mentioned in the Bible. That dates back way beyond antiquity. Yet as for musicians receiving applause with a bow, that would imply that musicians were acknowledged as kind of emancipated artists considered worthy to receive applause. Just a guess, but I don't think John Dowland was used to bowing when he played for his employers (landgrave Moritz, king Christian). Emancipation of artists came up during the 17th century, if I'm not mistaken. So perhaps lutenists like Jacques Gaultier or Franc,ois Dufaut in London would receive applause with a bow (mid-17th century). Perhaps the question should rather be put this way: When became applause for artistic performances fashionable? Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- The Smokehouse, 6 Whitwell Road, Norwich, NR1 4HB England. Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 Website: [2]http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/ -- -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 2. http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/