Thanks, Ron. You confirm what I feared: that there are no 17th-century
songs for two sopranos accompanied by lute or theorbo, which are
associated with Shakespeare. Thanks for suggesting Robert Jones' Sweet
Kate. Faute de mieux I was planning to use Jones' songs for two voices
anyway, but hadn't thought about the Kate connection with The Taming of
the Shrew, which is useful, however tenuous.
Best wishes,
Stewart.
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From: Ron Andrico
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 11:49 AM
To: Lute Net
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Shakespeare songs
Having researched the repertory of Shakespeare songs in some depth,
there are no surviving songs for two trebles with a secure
connection
to the plays - at least none that come to mind. You might make a
case
for "Sweet Kate of late ranne away", from Robert Jones, _A Musicall
Dreame_ (1609). While tenuous, the connection might be drawn to
Kate
in Shakespeare's _The taming of the Shrew _.
Duffin's book should be approached with caution if you want useful
performing editions. While there are several securely attributed
texts
presented, most are very speculative, and all of the melodies to
tunes
are stripped of their accompanying parts. Many texts are
speculatively
set to known Elizabethan ballad tunes using a computer program. A
human element in the form of a real singer should have been
introduced
into the equation.
RA
__________________________________________________________________
From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on
behalf
of Stewart McCoy <lu...@tiscali.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 10:33 PM
To: Lute Net
Subject: [LUTE] Shakespeare songs
I am looking for 17th-century songs associated with Shakespeare
for
two
sopranos and lute (or theorbo), and would be grateful for any
suggestions.
Thanks,
Stewart McCoy.
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