Context matters, and this could indeed be a possible explanation of Ebert's addition to his text from 1723.
But it seems clear that Corbetta had to pay his fellow musicians out of his own pocket first, regardless of whether he was subsequently compensated. So, if this were a myth, then at least it is based on a (rather ambiguous) historical report. Ebert: 'Every foreign musician who performed at court in Turin was given 500 Thaler.' Perhaps Madame Royale was kind enough to pay him his share. Strickly speaking, however, Corbetta's consort didn't perform there, and the story doesn't tell whether Corbetta received any compensation, in order to be able to pay them the lost income. What we don't know is whether this amount was intended to serve for the entire ensemble or whether it solely concerned his personal fee. In the first case he did not have too much to complain about. Except that he had crossed the Alps for nothing, and broke a nail. Lex -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Namens Monica Hall Verzonden: donderdag 9 mei 2019 09:58 Aan: r...@mh-freiburg.de; LuteList <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Onderwerp: [LUTE] Re: De Visee Corbetta Briefly - there were two editions of Ebert's book. In 1723 the account of Corbetta's visit ends Every foreign musician who performed at court in Turin was given 500 Thlr. and Madame Royale wished to show her generosity by not withholding anything from Corbetta. The rest of it occurs in the edition of 1724 and implies that Corbetta paid off his musicians, but after he complained Madame re-imbursed him. His obituary in Mercure Galante specifically refers to Madame's kindness to him in his last years. You need to consider all of the texts carefully before jumping to conclusions. Monica > On 08 May 2019 at 20:13 Ralf Mattes <r...@mh-freiburg.de> wrote: > > > > Am Mittwoch, 08. Mai 2019 20:00 CEST, Monica Hall <mjlh...@cs.dartmouth.edu> > schrieb: > > > The relevant passage reads as follows. Feel free to correct the > > translation..... > > > > Recently the world-famous guitarist, Corbetta, who taught all the > > Potentates of Europe, came here [to Turin] from England. But because > > he had the misfortune to break a fingernail (and with old folk these > > grow again very slowly) it was impossible for him to present himself at > > the festival with his consort, however much he wanted to. Every > > foreign musician who performed at court in Turin was given 500 Thlr. > > and Madame Royale wished to show her generosity by not withholding > > anything from Signor Corbetta . > > > > Corbetta complained bitterly that he had come from England with great > > difficulty, > > In this case I'd translate "Schaden" with "expenses", but that's a detail. > > > and because he had invited people from Italy to come there > > [to Turin] to play in consort on his guarantee, he had to pay them > > afterwards out of his own pocket. > > That's what I wrote - he had to pay them out of his own pocket. > You claimed: "Corbetta didn't have to pay his musicians out of his own pocket > - that's just another myth." > > Cheers, RalfD > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
