Not because he was a lute player, Henry was a lute player...
Bob Purrenhage
On 8/26/2020 9:38 PM, Richard Brook wrote:
I note Henry VIII (source: Hilary Mantel) executed a lute player for sleeping
(so Henry claimed) with Anne Boleyn.
So things are looking up.
Dick Brook
On Aug 26, 2020, at 8:13 PM, theoj89...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu wrote:
Dear luters:
What does the future hold the lute?
In the waning days of this wonderful email list (Thanks Wayne!!), I
thought I would invite thoughts regarding the future of the lute and
the lute community. As I muse, it seems that this present lute revival
started in 1960's - 70's largely out of the folk music revival and
early music revival. I notice that many of our fellow lute enthusiasts
are growing older (as am I). And with the recent passing of Julian
Bream, I thought it prescient to reflect:
What will the next 10, 20, or 50 years look like for the lute and lute
community?
Is interest in the lute on the decline, ascendency, or moving in some
other direction?
Is this trajectory different in different countries?
The internet has revolutionized access to manuscripts, publishers, and
recordings. Will the internet ultimately drive interest to diversions
other than the lute?
And when will Hollywood finally make a sizzling historical romance
about a lute player and bring the lute back to be a symbol of
seduction, as it should be? (Hopefully the movie won't be about Mark
Smeaton.)
Thoughts?
theodore jordan
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