Thanks to those who gave me some info on Lesage. It has made me aware of how little I know of the period of transition between French 11c and German 11c styles. Much of the early German 11c music seems very French, and I'm wondering where the break was - when did German composers start writing 11c German music? What were the characteristics of early German baroque lute? Has anyone written a history of this early period? There seem to be many manuscripts and a few publications (Reusner, I am familiar with), and many composers. Did the transition start with Germans living in Paris, or Frenchman living in Germany, or both? Lots of questions! Has anyone compiled a timeline of manuscripts/publications?
Rob MacKillop www.rmguitar.info To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
