Pimpinella is anise, a spice, and it get mentioned a lot among 18th century foodstuffs. It (Pimpinella rhodentha) was also occasionally added to cheese, and I think it lent its name to that particular cheese. So it could refer to a piece with a Mediteranean flavor, couldn't it? RT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Steur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Baroque Lute" <baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 4:29 AM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Pimpinella > > > > Dear collected wisdom, > > in some manuscripts for baroque lute, pieces are found that are designated > with 'Pimpinella', a word that I have always found a bit strange. Now > finally I have searched a little bit on it and found that it is actually > the > Latin name for a herb that in english is called 'pimpernel'. I wonder if > someone would know the reason for calling a musical piece with such a > name. > Could it be something like 'a spicy piece'? Just wondering....? > > Cheers, > > > Dr. Peter P.M. Steur > Thermal Metrology Department > Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM) > (formerly Istituto di Metrologia "G.Colonnetti", IMGC) > Strada delle Cacce 73 > I-10135 Torino > Italy > > Tel +39 011 3977 340 (or 331 or 332) > Fax +39 011 3977 347 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.inrim.it > (former, still active: www.imgc.cnr.it) > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com
