This seems like the right moment to mention that Eloy has made a brilliant CD of music combining baroque sources with son jarocho. It's called
Laberinto en la guitarra : el espiritu barroco del son jarocho. It's on the Urtext label (which I think is Mexican), maker's number is UMA 2018. The web site is given as www.urtext.com.mx or www.urtextonline.com. Monica ----- Original Message ----- From: James A Stimson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:15 AM Subject: Re: Antwort: Re: S. de Murcia > > > > > Dear Thomas and All: > The Mexican musicologist Eloy Cruz has made an extensive study of the > musical life of the early Spanish settlers. His theory is that as soon as > substantial towns were established, the Spanish brought with them many of > the trappings of Spanish urban life, including musical instruments. He also > thinks it likely that instrument makers traveled to the New World fairly > early on. > I once asked Alejandro Planchart why there are so few traces of vihuelas > in Central America and northern South America. One theory is that the > wholesale destruction that accompanied wars of independence (Venezuela, for > example, lost an estimated one-third of its population) took a heavy toll > on the more fragile trappings of civilization such as music. > Cheers, > Jim > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > elec.com To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu > cc: > 05/13/2005 11:45 Subject: Antwort: Re: S. de Murcia > AM > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure spaniards of the 16th century considered music as luxury. They > must have had a different approach to what luxury is and what is necessary. > The question could be: *if* one took a musical instrument with him would it > be a vihuela? As far as I understand the vihuela would be rather played by > the nobility and therefor the number of people who *could* have taken a > vihuela with them would be very limited. To stress Jon's picture of the > "Master" -movie: It would rather be recorders, drums in all forms and that > kind of instruments played by the common sailors and soldiers. But I would > *not* tell it impossible that the one or the other nobleman took his > favorite instrument with him which also could have been a vihuela (although > I doubt it would be considered practical for life on board). > BUT: Later, when colonies were established I am rather sure that among the > first things they imported from spain would have been musical instruments. > There must have been records surviving telling us about what was ordered > from the colonies. Did anyone make a research about that? > > Best wishes > Thomas > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> am 13.05.2005 18:00:03 > > An: Garry Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'VihuelaList'" > <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Kopie: > > Thema: Re: S. de Murcia > > > > > When the Spanish colonized the new world, did they pack light? Would they > have > > carried any musical instruments, or were they so militaristic that the > finer > > things had no place in the baggage train of the first wave? > Music is a luxury, and generally the thugs of the first wave are unlikely > to > have time for such a leisurely pursuit. > RT > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer > 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. > Signup at www.doteasy.com > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and > may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the > sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use > it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. > > > > > > > > >