Word: vihuela
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...Spanish Music from the Ageof Discoveries--by Hopkinson Smith, baroque guitarand vihuela. Museum of Fine Arts, RemisAuditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. Sunday,March 1,3 p.m. $15; $12 for members, students,seniors. To order, send a self-addressed stampedenvelope to public programs, Museum of Fine Arts,Boston...
Spanish Song of the Renaissance (Victoria de los Angeles; Angel). Accompanied on such old instruments as the vihuela de mono and the lira da braccio by the Ars Musicae of Barcelona, Soprano De Los Angeles exhumes some of the neglected treasures of Spanish song with happy results. The songs for the most part deal with unrequited love ("So sharp is my desire/ Sweet lady, and my pain/ I feel my life expire/ Yet dare not to complain"), and they are beautifully sung-with opulence of tone and an engaging air of gentle melancholy...