{"id":32483,"date":"2015-12-16T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=32483"},"modified":"2015-12-15T19:17:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T00:17:57","slug":"32483","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2015\/12\/16\/32483\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | The Curious Case Of Renaissance Songs About Sex Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32487\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32487\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/TMorley.jpg\" alt=\"Composer Thomas Morley\" width=\"770\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/TMorley.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/TMorley-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Composer Thomas Morley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oh, the racy world of Renaissance music. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/over18?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fcomments%2F3t2f3i%2Fis_this_16thcentury_english_lute_song_really%2F\">Reddit <\/a>has been buzzing all month about a little-known ditty called &#8220;Will you buy a fine dog&#8221; by 16th-century composer\u00a0Thomas Morley. You can hear it here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sK7s63T1sXY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Will you buy a fine dog, with a hole in his head?<br \/>\nWith a dildo, dildo, dildo;<br \/>\nMuffs, cuffs, ribatos, and fine sisters\u2019 thread,<br \/>\nWith a dildo, dildo;<br \/>\nI stand not on points, pins, periwigs, combs, glasses,<br \/>\nGloves, garters, girdles, busks, for the brisk lasses;<br \/>\nBut I have other dainty tricks,<br \/>\nSleek stones and potting sticks,<br \/>\nWith a dildo, diddle, dildo;<br \/>\nAnd for a need my pretty pods,<br \/>\nAmber, civet, and musk cods,<br \/>\nWith a dildo, with a diddle, dildo!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My. My. Besides the fact that Dildo is the name of a Canadian town near and nearby Dildo Island in Newfoundland, one wonders if Morley was referring to the modern day sex toy as we know it?<\/p>\n<p>After some research (Wikipedia), it seems the\u00a0etymology is not very clear, but there are some theories. The first is that it refers to a\u00a0phallus-shaped peg used on small row boats. It&#8217;s also a sailing tool. The Italian word &#8220;<i>diletto&#8221;\u00a0means &#8220;delight&#8221;, <\/i>and could also be an origin.<\/p>\n<p>The term was first used in<i>\u00a0<\/i>&#8220;the Merie Ballad of Nash his Dildo,&#8221; which was an\u00a0erotic poem by Thomas Nashe from 1592.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9hbjIfh_pQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a\u00a0curious oddity from the 17th-century folk ballad &#8220;The Maids Complaint for want of a <strong>Dil <\/strong>Doul&#8221;. You can hear it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.horntip.com\/mp3\/1700s\/1700ca--1995_bawdy_ballads_of_old_england__the_city_waites_(CD)\/11_the_maids_complaint_for_want_of_a_dil_doul.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure&#8230; Morely was a bit of a pervert.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t make this stuff up folks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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