Did anyone see one of their concerts performing this duets? Or maybe we could ask Crawford? I have other CDs where CY is using a plectrum.
Looking at the picture again, I would think the right side player is playing the trebles (if this were that kind of song set) but I don't know why. Maybe because his lute has the wider spacing (good for plectrum, right?) Or maybe he looks more confident giving the tuning pitch to his tenorista. Or maybe they're both supporting the fiddler? Interesting that on the CD cover they look so perfect as a duo but the painting really is a trio. And yes, it's a great CD. I've hunted down a lot of those tunes and they really are that much fun to play. Albeit slower ;^) s On Mar 29, 2005, at 7:08 PM, Edward Martin wrote: > Marion, I do believe Crawford Yound used a plectrum on the upper > parts. > > ed > > At 06:19 PM 3/29/2005 -0800, Dr. Marion Ceruti wrote: >> Dear Sean, >> >> Thank you for posting these pictures. The same picture is on the >> cover of >> Karl-Ernst Schroder and Crawford Young's CD, "Amours amours amours" >> released in 2002 by Harmonia Mundi HMC905254. In fact two A lutes were >> used in this recording as well as a lute in E. If the music on the CD >> is any >> indication of what the concert depicted in the picture was supposed >> have >> on the program, I doubt that a plectrum was used. >> >> Best regards, >> Marion >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sean Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Mar 29, 2005 4:00 PM >> To: Lutelist <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Subject: Montagna's lutes >> >> >> Having lived in the 6-course world for a while now I'm very interested >> in the left lute in this painting by Montagna: >> http://www.xs4all.nl/~amarin/Page1-Pages/Image198.html >> http://www.xs4all.nl/~amarin/Page1-Pages/Image199.html >> >> It appears M. tried to be very realistic in the proportions, colors >> and >> detail and I think there may be enough information in it to actually >> build a copy. Granted we don't know the string length or the back >> shape >> but some of this could be educatedly guessed at. >> >> Has anyone had a lute built in this shape (or built one) and if so >> what >> are your conclusions? Might it make a good F or A lute? (I'm set for >> G) >> Are there any surving lutes, complete or not, that might suggest a >> precedent for this triangular, wide-belly shape? >> >> By the by, some have rumored to have seen a plectrum in this painting >> but in the detail, I honestly don't see it. Granted this is a >> ficticious concert (angels, etc), and while the weight lately has been >> to give most lute playing in this era a pick of some kind (or to one >> of >> the players), I don't see the plectrum support in this instance. On >> the >> other hand, so to speak, I see support for playing 15th century music >> in the same polyphonic way as the next. Fascinating right hand >> technique on the blond plucker, too. >> >> And my thanks to Alfonso for posting this page of lute iconography. >> Here's the rest of it: >> http://www.xs4all.nl/~amarin/Page1.html >> >> all the best, >> Sean Smith >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > Edward Martin > 2817 East 2nd Street > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > voice: (218) 728-1202 > > > >
