In my eyes that isn't true for Weiss, but I should check that once again. He uses every possible position and his fingering is very thoughtful. Usually he therefore avoids unnecessary shifting of positions, so very often notes are played in higher positions, although they could have been played also in the first positions.
Best Markus On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 12:00:27 -0600, Michael Thames wrote: MT> >Does lute music mostly rely on first positions?? MT> MT> >Come on MT> In Weiss this is true, but maybe not Bach, or other transcriptions. MT> MT> Michael Thames MT> www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com MT> ----- Original Message ----- MT> From: "G.R. Crona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MT> To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> MT> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:51 AM MT> Subject: Re: Weiss on guitar (was: Willams Concert) MT> MT> MT> > >Two: lute music relies mostly on first positions, whereas the guitar MT> > >not only allows for high position fingerings but often sounds best in MT> > >the higher positions. MT> > MT> > Does lute music mostly rely on first positions?? MT> > MT> > Come on MT> > MT> > MT> > MT> > To get on or off this list see list information at MT> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html MT> > MT> MT> MT> MT>
