>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 For instance, in the Sonata in D minor 8 Dresden within the courante, out of 56 measures of the first repeat, only 2 venture out of first position. Of the remaining 79 measures in the last section 20 leave first position. In the Allemande, same suite first section, out of 17 measures 3 leave first position. Second section, out of 25 measures 2 leave first position. Safe to say, I believe that this is the norm. Michael Thames www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Markus Lutz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:07 PM Subject: Re: Weiss on guitar (was: Willams Concert) > 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> > > > >