Well, two weeks of hell are over. It takes a broad mind, and humble person to admit they made a mistake. I truely wish Auther Ness would have risin to the occasion. but he didn't..... Putting us all through this.... I would have met him half way. On the other hand to all who wrote to me privately, I'm, glad I could intertain you for the past week or so. I hope this incourages people to think for themselves on this list. I'm told by my other lute friends that the pompousness, and pettiness, doesn't exist in the world of lute, off this lutenet. Most of my lute freinds don't subscribe to this list and are constanly advising me to get off of it. I have not gone to the LSA for the past 3 years in fear of actually running in to anyone on this list. Although I'm sure I'll run into MO this fall when Barto plays at the GFA, in Cleveland. Fun,fun,fun.... In the mean time, Wayne has given me the choice of not insulting Auther Ness, or being kicked off the lutenet. Being someone who can't keep a promise like this I've choosen the later. I will not let the few pompous thugs, on this list, ruin my love, of all things lute. This has really been a soap opera. I'm sure my giutar freinds have had simalir experiances but I reallty think this takes the cake.
Stewart, I know you may not have fond feelings for me, but to finally clear this up means allot, at least to me. Thanks..... Everyone, including you thugs, stay safe, and keep on plucking. John Haskins/ Michael thames -----Original Message----- From: Stewart McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Lute Net <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:37:06 +0100 Subject: Byrd Dear Lutesn2, As far as I know, William Byrd did not compose any music specifically for the lute. He wrote lots of church music and secular music for voices, lots of keyboard music, and songs and instrumental pieces for viols. Some of Byrd's music was intabulated for the lute, notably in solo lute arrangements by Francis Cutting. There is a large number of rather literal intabulations without the cantus part, which survive in the lute books of Edward Paston. One of those lute books is the largest single source of music by Byrd, and contains many intabulations of consort songs, some of which survive only in tablature, frustratingly lacking the cantus. It has been shown that Paston also had some complete intabulations (cantus not omitted) in his library, but this music is now lost. These ghosts are mainly intabulations of 3-part pieces, many of them by Byrd, including Byrd's three-part fantasies. It is easy enough to recreate these lost intabulations, as long as the music survives complete elsewhere (i.e. in a staff notation source). Over the years I have occasionally heard people say, "If only Byrd had written for the lute." He didn't, but there is nothing to stop us following in the footsteps of Cutting and Paston, and making our own intabulations of Byrd's music. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:57 AM Subject: Byrd > Dear Mr. McCoy, > If MT is incorrect in saying Byrd wrote no lute music. Is Doug > Smith incorrect as well? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. Get your own free AIM(R) Mail account and become eligible to win daily prizes, ending July 30, 2005. One lucky grand prize winner will even drive away with a 2005 MINI(R) Cooper S. http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aimmail/aim_mail.html?mail_footer