Dear Emilio, I'm playing Continuo on a liuto attiorbato and am happy with it. You have a different tone than ona n archlute or theorbo but are able to play good continuo. Volume is no problem (at least with my instrument). In a smaller ensemble there is no problem playing continuo on such an instrument. In large ensembles I think a theorbo would be appropriate though.
Regarding advantages/disadvantages I assume it's a matter of taste. Best wishes Thomas Am Sonntag, 18. September 2005 05:41 schrieben Sie: > Dear Continuo players, > > I have some questions about the relative merits of archlutes and theorbos. > I am aware of the fact that each instrument has its own repertoire (either > because it is specifically mentioned in books as a continuo instrument, or > because the nature or complexity of the bass line suggests the use of one > instrument over another), and that in many cases either can be used for > 17thC and 18thC continuo. My questions are perhaps more pragmatic, > especially from the point of view of learning continuo for the first time > in an amateur context: > > 1. If one is already familiar with renaissance lute tuning, is it > correspondingly easier to learn continuo on the archlute? 2. Are the chord > shapes required for continuo on archlute similar to those one would > encounter in playing solo renaissance lute? 3. In smaller ensembles, would > there be significant tonal differences between playing continuo on a > smaller theorbo and playing on an extended archlute? 4. If anyone on the > list plays continuo on a liuto attiorbato, would you advise as to the > advantages and disadvantages (e.g. is there sufficient volume). > > Any advice would be welcome. > > Emilio > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ab 15.7. neue Adresse: Wiesentalstrasse 41 CH-8355 Aadorf ++41 (0) 52 365 00 04 http://www.lautenist.de http://www.lautenist.de/bduo/ http://www.lautenist.de/gitarre/ http://www.tslaute.de/weiss/
