Yes, I agree. It is an exciting subject. ed
At 09:31 PM 10/9/2005 +0100, Martin Shepherd wrote: >Er... yes. Anyone for 5c vihuela? > >Martin > >P.S. Seriously, you have an interesting point. But I think the really >exciting thing about this is that we have some idea of what the lute was >used for in the four centuries before lute tab was invented. > > > >Edward Martin wrote: > >>Dear Martin, >> >>As these pieces come from the Segovia Catedral MS, is it more likely that >>the pieces are intended for vihuela ensemble, as opposed to lute ensemble? >> >>ed >> >>At 02:05 PM 10/9/2005 +0100, Martin Shepherd wrote: >> >>>Dear All, >>> >>>Having been involved in performing some of this music when Jon was >>>developing these ideas, I am also convinced by his arguments and I have >>>to say we lutenists have really been missing a trick here. The music is >>>truly excellent, by some of the best composers of the age (Isaac comes >>>first to mind, but Agricola and others feature strongly too). It does >>>help if you use different-sized lutes, because then the lines fall >>>comfortably on the upper courses in low positions on all the lutes - you >>>don't want to be growling around on the lowest three courses all the >>>time, or straining yourself playing constantly on frets 10-12. >>> >>>I also agree with Stewart that tablature is hopeless for this music - >>>it's so much easier to read ordinary notation. But just for the people >>>who only read tab, I did a tab version of the Isaac Benedictus for Lute >>>News a few years ago, for three G lutes. Maybe I should give it to you >>>all as a Piece of the Month? In the meantime, anyone who would like a >>>copy can just email me and get a Fronimo file by return. >>> >>>Best wishes, >>> >>>Martin >>> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>>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 >> >> Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
