An archlute would be very appropriate, and fine. From all accounts,, anything could have been used, including archlutes, theorbi, baroque guitars, battente, guitars, gambi, etc.
ed At 03:46 PM 11/10/2006 +0800, Edward C. Yong wrote: >Dear Chaps, > >Greetings from sunny and humid Singapore! > >I've been asked to play for Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri next March, >accompanying a chamber choir and a quartet of string players. I haven't a >Theorbo, but would an Archlute be inappropriate? It's a large Harz-model, so >it's pretty loud... > >I haven't seen the music yet, but would it be safe to assume that since it's >earlier, it should be harmonically less daunting than Bach? I stay away from >Bach if I'm the only continuo player... and it seems that the continuo for >this concert will be lute + organ. > >Any comments and suggestions will be gratefully accepted! > >Many thanks in advance, > >Edward > > > > >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
