I am glad you mentioned Hurel, Chris. I want to say that your theorbo CD of Hurel is excellent, and I encourage those on this list without a copy can get it from the Lute Society of America. It is a welcome edition to recorded theorbo CD's! Well done!
ed At 02:36 PM 5/3/2007 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Nigel, > > > I'm going to leave the "virtually the same >instrument" part out of the question for the moment. >The whole debate over double vs. single string as well >as Italian vs. French performance practice could get >ugly. > > I use the essentially the same technique for >Castaldi, Pittoni, Hurel and de Visee. What I do is >basically thumb-over using thumb-index-middle maybe >75-80% of the time. The re-entrant tuning of the >theorbo means that I use the ring finger more >frequently on theorbo than, say, baroque lute. > > We know that Kapsberger did not use the right >hand ring finger at all since he planted it along with >the little finger on the top. He also uses the % sign >- meaning some variation of individually-fingered (as >opposed to strummed or raked) arpeggio depending on >the number and disposition of notes in the chord - on >all chords with more than three notes. He does this >even on four-note chords that could easily have been >blocked using the ring finger. I make a real effort >not use the ring finger in Kapsberger's music because >I find that it has a huge effect on the interpretation >and sound of the music. I don't remember what >Piccinini specifies, but the three-finger approach >seems to work pretty well for everything I've played >by him, too. > > In general, other than the case of Kapsberger, I >try not to be too pedantic about it. I think right >hand fingering for theorbo needs to be the most >flexible and indiosyncratic approaches to a lute >instrument - just look at how many times you end up >using the index or even ring finger on the strong >beat! > > >Chris > > >--- Nigel Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have been following the thread of how lute > > technique changed over the > > years to suit new instruments and fashion. Does this > > mean we should not > > use the same right hand technique to play the > > theorbo (chitaronne) > > pieces by Piccinini as for De Viséé over a century > > later, even though > > virtually the same instrument is being played? > > > > Nigel > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/785 - Release Date: 5/2/2007 >2:16 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
