Perhaps indications of forte and piano, of which many pieces in Gehema and Werl abound (both mss. middle of 17th century), pertain to this? Gehema has French dances with these indications, and if you try, the music will result in utterly pashenat >8) performance.
Mathias "Ron Andrico" <praelu...@hotmail.com> schrieb: > Dear Stewart: > I think I see what you are aiming for. Having no time to do so myself > just now, I suggest a quick scan through some of the contemporary > references to the passions; Thomas Wright's _The Passions of the Minde > in Generall_, where he describes in detail how the passions rule the > humors. Of course, Burton's _Anatomy of Melancholy_ will lead you down > a rambling path to speculative answers. > Instinct and my understanding of context tells me that the reference to > passionate play means to use invention to shape the close with dynamic > contrast. > Best wishes, > Ron Andrico > www.mignarda.com > > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:30:55 +0100 > > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > > From: lu...@tiscali.co.uk > > Subject: [LUTE] Squares in a Treble > > > > Thanks, Dana. An enjoyable tale. :-) > > > > However, I had in mind Tobias Hume, who, for the first couple of bars > of > > his viol piece called "Deth" (no. 12 in _The First Part of Ayres_ > > (London, 1605)), he wrote "Play this pashenat after every straine". > Then > > a bit further on, he cancels it out with "Play this as it stands". In > > other words, as far as Hume is concerned, there are two ways of > > performing a piece: "pashenat", and "as it stands". > > > > Elsewhere he indicates pizzicato - e.g. "your finger as before" - and > > col legno - "Drum this with the backe of your Bow". Such things are > > unfortunately rare, so I would be interested to know of similar > > indications, not just for the lute, but for other instruments too. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Stewart. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us [mailto:dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us] > > Sent: 07 April 2009 00:42 > > To: Lute Net > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Squares in a Treble > > > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009, Stewart McCoy <lu...@tiscali.co.uk> said: > > > > > I wonder what other references there are to passionate play > > > > I am reminded of an incident from my youth, singing in a madrigal > group. > > > > > > We often began practice with a backrub chain and were all good > friends, > > many had dated each other, some were paired for later marriage. > > > > One of the young ladies with whom I was particularly friendly (tho > not > > intimate) attended straight from work, sans music, we shared mine. > She > > being short, and I being tall, she sat in my lap and held the large > > loose-leaf binder while I peered over her shoulder. All was cozy and > > comfy > > for us, and as I was singing bass, she commented on the unexpected > > physical sensation of my resonant middle pressed up to her back and > > bottom. I suppose it might have led to a serious distraction as other > > young ladies might have insisted on trying out this new experience, > but > > the director would have no more of it and insisted on more > conventional > > seating. > > -- > > Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
