Here's my list: 1. Jane Pickering - because it has some simple toys, both parts of nice duets and a mixture of harder solos, and the handwriting is very clear with almost no mistakes 2. Marsh Manuscript - lots of 6 course music and pieces by John Johnson, who I particularly like. 3. Folger "Dowland" Manuscript - the music in this manuscript has clues for the answers to questions about right hand fingering (when to use thumb - index and when to use index - middle) and also which notes to ornament. 4. Bronrgyntyn - this manuscript has the best doodles of all of them. 5. The M. L. Lute Book - there is some really nice music in this manuscript, for 9 and 10 course lutes. If you want to explore the music after Dowland, there are lots of ornaments and right hand fingerings marked. And the manuscripts that I can't wait to spend more time with: Dd. 2.11 - I hope it's ready soon! Dd. 9.33 Nn.6.36 Lord Herbert of Cherbury It's pretty obvious that I love English music. Nancy
Dear all, Though this arises coincidentally from the Passereau question, it's actually been brewing in my head for some time. For a lute student of between 1-3 years what would you suggest are the 5 most important facsimiles to own? I was going to say "have access to" but I feel that any serious player should be starting their own libraries by this time. I'll ask this from the point of view of a renaissance lutenist as well as the baroque players who will have their own lists. I'm not so interested in where they come from --I realize their availability comes and goes-- but from the student/player/historian aspect of learning the lute, its repertory and its place in history. Yes, I know, 5 books is mighty limiting but feel free to add a second 5 books if you need. As I see it every player has to start somewhere. Eventually I plan to tally the results and put a paragraph or 3 in an upcoming LSA Quarterly. And here. Thanks in advance; I look forward to your replies! Sean To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Nancy Carlin Associates P.O. Box 6499 Concord, CA 94524 USA phone 925/686-5800 fax 925/680-2582 web sites - [2]www.nancycarlinassociates.com [3]www.groundsanddivisions.info Representing: FROM WALES - Crasdant & Carreg Lafar, FROM ENGLAND - Jez Lowe & Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, and now representing EARLY MUSIC - The Venere Lute Quartet, The Good Pennyworths & Morrongiello & Young Administrator THE LUTE SOCIETY OF AMERICA web site - [4]http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 2. http://www.nancycarlinassociates.com/ 3. http://www.groundsanddivisions.info/ 4. http://lutesocietyofamerica.org/