Well, we should have had it here already 6 hours and 8 minutes ago... ;) Arto
On Sat, 21 May 2011 16:58:15 -0400, be...@interlog.com wrote: > What does it matter? The world's going to end in an hour or two > anyhow. I'm putting down the lute and picking up a martini. > > Quoting Monica Hall <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>: > >>> It would do so as soon as it had frets on its neck. >> >> But when did that first happen? >> >> Monica (fretfully). >> >> >>> RT >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> >>> To: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> >>> Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 3:57 PM >>> Subject: [LUTE] Re: two fifteenth century songs arranged by Eric >>> Redlinger >>> >>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Walsh" >>>> <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> >>>> To: "Lute Net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >>>> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 7:36 PM >>>> Subject: [LUTE] two fifteenth century songs arranged by Eric Redlinger >>>> >>>> >>>>> I tried to send this a while ago but it never showed up. Maybe >>>>> someone was censoring my some slightly dodgy tuning. Anyway: here >>>>> is a shot at a couple of arrangements of fifteenth century songs. >>>>> The music is a lot earlier than the earliest known lute music but >>>>> very attractive and not difficult technically. >>>>> >>>>> (Probably the lute should be in some arcane temperament...and >>>>> played with a plectrum etc etc). >>>> >>>> Never mind the tuning - it's nice - but would the lute have been >>>> played polyphonically in the (early) 15th century? >>>> >>>> Monica >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-L_GXq78QY >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Anyone interested can find these ,and similar pieces, here: >>>>> >>>>> http://medievallute.info/pdf/ >>>>> >>>>> In an FAQ, Trystero Montevideo (aka Eric Redlinger - thanks to RT >>>>> for that) says: >>>>> >>>>> .. the elegance of the counterpoint comes through even in a >>>>> simple rendering of these songs, >>>>> and in fact this is the primary reason I have chosen to make them >>>>> available in this (non-historical) way. >>>>> The intabulations included here contain most of the cantus/tenor >>>>> structure and incorporate notes from the >>>>> countertenor when they are "essential" to the flow of the song >>>>> (as in imitative passages, for example).... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Stuart >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >>
