Thanks, Roman... That sounds right to me. I really have enjoyed renaissance lute over the past couple decades, and I'll always play it. But one of the reasons I want to "go baroque" (besides liking the sound, music, and wanting to explore further, etc...) is because it does seem less laborious. It is kind of like when I play the 10-course lute for a couple hours, and then after getting tired, I pull out the mountain dulcimer or hurdy gurdy and they are just SO much easier to make music with, requiring so much less effort. Of course, I am NOT comparing the baroque lute to those instruments. It's probably going to fall someplace in between? :-) I've played a lot of 10-course music in "transitional tunings" and have found it less laborious...
----- Original Message ---- From: Roman Turovsky <r.turov...@gmail.com> To: sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com>; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; brentlynk <brentl...@bellsouth.net> Sent: Sun, July 17, 2011 11:30:52 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Mace no, baroque lute requires a lot less physical labor: fewer notes, more space between them. RT ----- Original Message ----- From: "brentlynk" <brentl...@bellsouth.net> To: "sterling price" <spiffys84...@yahoo.com>; <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:26 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Mace > Hi, Sterling and Ed, > > Part of me wants to believe you when you say baroque lute is easier, and I > do > recall having read that...the chords do seem easier than chord fingerings > in > renaissance tuning. However, part of me is wondering if you are kidding > me? :-) > If you are, I think it's great and I don't mind a bit... > > Warm regards, > Brent > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Sent: Sun, July 17, 2011 1:19:58 AM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Mace > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Mace > > You couldn't get better encouragement than from Mace. He tells how > 'easy' the Baroque lute is compared to those of the past. > > Good luck. > > > Mace is absolutely right about this. Much easier.... > > -Sterling Price > > > > > > > > > On Jul 17, 2011, at 2:25 AM, brentlynk wrote: > > I am just about to get started on the baroque lute and any informed > guidance > will be welcomed and appreciated... > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > [1]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ > [2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ > 2. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
