Dear Tom,
There's a lot of 16th-century consort music for three instruments - a
good place to start would be to look in Brown's "Instrumental Music
Printed Before 1600." You can play along with any of that repertoire on
the lute if you make your own intabulations. Of course, you can make
relatively free intabulations (as in the Lachrimae), leaving out
unplayable voices and possibly adding new things of your own.
If you're after something more specific, have a look at Vincenzo Ruffo
"La Gamba in Basso e Soprano" - I could well imagine a lute fitting
into the consort in that piece.
Good luck!
Sam
On 9 September 2012 21:34, Edward Mast <[1]nedma...@aol.com> wrote:
Not an answer to your question, but perhaps relevant if playing part
music. When I got back to the lute a few years ago, I went to our
local recorder society meetings to play ensemble music. What I
found is that recorders generally read an octave higher then
notated, so that playing the lute on a top or middle line put me an
octave lower than the recorders, and thus out of place harmonically.
So, I generally ended up on the bottom, or bass line, which is not
the most comfortable area on the lute. Also, when playing music
with longer not values, the lack of sustain of the lute compared to
the recorders bothered me a bit. My solution was to learn to play
the recorder. It sounds as if they could loan you an instrument or
two to learn, and if you learn the fingering for the alto and tenor
you can also play the bass and the soprano. I draw the line at the
crumhorn, however!
On Sep 9, 2012, at 1:12 PM, [2]t...@heartistrymusic.com wrote:
> I have some friends who have had a recorder ensemble for many years.
> Formerly 4 players. They lost one of their main players some years
ago,
> and they would like to re-group as a trio with me playing Renaissance
lute.
> They inherited a fine collection of Renaissance and Baroque
recorders,
> in all sizes including Bass, crumhorns, zincs, and even a sakpipa and
a
> cornemuse from the founder of the ensemble.
> Does anybody have suggestions for composers and / or specific pieces
that
> would fit well with 3 recorders, etc. and lute? Dowland's Lachrimae,
perhaps?
> (I know that's 5 parts - but ... leave one out maybe ... ? )
> Thanks in advance,
> Tom
>
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> Heartistry Music
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