Joe Pass, one of my all-time heroes and sources of inspiration. He
apparently spend some time in rehab and came out with a 'new' idea:
melody, harmony and bass all in one guitar. Listen to his Virtuoso
1,
2, 3 and 4 (yes, four albums, and all four on YouTube) and you'll
know
what to aim for in your solo playing, whether it be Francesco,
Dowland,
Weiss or Britten. And then his sensitivity in accompanying singers
...
And, as a special treat for the Early Music Brigade, there's his
'acoustic' (non-amplified jazz guitar) Gershwin recording with Oscar
Peterson on clavichord. Do read the sleeve notes of that album on
how
Oscar Peterson came to the clavichord.
Enjoy!
David
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On 7 December 2013 19:06, Alain Veylit <[3]al...@signtracks.com>
wrote:
Actually, beyond the voice/guitar duets, the amazing opening
solo
pieces by Joe Pass - to me - are very reminiscent of the style
of
lute
playing during the early Baroque:
* They are based on popular songs
* They mix counterpoint and passagii- like Kaspberger or
Laurencini
for instance
* They mix techniques -- Joe discretely puts the pick in his
mouth
and takes it out in the middle of a piece, just as
lutenists
would
switch thumb under and thumb over in the middle of a piece
* They make use of basso continuo technique and are
semi-improvisational in nature
* They are virtuoso pieces meant for just one guy with a not
so
loud
instrument to capture the attention of the audience
Granted Joe's lute is flatter and is missing a few strings, but
his
passion to create his own instruments is also in keeping with
Piccinini's experimentations in lute design. So sometimes the
past may
be in front of our eyes. IMO, every lute learning course should
include
improvisation techniques based on the contemporary repertoire,
the
inclusion of several right-hand techniques, and an emphasis
that
musicality comes first. Finally, of course, it should teach
each
player
to develop their own style and character, because no one good
player
plays like the other guys. Play your lute like Joe Pass plays
his
guitar and then who will care what instrument you play...
On 12/07/2013 05:57 AM, Edward Mast wrote:
Thank you, Alain. This is music and playing/singing of the highest
level.
Ned
On Dec 6, 2013, at 6:13 PM, Alain Veylit wrote:
There is much to learn about lute songs in this video:
[1][4]http://www.youtube.com
/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZzMRwBIzLJA
Just a passing comment...
Alain
On 12/06/2013 02:23 PM, Dan Winheld wrote:
My most recent lute student originally came to me for lessons on how
to
play lut
e music in his beautiful Taylor steel-string guitar. Fine with me, I
have a 7 st
ring, steel string guitar on which I rarely play anything but lute
music (a chea
p Orpharion substitute). However, he fell so in love with the lute
that
he now h
as one being built and plays a rental in the meantime. We had
exactly
two lesson
s just on guitars. Hell, he forced me to switch over from teaching
him
lute musi
c on guitar to just plain old lute lessons on lute.
Brohinsky nailed it all rather well. Scheidler, the last documented
professional
lute player, played the emerging classical guitar as well as the
obsolescing Ba
roque lute and bassoon. Had to make a living. So do a lot of us,
still.
I believe it was Willy Nelson who once said "It's all one song"- (or
maybe it's
the way he sings- :-) )
Dan
On 12/6/2013 2:05 PM, howard posner wrote:
I think you're veering a bit far from the definition of "force," but
OK.
On Dec 6, 2013, at 2:00 PM, William Brohinsky
[2]<[5]tiorbin...@gmail.com> wrote:
Ernesto said:
Generally speaking, we want to get more guitarists into the lute,
not
the other
way around, isn't it?
yes, someone expressed that idea.
On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 4:09 PM, howard posner
[3]<[6]howardpos...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
On Dec 6, 2013, at 12:52 PM, William Brohinsky
[4]<[7]tiorbin...@gmail.com> wrote:
I have to admit to not understanding the idea that the purpose of
the
list or of
lutenists should be to try to force people's direction one way or
the
other.
I don't think anyone has actually expressed that idea.
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