Oh, yeah, that!A And that!!A If the meal is your choice, don't be shy about picking the most expensive and delectable. Chris. On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Ed Durbrow <[1]edurb...@gmail.com> wrote:
I concur with every thing Christopher said and would just add: enjoy yourself! and don't be to disappointed if it seems nobody is listening (someone, at some level, always is). Personally, I think it helps to play as large a variety as possible. If I imagine myself inside a listener's head, who is hearing an unfamiliar instrument for the first time, it all sounds pretty much the same after a while. Hope they are throwing in a free meal too. :-) On Jun 21, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Christopher Stetson <[2]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote: > A Hi, Edward and all, > A Personally, I doubt if anyone who just happens to decide to go to that > A restaurant will know whether you're playing Italian music or English.A > A It depends on the clientele, however.A A Are there a lot of early music > A aficionados in town?A A Will your performance be advertised, and might > A that attract some knowledgeable friends?A A If you have enough Italian > A repertoire, why not go authentic anyway (and don't forget that > A Greensleeves is a setting of the Romanesca).A A On the other hand, so > A much of the late 16th century repertoire is truly international, IMO.A > A From a cost-benefit standpoint (the third hand), how much will you get > A for the gig?A A If nothing or tips, I'd say definitely 58 pieces.A > A Heck, bring it all and decide after you get the feel of the place. > A BTW, where is this restaurant?A A I'd love toA play there with my > A mandolin trio! > A Best to all, and keep playing, > A Chris. > > A On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Edward C. Yong > A <[1][3]edward.y...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A A Hi fellow lutenetters! > A A So I've been asked to do an Italian restaurant gig in July, two sets > A A of thirty minutes each. > A A Should I bother selecting Italian music appropriate for a specific > A A time period - e.g. dances from Negri and Caroso? Or should I just > A A play through '58 Very Easy Pieces for Renaissance Lute'? > A A Does anyone else get into these struggles for 'authenticity'? I > A A doubt anyone would even notice if I played an all-English repertoire > A A of Greensleeves, Packington's Pound, and Fortune my Foe on repeat, > A A but I'd like to be a bit better than that. > A A Edward Chrysogonus Yong > A A [2][4]edward.y...@gmail.com > A A To get on or off this list see list information at > A A [3][5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > A -- > > References > > A 1. mailto:[6]edward.y...@gmail.com > A 2. mailto:[7]edward.y...@gmail.com > A 3. [8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [9]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch [10]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow [11]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- -- References 1. mailto:edurb...@gmail.com 2. mailto:christophertstet...@gmail.com 3. mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com 4. mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 6. mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com 7. mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 9. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch 10. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow 11. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/