On 04/06/2015 10:15, David van Ooijen wrote: I add a bass of sorts (simple, drone like, non-harmonic yet supportive if this makes sense) and improvise continuo: no thirds (or few thirds), imitations of phrase-endings (often overlapping), instrumental intreludes based upon the vocal line, but freely embellished/changed/improvised. I like to take Andrew Lawrence King and friend's accompaniments of the repertoire as an example. Listen for example to the CD Proensa with Paul Hillier. I don't know if it's authentic, but I do know it's convincing. David
Very interesting David! Stuart ******************************* David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* On 4 June 2015 at 10:40, WALSH STUART <[3]s.wa...@ntlworld.com> wrote: Hello Lutekin! What plucked instrument would be appropriate for accompanying the works of Bernard de Ventadorn? Thanks in advance, Edward Yong Gittern, citole..... But I wonder what an accompaniment would be. A 'mere' drone? Can't be major or minor chords! Random fourths and fifths? A counter melody? Stuart ======== tou%to ylektroniko'n taxudromei'on ek ei'Fwnou emeu% epe'mfthy. Hae litterae electronicae ab iPhono missae sunt. iPhone._ This e-mail was sent from my iPhone. To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html . --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. [5]https://www.avast.com/antivirus __________________________________________________________________ [6]Avast logo This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. [7]www.avast.com -- References 1. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com 2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. mailto:s.wa...@ntlworld.com 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html 5. https://www.avast.com/antivirus 6. https://www.avast.com/antivirus 7. https://www.avast.com/antivirus