Dear colleagues,
I do not pretending to be an expert or merely theorbo master, but would
like to say that theorbo (even my, which is honestly not the best one)
is loud enough with proper technique. I do not suffer playing this way.
Thanks to may teachers, Evangelina Mascardi and Xavier Diaz-Latorre who
showed me correct sound production and explained how to teach myself
this way. Also I do not fighting against a band, I'm observing time and
tessitura to be built in music, to support the band and to be audible
(thanks to my composition studies for that).
Obviously, if you play with modern orchestra with 16 I violins and
brass, theorbo is useless and there is no sence to enforce lutes for
that purpose. If one plays with big period orchestra one theorbo is not
enough, 2-3 axes of lutes plus harps makes effect if everyone plays
with correct technique. That is historical evidence.
Below is the proof. Days ago I played in ballet at the Hermitage
theater. The band is small and I am single theorbist. There was no
amplifier, there was no mic close to the theorbo, only distance mics.
Be the way, I do not use the nails on right hand. Lute starts to play
on about 13 min. Tell me, is it still not enough? Your experience is
more rich than mine and most of you know more than me, so I would be
glad to get your comments If I'm wrong. I would like to be better!
(Sorry, webcast was only in a Facebook, but Fb haters can watch without
logging in)
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Sincerely,
Konstantin
òÃ, 9 þúÃ. 2018 ó. ò 0:42, Ron Andrico
<[2]praelu...@hotmail.com>:
For what it's worth, an increasing number do not.
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of John Lenti <[5]johnle...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 8, 2018 8:39 PM
To: howard posner; lutelist Net
Subject: [LUTE] Re: electric theorbo
Oh god, I didn't think anyone looked at that magazineâ¦..
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Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 10:32:35 PM
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Subject: [LUTE] electric theorbo
On 04/10/2013 07:17, John Lenti wrote:
> Speaking as a full-time theorbo player, I feel that I can
say with
some authority that the theorbo cannot be held comfortably by
anyone
ever. What you do is you play near the bridge and suffer, pop
some
Advil, suffer some more, pop a Demerol, more massage, claw at
the
strings nearish the bridge, Demerol, suffer, stretch, suffer,
take a
month off, and then start over. The theorbo is out to get you,
and
it
will win.
I bring up John's memorable (and, alas, accurate) 5-year-old
remarks
because the current issue of Early Music America has a feature
story
on
the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, which includes a picture of him
playing
a concerto for electric theorbo, an instrument I had never
imagined,
but which looks like John's ergonomic dream instrument. On
to
victory...
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