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) [1]https://www.facebook.com/baroque4you/videos/551180878677128/?__xts__ [0]=68.ARC_yp_WNftrYVq_uOl0-j9Xxr6QaquBSFdwNY5szs4Gvtf_vuAAc8QYfufygVhw VPxYsXRSZgARlk-cUmiT--7f7m5tgoss7DzJ071sjGrf27nM8prkEzpKc6CfXymPj2EnyRD vpdjtzES2kW01YQ1Gh7UWjPvuINA4-uZMGbJB2YIQVGZp3YE&__tn__=H-R 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. __________________________________________________________________ From: [3]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <[4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf 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¦.. Sent from [1]Mail for Windows 10 __________________________________________________________________ From: [6]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <[7]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of howard posner <[8]howardpos...@ca.rr.com> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 10:32:35 PM To: lutelist Net 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... To get on or off this list see list information at [2][9]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. [1][10]https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986 2. [2][11]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. [12]https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986 2. [13]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. https://www.facebook.com/baroque4you/videos/551180878677128/?__xts__[0]=68.ARC_yp_WNftrYVq_uOl0-j9Xxr6QaquBSFdwNY5szs4Gvtf_vuAAc8QYfufygVhwVPxYsXRSZgARlk-cUmiT--7f7m5tgoss7DzJ071sjGrf27nM8prkEzpKc6CfXymPj2EnyRDvpdjtzES2kW01YQ1Gh7UWjPvuINA4-uZMGbJB2YIQVGZp3YE&__tn__=H-R 2. mailto:praelu...@hotmail.com 3. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 4. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 5. mailto:johnle...@hotmail.com 6. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 7. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 8. mailto:howardpos...@ca.rr.com 9. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 10. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986 11. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 12. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986 13. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html