[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

2013-08-05 Thread tom
From: Edward Mast Subject: [LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness > Disdain for either early or later music is foolish... I agree! I like and play many kinds of music. There have been times when I listened to something TRYI

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

2013-08-05 Thread tom
From: Bruno Correia Subject: [LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness Dear Tom, I play mostly solo and in duo, that's not just because I like it but above all for financial reasons. Sure, a big ensemble will appeal to

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

2013-08-05 Thread Edward Mast
Disdain for either early or later music is foolish. Duke Ellington is reputed to have said: "There are only two kinds of music; good music and bad music". Playing early music on recorders and later music on the cello, I feel fortunate to have playing access to both Dufay and Dvorak. Ned

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

2013-08-05 Thread Bruno Correia
Dear Tom, I play mostly solo and in duo, that's not just because I like it but above all for financial reasons. Sure, a big ensemble will appeal to more people, however, who's going to pay the bill? Some on this board have even put forth the notion that "duos don't draw audienc

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

2013-08-05 Thread Stephen Fryer
On 05/08/2013 11:54 AM, t...@heartistrymusic.com wrote: The attitude of violinists, etc. who prefer Brahms seems to be one of disdain for EM. Of course, as one who prefers EM, I feel the same way about Brahms, etc. We used to have a small EM ensemble here, mostly because we enjoyed g

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness (but re guitar exams)

2013-08-05 Thread Mark Seifert
Thank you for the exceptionally deep and interesting info, Howard. I haven't yet listened to or opened my Teaching Co. Goldberg course on the Beethoven Piano Concertos, so I'm reserving judgement. Didn't list Lizst because that peripatetic peacock pianist is supposedly the originat

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

2013-08-05 Thread tom
Back to the original premise: > The problem is lack of support - if not outright > hostility - from the "mainstream" classical music establishment. > While my perception of what I and other early music performers do > is that we play classical music, many, many "offic

[LUTE] Re: home recording

2013-08-05 Thread Rafael Muñoz Rodríguez
Dear David and Stephen, thank you very much for the information. Rafael __ De: Stephen Kenyon Para: Rafael Munoz Rodriguez CC: "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" Enviado: Domingo 4 de agosto de 2013 16:41 Asunto:

[LUTE] English translation of Crecquillon song

2013-08-05 Thread Helen Atkinson
Hello Does anyone have a translation for 'Quand me souvient de ma tristresse'? I have a singer's grasp of its meaning - and it's not good enough to grace a programme! Many thanks Helen -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute