[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dutch theorbo painting online

2009-05-09 Thread Lutesoc
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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dutch theorbo painting online

2009-05-09 Thread Martin Eastwell
If I remember correctly, Holbein in The Ambassadors painted a broken string on the octave of the 4th course. One would naturally tend to depict course one as broken, but of course the octave on the 4th course is only a tone below course one. I assume Holbein was showing off his musical knowledge,

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dutch theorbo painting online

2009-05-09 Thread David Rastall
On May 9, 2009, at 4:07 PM, Martin Eastwell wrote: If I remember correctly, Holbein in The Ambassadors painted a broken string on the octave of the 4th course. One would naturally tend to depict course one as broken, but of course the octave on the 4th course is only a tone below course

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Double headed lutes

2009-05-09 Thread Andreas Schlegel
Dear collected wisdom all over the world I made a revision of my list of surviving double headed lutes (dutch paintings...) on http://www.accordsnouveaux.ch/de/Instrumente/Lautentypen/ Lautentypen.html In sector A are well known instruments. My questions concern sector B and C: Who of us

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dutch theorbo painting online

2009-05-09 Thread chriswilke
David, --- On Fri, 5/8/09, David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com wrote: From: David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dutch theorbo painting online To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 5:39 PM On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 11:08 PM,

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dutch theorbo painting online

2009-05-09 Thread howard posner
On May 9, 2009, at 3:12 PM, chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: In all seriousness - WERE there even left handed people around at this time and in this culture? Before my time I'm told, kids in American schools were ALL forced to write with the right hand. Left handedness was not tolerated. This

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dutch theorbo painting online

2009-05-09 Thread David van Ooijen
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 12:12 AM, chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: In all seriousness - WERE there even left handed people around at this time and in this culture? Recorders had double holes at the foot, allowing for dexterity as well as sinister playing. The holes you didn't use had to be filled