I suppose to the three hypotheses, mentioned in my previous message,
I should add something about the apparent success of demi-filé,
probably around the same time that swannecks became popular.
There are arguments about whether the extension on swan-necked lutes
had pure gut or demifilé, or
Benjamin Narvey schrieb:
Dear Mathias,
It's interesting you say that. I'd be curious to know what you and
other people on this list think about the differences
(advantages/disadvantages) between rider lutes and swan neck lutes. I
think the main difference between these lute types
Dear Benjamin and Markus
Le 14 janv. 09 à 10:49, Markus Lutz a écrit :
Miguel has told me something about different barring of French
eleven course lutes and later baroque lutes. So that might also be
a difference of sound. Maybe others can say something on that.
Unfortunately I also
Dear Mathias,
It's interesting you say that. I'd be curious to know what you and
other people on this list think about the differences
(advantages/disadvantages) between rider lutes and swan neck lutes. I
think the main difference between these lute types is one of balance
vs.
David Rastall dlu...@verizon.net schrieb:
In some music I've been playing recently (Losy, Lauffensteiner) which
was written for 11-c, I'm very glad to have that open B-flat
available on my 13-c. It does make life a lot easier.
Lauffensteiner's lute assumedly had 12 courses as evidenced by
Benjamin Narvey luthi...@gmail.com schrieb:
It's interesting you say that. I'd be curious to know what you and
other people on this list think about the differences
(advantages/disadvantages) between rider lutes and swan neck lutes.
As far as I can see, the only proper advantage of
century til now
as something -so- difficult is really 'bad for business'.
Sterling
Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: 11 or 13
Sterling, you are right in saying that more basses make things easier.
At least in some respects: You can play some of the notes with a bass and
doesn't have to stop
Hi Theo,
you can play many Weiss pieces on an 11 course lute - and many of them
had been intended for it. The later ones might be sometimes a little bit
tricky, as the added basses give more freedom for the leading voices.
But on the other side: If some guitarist can play these pieces on 6
Swan necks for continuo seems reasonable IMHO. More omph for the bass
register is the only advantage of that type as far as I can see.
Mathias
Markus Lutz mar...@gmlutz.de schrieb:
Hi Theo,
you can play many Weiss pieces on an 11 course lute - and many of them
had been intended for it. The
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In fact they are easier to be played. More basses - more problems with the
thumb ;-). And there is plenty of good music for it (beside French music
Austrian, Bohemian, German etc.).
Best regards
Markus
I disagree with this-I have always contended that more
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