[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Phalese
In einer eMail vom 10.10.2006 03:26:33 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not much HIP there, but it sure was hip. Eugene I agree I have the box set with the King Henry's Madrigal. Probably a Jethro Tull plays Dowland, without absolutely any attempt at being

[LUTE] Re: Karamazov and Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Phalese
In einer eMail vom 10.10.2006 05:17:11 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: have just come home from the Karamazov/Sting gig here in NYC, and it was EXCELLENT. Karamazov on 3 DOUBLESTRUNG archlutes and an 8course, and Sting on a singlestrung archlute Live does sound

[LUTE] Re: Terzi and hip

2006-10-10 Thread LGS-Europe
I am also not a judge to stand over them, he can do what he pleases, I am more interested in the reaction of players and listeners to this whole thing as a way of seeing where lute playing is at the moment. The CD disqualifies itself at least to my ears through musical and not authentic

[LUTE] Re: Terzi and hip

2006-10-10 Thread bill kilpatrick
excellent - that's you and bill wyman, right? ___ All new Yahoo! Mail The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use. - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html To get on

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
Yesterday Sting was neither off tune nor out of tempo. RT - Original Message - From: Francesco Tribioli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 5:54 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting ...To sing out of tune or out of tempo is wrong,

[LUTE] Re: Terzi and hip

2006-10-10 Thread Phalese
In einer eMail vom 10.10.2006 11:25:27 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No hip-police out there with a comment on this? I hope I don't get thrown out of the force :) Sounds good, pity Sting didn't give either of you a ring. Sorry to dissapoint, but what my ears

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread gary digman
- Original Message - From: David Rastall : Those who claim to know what is authentic, and who see themselves as the sole arbiters of taste in early music, would do well to consider what happened the last time their oh-so-precious historical principles were applied for real, back in

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread lautenist
Actually I already suggested to my Duo-Partner to start an action A tribute to Sting for lutenists and to perform hits by Police and Sting on Lute(s). I would offer to collect all contributions :) Best wishes Thomas Yesterday Sting was neither off tune nor out of tempo. RT Pheewww! What a

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Phalese
In einer eMail vom 10.10.2006 13:40:02 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Actually I already suggested to my Duo-Partner to start an action A tribute to Sting for lutenists and to perform hits by Police and Sting on Lute(s). I would offer to collect all

[LUTE] Back to music, maybe?

2006-10-10 Thread Luca Manassero
Dear all, while is surely interesting to see how much passion can be poured in such an irrelevant (for us) marketing issue, do you see any chance to get back to music discussions or is this list going to be talking about Sting ONLY forever? ;-) Luca To get on or off this

[LUTE] Re: Back to music, maybe?

2006-10-10 Thread Rob Dorsey
Luca, To paraphrase the late and malevolently great Darth Vader Luke, never underestimate the dork side of the force. I reckon many on the list are actually closet rockers and Sting let them down. Best, Rob Dorsey http://RobDorsey.com -Original Message- From: Luca Manassero

[LUTE] Re: Loves Constancy

2006-10-10 Thread Gordon Callon
There is a basic keyboard-style realization of the thoroughbass in my edition, pp. 30-34. For a citation of the book, see: http://ace.acadiau.ca/score/gjc/home.htm#CallonSchol OR http://www.severinus.co.uk/edittext.htm#lanier It may be in a academic library. [I get no royalty, so feel free to

[LUTE] Re: Loves Constancy

2006-10-10 Thread LGS-Europe
There is a basic keyboard-style realization of the thoroughbass in my edition, pp. 30-34. For a citation of the book, see: http://ace.acadiau.ca/score/gjc/home.htm#CallonSchol OR http://www.severinus.co.uk/edittext.htm#lanier It may be in a academic library. And in mine. Comes

[LUTE] Re: Back to music, maybe?

2006-10-10 Thread Kay Lay
Yeah, I'm new to this list and all this Sting talk is causing me to ignore almost every message entirely. Teach me about luteness! To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Angelique (olim Another Theorbo Question)

2006-10-10 Thread Mathias Rösel
If you say, however, angeliques are compound instruments, consisting of lute bodies, theorboed necks, and harp tunings, I should NOT dissent, that is. -- Best, Mathias -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Sting pool-A list and then some

2006-10-10 Thread Stuart LeBlanc
How about these numbers: http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GBword1=Lutenists+for+Stingword2= Lutenists+against+Sting -Original Message- From: Sal Salvaggio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:13 PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Sting

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Howard Posner
Those who claim to know what is authentic, and who see themselves as the sole arbiters of taste in early music, would do well to consider what happened the last time their oh-so-precious historical principles were applied for real What happened was that the lute held a dominant position in

[LUTE] Re: Back to music, maybe?

2006-10-10 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 09:32 AM 10/10/2006, Kay Lay wrote: Yeah, I'm new to this list and all this Sting talk is causing me to ignore almost every message entirely. Teach me about luteness! Feel free to ask something about luteness. I'd bet you'll get reply. Eugene To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Too soft to live, was The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Caroline Usher
At 06:24 AM 10/10/2006, gary digman wrote: I think the lute died for the same reason all the soft voiced insturments died, i.e. the plucked keyboards (spinets, clavichords, harpsichords, etc), the violas da gamba, and at the same time. When the concert hall was invented in the early 18th century,

[LUTE] Re: Back to music, maybe?

2006-10-10 Thread David Rastall
On Oct 10, 2006, at 9:32 AM, Kay Lay wrote: Yeah, I'm new to this list and all this Sting talk is causing me to ignore almost every message entirely. Teach me about luteness! Oh, I think there's a bit to be learned about luteness from reading those Sting discussions... ;-) Here's a lesson

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Caroline Usher
At 06:36 AM 10/10/2006, Francesco Tribioli wrote: I've decided: I'll remove all my octaves, and double strings, and gut strings. I'll get an archlute and will try the pop lutenist career. Perhaps Mark and me could found a new group named The HIP Police and the repertoire will be Sting music

[LUTE] Re: Sting

2006-10-10 Thread David M Eisenberg
All - We may all end up in agreement that Sting's Dowland is not of the highest musical standard. But for heaven's sake, this morning Sting was on the Today Show (one of America's most popular TV shows), pitching John Dowland. Has any Renaissance composer ever enjoyed this kind of exposure?

[LUTE] Re: Too soft to live, was The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 11:19 AM 10/10/2006, Caroline Usher wrote: At 06:24 AM 10/10/2006, gary digman wrote: I think the lute died for the same reason all the soft voiced insturments died, i.e. the plucked keyboards (spinets, clavichords, harpsichords, etc), the violas da gamba, and at the same time. When the

[LUTE] too soft?

2006-10-10 Thread ConoS
In a message dated 10/10/06 8:22:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But the guitar survived, and it did not become a concert-hall instrument until the 20th century.- There's a massive amount of chamber music from the 19th century.- Why couldn't the lute have continued equally with the guitar

[LUTE] [Re: Too soft to live, was The last word goes to Sting]

2006-10-10 Thread Doctor Oakroot
Whoops. Forgot to press Reply-All. Now I remember why I never post to this list. Original Message Subject: Re: [LUTE] Too soft to live, was The last word goes to Sting From:Doctor Oakroot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:Tue, October 10,

[LUTE] Re: Wendy Carlos -- Lute Innovation

2006-10-10 Thread Christopher Schaub
Ummm, Wendy Carlos' Switched on Bach is an amazing recording, not lame, period. I'll bet very few virtuoso Bach curators/specialists could pull it off on a MOOG synthesizer. The MOOG is very primitive by today's standards, and it's amazing that she could pull off anything close to that recording.

[LUTE] Re: Wendy Carlos -- Lute Innovation

2006-10-10 Thread Howard Posner
On Tuesday, Oct 10, 2006, at 09:05 America/Los_Angeles, Christopher Schaub wrote: Wendy Carlos' Switched on Bach is an amazing recording, not lame, period. I'll bet very few virtuoso Bach curators/specialists could pull it off on a MOOG synthesizer. The MOOG is very primitive by today's

[LUTE] Re: Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Sorry, I can't help flogging this dead horse. I heard a feed of the Sting appearance on the Today show. He sang Come Again and I have to say it sounded MUCH better live than on the recording. The lute unfortunately sounded worse, but a TV studio was never the best place for an instrument to

[LUTE] Re: Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Jo . Luedtke
Dear Alfonso and all, Alfonso Marin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: [snip] Initially, before listening to the CD, I was very curious about the whole project and I really trusted that at least an interesting musical result would come out of it. I am now very disappointed by the

[LUTE] Re: Karamazov and Sting

2006-10-10 Thread chriswilke
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think in the end the big Lute Boom will not come about through this CD, because in the end the lute doesn't sound anything like a lute on the CD. Most non-musicians can not distinguish, or even care to distinguish, the difference between the sound of a modern

[LUTE] Re: Wendy Carlos -- Lute Innovation

2006-10-10 Thread Michael Fink
I agree that Walter/Wendy Carlos's original SO-B record was epoch-making -- literally! It kicked off a whole slew of synthesized recordings of classical music, most notably Tomita's series and Carlos's own later recordings. I have just completed 5 years of the same sort of arranging resulting in

[LUTE] Re: Wendy Carlos -- Lute Innovation

2006-10-10 Thread Howard Posner
On Tuesday, Oct 10, 2006, at 10:35 America/Los_Angeles, Michael Fink wrote: BTW, I am the composer/arranger of Monteverdiana and very honored that the LAGQ recorded it during their Delos years. I would like to know which LP contains other Monteverdi tracks. I checked the listing for SO-B

[LUTE] Re: Angelique (olim Another Theorbo Question)

2006-10-10 Thread chriswilke
--- Mathias Rösel [EMAIL PROTECTED] As for this initial question, we've now reached the point where the _tessiture_ are compared: e'-C (angelique) vs. d'-C (lesser, or French, theorbo). No, as I mentioned in my last message, the range of the open strings is _exactly_ the same. Not just

[LUTE] Re: Karamazov and Sting

2006-10-10 Thread JCetra
Dear All: What I'm interested in is whether the next time one of us HIPsters does a Dowland concert, any more people show up as a result of Sting stirring the waters. Cheers, Jim -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Wendy Carlos -- Lute Innovation

2006-10-10 Thread Howard Posner
Since I seem to have set at least one person searching, I should correct my earlier post: the Carlos 2nd Brandenburg was on the By Request album. The Well-Tempered Synthesizer had the 4th Brandenburg. I know there's also a complete set of Carlos Brandenburgs, but I don't know if he did them

[LUTE] Today Show

2006-10-10 Thread Robert Clair
A video is at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12065856/ Look under Tuesday's Videos for a link Sting on his new album Those who haven't had their minimum daily requirement of schlock will appreciate the candles. As Dan said, they do Come again. Sting plays his single-strung whatever, Edin

[LUTE] *Musical Air India Disaster*

2006-10-10 Thread Benjamin Narvey
Dear All, An American musician friend has just sent this story to me from today's New York Times, which recounts the terrible recent saga of a musician (trumpet) trying to get his instrument on board a flight from Paris to New York in this time of heightened airport security... Lutenists

[LUTE] Hip and Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Stuart, Don't tempt me ... There once was a singer called Sting, Whose archlute was covered in bling. He liked it that way, It was easy to play, 'Cos each course had got only one string. There once was a fellow called Sting. In the pop music world, he was King. He said with a smile, As his

[LUTE] Re: Hip and Sting

2006-10-10 Thread chriswilke
--- Stewart McCoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't think of any words which rhyme with Karamazov. How 'bout get your rocks off?...knock your socks off? Chris __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
Nobody here (apart from Sting) is claiming to have the ultimate way. I think if I say a single strung archlute is the wrong instrument for performing this music in a HIP way, then until someone can give me evidence that such an instrument existed then I am not being elitest or purist.

[LUTE] Re: Karamazov and Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
have just come home from the Karamazov/Sting gig here in NYC, and it was EXCELLENT. Karamazov on 3 DOUBLESTRUNG archlutes and an 8course, and Sting on a singlestrung archlute Live does sound much better and quite diferant to the CD. I also know that he now uses double strung instruments

[LUTE] Re: Terzi and hip

2006-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: No hip-police out there with a comment on this? I hope I don't get thrown out of the force :) Sounds good, pity Sting didn't give either of you a ring. Wrong league. rubato at all the difficult parts and bad ensemble playing on Mr. Stings CD. If he uses a single string

[LUTE] Re: Terzi and hip

2006-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: No hip-police out there with a comment on this? I hope I don't get thrown out of the force :) Sounds good, pity Sting didn't give either of you a ring. Or a snuffbox. RT To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: The last word goes to Sting

2006-10-10 Thread Phalese
In einer eMail vom 11.10.2006 04:48:49 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Andrew Lawrence-King has been sticking his double-harp everywhere he could, including Biber. Go bark up that tree. RT I am not an expert on historical harps and maybe a double-harp is not

[LUTE] Besser als jeder andere

2006-10-10 Thread Phalese
Hi, forget about the A, B and other lists we now have the official view from the DG magazine KlassikAkzente Edin Karamasow, 41, spielt Laute. Besser als jeder andere und vornehmlich mit Andreas Scholl. http://www.klassikakzente.de/edin_karamazov_die_laute_aus_dem_labyrinth_114921.jsp