[LUTE] Zaragoza

2009-07-09 Thread Bernd Haegemann
Lute player in the main altar of the Basílica del Pilar: http://www.lute-academy.be/docstore/mr093.jpg (file size ca. 2 MB) B To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: octave stringing - historical references ?

2009-07-09 Thread R. Mattes
On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:19:56 -0700, David Tayler wrote [snip] Doublings were not limited to octaves. We have numerous examples of string instruments such as the renaissance hammer dulcimer in fifths and fourths. Now that sounds interesting: do you have any sources for this (tuning of

[LUTE] Re: octave stringing - historical references ?

2009-07-09 Thread David Tayler
Here is one place that has a trove of info and is a really cool site [1]http://tinyurl.com/DulcimerHistory I think the tuning refernce is in Mersenne but I don't have Mersenne at home, so I will put it on the to do list. dt At 07:47 AM 7/9/2009, you wrote: On Wed, 08 Jul

[LUTE] Test

2009-07-09 Thread Rainer
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[LUTE] Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread Jerzy Zak
What is an Erzlaute? The other instruments pecified on the page are organ, harpsichord, violins, cello, guitar, theorbE. jz ___ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread David Tayler
Archlute dt At 11:29 AM 7/9/2009, you wrote: What is an Erzlaute? The other instruments pecified on the page are organ, harpsichord, violins, cello, guitar, theorbE. jz ___ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread Lex van Sante
Surely the contraption implied was the ever so popular Schwanzenklavier, also revered by John Noland and Sylvius Leopold Schweiss. :-) Op 10 jul 2009, om 00:03 heeft Roman Turovsky het volgende geschreven: I think it is a contraption that inserts a metal platelet between hammers and

[LUTE] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread Jerzy Zak
Oh well, I remember it from my school years, …hm. I thought it was an eastern/communistic miserable licence for a substitute of harpsichord, at most good for a cabaret. Now!, I see, it has it's class and composers. Tomorrow we'll need a true replica ;-)) j _ On 2009-07-10, at 00:03,

[LUTE] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread Roman Turovsky
And in the case of Eisler and Dessau it can be positively classy, especially when Gisela May sung to such an accompaniment. RT From: Jerzy Zak jurek...@gmail.com Oh well, I remember it from my school years, …hm. I thought it was an eastern/communistic miserable licence for a substitute of

[LUTE] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread Roman Turovsky
I think it is a contraption that inserts a metal platelet between hammers and strings, and creates a sort of a whorehouse harpsichord. It was much loved by both Dessau and Eisler. RT (fan of both) - Original Message - From: Jerzy Zak jurek...@gmail.com To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu List

[LUTE] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread Lex van Sante
Anyway, legend it has that the Right Honourable Dr. John Noland took part in a performance of the justly famous Ben Webster play: The Honest Whore in which he took the Schwanzenklavier to the utter limits of its possibilities. Cheers! Lex Op 10 jul 2009, om 00:33 heeft Roman Turovsky het

[LUTE] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-09 Thread Jerzy Zak
Quite possible!, must find some recordings, seriously. … OK, just recent historical music ;)) J On 2009-07-10, at 00:33, Roman Turovsky wrote: And in the case of Eisler and Dessau it can be positively classy, especially when Gisela May sung to such an accompaniment. RT From: Jerzy