[LUTE] Elementary, my dear Holmes

2010-03-06 Thread Martin Shepherd
I have just gathered that element 112, Copernicum, has the symbol Cn because Cp had already been used for Cassiopeium (71) which is now known as Lutetium. Martin To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Elementary, my dear Holmes

2010-03-06 Thread Matteo Turri
Lutetium from the ancient latin name of Paris, Lutetia. M. On 06/03/2010, Martin Shepherd mar...@luteshop.co.uk wrote: I have just gathered that element 112, Copernicum, has the symbol Cn because Cp had already been used for Cassiopeium (71) which is now known as Lutetium. Martin To get

[LUTE] Lachrimae pavan

2010-03-06 Thread Sauvage Valéry
I commit a non-orthodox and non-hip version of Lachrimae Pavan, using the arrangement by Jamie Holding. Purists, please, don't watch... [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scbY0toLxy0 Val ;-) -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scbY0toLxy0 To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Elementary, my dear Holmes

2010-03-06 Thread Bernd Haegemann
Lutetium from the ancient latin name of Paris, Lutetia. And Paris was the centre of the French lute school! Fascinating! B. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Lachrimae pavan

2010-03-06 Thread Nedmast2
Wonderful! (Though one does begin to miss the lower pitches after a time). Eat your heart out, Tiny Tim! Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Lachrimae pavan

2010-03-06 Thread Daniel Winheld
PARALLEL UNISONS! -But very nice anyway. Four strings is all you need, with enough talent. Thanks, Val. I commit a non-orthodox and non-hip version of Lachrimae Pavan, using the arrangement by Jamie Holding. Purists, please, don't watch... -- To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David Tayler
I have a Caccini instrument which was made for me made for me which is exactly as Chris describes, a large bodied bass lute. I opted for seven courses, although eight or nine seemed like a good idea. I then played around with the tuning for a while, winding up with G single reentrant because

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David Tayler
Also, for those who wish to use a theorbo or archlute, when you have your instrument made, always ask the maker to build it so that it can be 6+8, 7+7 or 8+6. This is very easy to do, and allows you to fret the F sharp in any number of ways. I have the archlute in that configuration, and the

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David van Ooijen
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 8:59 PM, David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I have a Caccini instrument which was made for me made for me which is exactly as Chris describes, a large bodied bass lute. I opted for seven courses, although eight or nine seemed like a good idea. Same story here. I

[LUTE] Intabulation treatises

2010-03-06 Thread Reinier de Valk
Dear all, I am looking for instructions on intabulation techniques. Fronimo and Le Roy's Briefe and Plaine Instruction come to mind immediately, and Grove mentions several other 16th-century treatises. I was wondering, however, if there are any works from later periods, and also

[LUTE] Re: Lachrimae pavan

2010-03-06 Thread Antonio Corona
All right, I will not ... - Original Message From: Sauvage Valéry sauvag...@orange.fr To: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sat, 6 March, 2010 4:13:40 Subject: [LUTE] Lachrimae pavan I commit a non-orthodox and non-hip version of Lachrimae Pavan, using the arrangement by

[LUTE] Re: Lachrimae pavan

2010-03-06 Thread wikla
Cute and beautiful. And Jamie is great! Arto On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:13:40 +0100, Sauvage Valéry sauvag...@orange.fr wrote: I commit a non-orthodox and non-hip version of Lachrimae Pavan, using the arrangement by Jamie Holding. Purists, please, don't watch...

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David Tayler
I think the original article by Harwood, et al., is a pretty thorough study, it just draws the wrong conclusion from its own research by conflating theorbo and chitarrone. Conflating the terms is understandable, because many of the terms were used interchangeably. The big mistake they made was

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread Roman Turovsky
Thankfully we have Renato Meucci to have sorted out the HArwood mess. RT - Original Message - From: David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 7:03 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo I think the original

[LUTE] Re: Lachrimae pavan

2010-03-06 Thread Sauvage Valéry
You're right ! don't ! ;-) V. - Original Message - From: Antonio Corona abcor...@yahoo.com To: Sauvage Valéry sauvag...@orange.fr Cc: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:21 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lachrimae pavan All right, I will not ... -