[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Read Lindley's book on lute temperaments if you don't believe me. MH --- On Fri, 6/1/12, howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com wrote: From: howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute... To:

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread Jean-Marie Poirier
A very good read indeed ! Jean-Marie = == En réponse au message du 07-01-2012, 11:03:41 == Read Lindley's book on lute temperaments if you don't believe me. MH --- On Fri, 6/1/12, howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com wrote: From: howard posner

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Incorrect again Howard - he does not say those who use tastini are 'prominent' players as you do (from where do you get this), but that they are foolish. MH --- On Fri, 6/1/12, howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com wrote: From: howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread wikla
I think V. Galilei says something also of this (p. 167 in Carol MacClintock's translation): [...] I can raise or lower the sound produced by the Mezzana struck at the fourth fret as I please, and likewise that of the Tenore struck at the first, and third, and any fret without altering any of the

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread howard posner
On Jan 7, 2012, at 2:09 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: Incorrect again Howard - he does not say those who use tastini are 'prominent' players as you do (from where do you get this), but that they are foolish. You must have missed Jean-Marie's post yesterday, quoting Galilei's Fronimo:

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread Roman Turovsky
Ever heard of IRONY? RT - Original Message - From: howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com To: Baroque lute Dmth baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 11:57 AM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute... On Jan 7, 2012, at

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread howard posner
On Jan 7, 2012, at 2:03 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: Read Lindley's book on lute temperaments if you don't believe me. I have read it, and it's a major reason I don't believe you. Lindley ignores or dismisses nearly all the evidence that contradicts his thesis, often comically. My personal

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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sharp keys seem to work well in d-minor tuned lute...

2012-01-07 Thread wikla
So it seems to be easy to affect to the pitch by the finger pressure, testimoned by our great Vincenco G. himself: Do not believe that such _tastatura_ is difficult to make or to be put to use, but consider it to be easy, Here I strongly agree with VG! ;-) Arto On Sat, 7 Jan 2012 08:05:53

[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-07 Thread Anthony Hind
Thank you all for your responses, and your detailed explanations, Tom. I agree that In fact, that's one reason pitch has risen over the past few hundred years - more string tension = higher volume and brighter sound. Even today some orchestras tune to 442 -444, to take advantage

[LUTE] Ferrabosco - Fuerunt mihi lacrimae

2012-01-07 Thread Anton Höger
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[LUTE] Erbach - Canzona sexti toni

2012-01-07 Thread Anton Höger
Hi, I have uploaded a new Lute Duet for 2 equal lutes (Unisono) - Erbach - Canzona sexti toni --- It's really easy to play. Quasi my first Canzona. Enjoy it Anton P.S.: because this music is very unknown, I have added a mp3 file too for hearing controll. To get on or off this list

[LUTE] Erbach - Canzona sexti toni

2012-01-07 Thread Anton Höger
Hi, I have uploaded a new Lute Duet for 2 equal lutes (Unisono) - Erbach - Canzona sexti toni --- It's really easy to play. Quasi my first Canzona. Enjoy it Anton P.S.: because this music is very unknown, I have added a mp3 file too for hearing controll. To get on or off this list

[LUTE] Gibbons, Orlando - Almaine

2012-01-07 Thread Anton Höger
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[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-07 Thread Gordon Gregory
I don't think it was me made the remarks about tense people tuning sharp, it's not an effect I've noticed. Gordon -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Anthony Hind Sent: 07 January 2012 13:59 To: t...@heartistrymusic.com;

[LUTE] Cantio Sarmatoruthenica LV

2012-01-07 Thread Roman Turovsky
Cantio Sarmatoruthenica LV Dobryj Vechir - http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/audio/359.mp3 http://www.torban.org/sarmatoruthenicae/images/359.pdf a carol for today, eastern-rite Christmas Day. Enjoy. Amitiés, RT To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica LV

2012-01-07 Thread Eugene Kurenko
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[LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica LV

2012-01-07 Thread Stuart Walsh
On 07/01/2012 17:06, Eugene Kurenko wrote: Thanks a lot for this piece, Roman! Here is my vid [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jcprwXHxI4 Merry Christmas!!! Very nice too. Stuart 2012/1/7 Roman Turovsky[2]r.turov...@verizon.net Cantio Sarmatoruthenica LV

[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-07 Thread tom
Thanks Anthony, although it would indeed seem difficult to explain why 433 might be the harmonic frequency of the universe. BTW - they think it's 432 - one vibe-per-second less than your fork. These people have elaborate and mathematical explanations on their

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2012-01-07 Thread Bernd Haegemann
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[LUTE] Re: CDs

2012-01-07 Thread Bernd Haegemann
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[LUTE] 15th century dance: Anello (lute/gittern duo)

2012-01-07 Thread Stuart Walsh
I once went (as a player!) to a day's course on fifteenth century dance. Evidently fifteenth century dance is,or was, contentious - with rival camps interpreting the sparse evidence in different ways. Ian brought along some of his own arrangements although he wanted players to work out their