[LUTE] Belgium - concerts in spring

2015-01-18 Thread Bernd Haegemann
I added 15+ concerts to our agenda http://www.lute-academy.be/xlagenda327-nl/index.php best regards Bernd To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

2015-01-18 Thread howard posner
On Jan 18, 2015, at 5:37 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote: > The issue of voice-leading is important in the identification of which pieces > may or may not have used octave stringing, but it is not a simple matter of > the octaves being constantly present or absent - a good player can emphasize > th

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

2015-01-18 Thread howard posner
On Jan 18, 2015, at 4:14 AM, Monica Hall wrote: > But you will still hear the low G on the 6th course and the falling 7th in > the bass (at least I will) Try playing and singing it. In context, with the middle G completing the run, and singer’s line doing what it does, and the chord beginning

[LUTE] Re: Authorial Control (was: 16th century tuning and stringing)

2015-01-18 Thread Monica Hall
- Original Message - From: "Gary R. Boye" To: Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 2:56 PM Subject: [LUTE] Authorial Control (was: 16th century tuning and stringing) All, I'll throw in one word-of-warning about this subject: We automatically fall into a modern (20th-century) concept wh

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

2015-01-18 Thread Martin Shepherd
Dear Monica, My point was that you don't need to play the strings of a course separately - no need to "eliminate" anything. The secret is in the blend between the lower and upper octaves, which by the way is better if the two strings are roughly the same tension, rather than the typical mode

[LUTE] Authorial Control (was: 16th century tuning and stringing)

2015-01-18 Thread Gary R. Boye
All, I'll throw in one word-of-warning about this subject: We automatically fall into a modern (20th-century) concept where the "author" has absolute control of everything in the book: he (or she, on occasion) writes the music, writes the preface that accompanies it, organizes it all, and tak

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

2015-01-18 Thread Monica Hall
- Original Message - From: "Martin Shepherd" To: Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 1:37 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing A further thought on the issue of evidence from tablature concerning octave stringing: The issue of voice-leading is important in the iden

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

2015-01-18 Thread Martin Shepherd
A further thought on the issue of evidence from tablature concerning octave stringing: The issue of voice-leading is important in the identification of which pieces may or may not have used octave stringing, but it is not a simple matter of the octaves being constantly present or absent - a go

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

2015-01-18 Thread Martin Shepherd
Just to add to the list: Hans Judenkunig (1523) gives tuning instructions which specify octaves on courses 4-6. A facsimile is available online from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek and there is a translation of the instructions in the Lute Society Journal 1972. Martin --- This email has b

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

2015-01-18 Thread Monica Hall
On Jan 17, 2015, at 1:03 AM, Monica Hall wrote: Unless I have misunderstood what you are saying. Hard to tell. I’m saying that it appears to be evidence for unison stringing on the upper five courses, and octaves on the sixth. But you will still hear the low G on the 6th course and

[LUTE] two new items on our second hand page

2015-01-18 Thread Bernd Haegemann
a 9 course arciliuto and a 10 course lute: http://www.lute-academy.be/advertenties/advertenties-en.php To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Fronimo corrected and reworked Lute Intabulations with better layouts -26

2015-01-18 Thread Anton Höger
Hi, Here is the list of new lute intabulations, or corrected and reworked intabulations in Fronimo, with better layouts on IMSLP. I recommend to exchange the old music files with my new ones! Aichinger, Gregor O sacrum convivium 2 Sopranos, Tenor & 2 Lutes x http

[LUTE] Re: Is high-gloss quieter?

2015-01-18 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Use Stand Oil - see previous communications on it in the archives of this forum MH __ From: Herbert Ward To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, 17 January 2015, 19:47 Subject: [LUTE] Is high-gloss quieter