[LUTE] Re: Left hand technique

2018-04-25 Thread Elliott Chapin
redirected by firm elbow and relaxed shoulder On 04/25/2018 10:05 PM, Leonard Williams wrote: >I have frequently read in various lute tutors an admonishment not >to grip the neck between thumb and fingers, but to allow the weight of >the arm to press the strings. I can never quit

[LUTE] Left hand technique

2018-04-25 Thread Leonard Williams
I have frequently read in various lute tutors an admonishment not to grip the neck between thumb and fingers, but to allow the weight of the arm to press the strings. I can never quite get this: the table of the lute is near perpendicular to the floor; how does the weight of the

[LUTE] Re: looking for Luigi Rossi for 3 sopranos

2018-04-25 Thread Rainer
What about this? http://imslp.org/wiki/Baiazet_(Rossi%2C_Luigi) Rainer On 24.04.2018 23:31, David van Ooijen wrote: For a Concerto della Donne I'm looking for arias for three sopranos, anything will do, but in particular for these two arias (the girls fell in love with these) by Lu