[LUTE] Re: In A Garden So Green

2007-12-01 Thread Daniel Winheld
Very nice, indeed. You've still got it. My front lawn should be half as green. Piazzola has its place; but not on the theorbo. Paper plates work just fine. I like mine with anchovy and eggplant. The def is still higher than my perceptual ability at this hour of the morning In a Garden So Green

[LUTE] Re: 13 course rider/swan

2007-12-01 Thread Daniel Winheld
Absolute, bottom line for me- in Weiss's music the 9th-E/Eflat course is just fingered too damn many times to be put on an extension. The 10th and even the 11th also get their share of accidentals- there is at least one fugue that for me loses it all at a very important spot if the fingered

[LUTE] New Xmas recording

2007-11-30 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Just released, a Christmas Vespers based on music by Praetorius put together by Jeannette Sorrell and performed by Apollo's Fire: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? id=267134363s=143441 Count 'em THREE theorboes (theorbi, theorbot?) beautifully played by Richard

[LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?

2007-11-29 Thread Daniel Winheld
This slow you down aspect is one that I am finally able to address personally after over 35 years of lute playing. I finally got my first 7 course lute last year; an Andreas Holst, 62 cm. SL. All my previous R lutes- 57 to 72 cm- had all been 8 course. (I'm not counting the 10 course and

[LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?

2007-11-29 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I can't argue with the experience and ears of others, but I have to admit I'm a bit surprised by many of the statements being made about the huge differences between 6, 7 and 8 course instruments in terms of playability and inherent sound. My first real lute was an old 10 course that Pat

[LUTE] Re: Specialization (was: 8-course?)

2007-11-29 Thread Daniel Winheld
In this somewhat nihilistically arcane vein I recall Dmitri Shostakovich's instructions on playing his 15th string quartet: I want you to play it so that flies drop dead in midair, and that by the end of the first movement the entire audience has gotten up and left the building. -as best as I

[LUTE] Re: New cittern painting! NOW Caravaggio

2007-11-28 Thread Daniel Winheld
David, I know- it took hours of work with a floor sander for Mel to get all your years of topsoil off the lute (7 course, of course!) I have that you once owned. It was beyond green. My turn to come with something that anagrams nicely on it. I treat mine with dirt. It turns green after a

[LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?

2007-11-28 Thread Daniel Winheld
One of the first lute books I got when I was a wee grasshopper at this lute business (young classical guitarist, late 60's) was a printout of a microfilm of the English version of Adrien LeRoy's book. All the old pass'e mezzi and other dances, for 6 courses. Clearly visible in old handwriting

[LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?

2007-11-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Plus the other key factor, especially for a beginner, they are the easiest lutes to re-sell. On Nov 27, 2007, at 5:50 AM, vance wood wrote: I know there is a lot of controversy surrounding the eight course Lute et al, but from a modern stand-point, and a musician's probable limited

[LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?

2007-11-26 Thread Daniel Winheld
Right on, Ed! The lute that I call a double 7 (It's NOT an 8 course!). A great majority of the music for which I use that instrument is for 7 course, but it is so very convenient to have both a low F _and_ D, so I do not have to re-tune the 7th course. I also sometimes put octaves on both

[LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?

2007-11-25 Thread Daniel Winheld
Just a passing fancy on the way to 14 course Hell. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Frets

2007-11-23 Thread Daniel Winheld
Happy hour down at Schroedinger's- Killer martinis. I source all my quantagut from Schroedinger's Gut Hut. It's the real thing. I think. Or at least it might have been. You should google the address; I can't recall what state it will be in. dt -- To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Frets

2007-11-22 Thread Daniel Winheld
I'm holding out for quantum frets, that change temperament when you look at them. dt You need a special mechanic for that type of fret- and spectacles of tempered glass. Now we know why the blind lutenist Giacomo Gorzanis favored ET. I used to change temperament whenever my first wife looked

[LUTE] Re: contact?

2007-11-21 Thread Daniel Shoskes
How about AIM or iChat? With current Macs all having built in video cameras, a video recital would be a breeze. DS (at home [EMAIL PROTECTED] on the road AIM kidneykutter) On Nov 21, 2007, at 10:06 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: But of course! Edin K., Anton+Anna Birula, Tim Burris, Ken Be,

[LUTE] Re: contact?

2007-11-21 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Why? Do you need .Mac to use it? I video conference with people who don't have .Mac (ie my kids) all the time. On Nov 21, 2007, at 6:56 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote: iChat is not totally free. RT How about AIM or iChat? With current Macs all having built in video cameras, a video recital would

[LUTE] Re: contact?

2007-11-21 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Nope. Just get a free AIM account and enter the info in your iChat preferences. All 3 of my kids do it that way. DS On Nov 21, 2007, at 7:46 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote: I think .mac is necessary. rt - Original Message - From: Daniel Shoskes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Roman Turovsky [EMAIL

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: BWV 1043

2007-11-20 Thread daniel shoskes
Second movement was posted this morning. Also very nice (crappy sound and video quality unfortunately). DS On Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at 09:15AM, Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Other movements forthcoming, apparently. RT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Magnificent! From: Roman

[LUTE] Re: Tuning blues

2007-11-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
In case someone doesn't know it, there's an enjoyable paper by Ross Duffin online: Why I hate Valotti (or is it Young?): http://music.cwru.edu/duffin/ Regards, Stephan How nice to be validated! Thank you so much for the above reference- great article. When I was actively messing around with

[LUTE] Re: Tuning blues

2007-11-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
Not me- keep the gimps; and if the Korg keeps giving you trouble tell it you're taking it out for coffee again... Any ideas about this. Yes I know you are going to tell me to swap my gimped for wirewounds!!! and that the Korg is telling me that the string has gone false One big problem with

[LUTE] Re: Tuning Blues

2007-11-19 Thread Daniel Winheld
Hi Rebecca- love to help, but we need to know the string length. I don't know the extreme limit for a D [EMAIL PROTECTED], but when I had a short scale bass for solo work, I could get up to E @A=440 on 72 cm. w/nylon before the instrument's response pooped out. I usually kept it at 415 to 420

[LUTE] Re: Are there any Harmony Assistant users here making lute tab?

2007-11-17 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I used it for a while, but gave up after I got an Intel Mac that could run windows and Django. Fonts never looked quite right. DS On Nov 17, 2007, at 7:09 AM, Ed Durbrow wrote: Are there any Harmony Assistant users here using the program to make lute tab? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan

[LUTE] Re: Double Meantone ... 'not in his practice'

2007-11-13 Thread Daniel Winheld
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra Sorry all, couldn't resist. Not quite Lord Copper: the whole point is that he doesn't actually 'do it in practice' as you put it. He ignores (or is ignorant of) the different

[LUTE] Re: vivaldi

2007-11-13 Thread Daniel Winheld
On Nov 13, 2007, at 6:47 AM, Nigel Solomon wrote: Everything about it screams guitar to me: the sound, the nails, the general approach. Yes, a guitar that looks a bit like a lute! To me, everything about it screams liuto attiorbato, like a good many historical instruments in museums with

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance consonance and dissonance

2007-11-13 Thread Daniel Winheld
... I recommend first people learn hexachord theory and play bicinia from Josquin, Lassus Isaac. I assume the Morley can be found reprinted and for sale at any of the usual sources; but is there a good anthology of Bicinia? Funny thing, I was just thinking of them recently as I wanted to get

[LUTE] Re: capo on third fret guitar

2007-11-13 Thread Daniel Winheld
And why wouldn't it work without the capo? Ed Martin has addressed the lute size (and the ever elusive but false Geeness obsession of 20 -21st century lutenists) succinctly and completely. I would only add that one reason for the use of tabulature is precisely BECAUSE the G pitch was but one

[LUTE] Re: is it true?

2007-11-12 Thread Daniel Winheld
The music will sound much more lute-like at that pitch. This statement is misleading. Why would a Terz guitar (guitars scaled to G, built in the early 19th century and also sometimes seen in Mariachi bands) or a capoed E instrument sound more lute- like than my old E bass lute? Even a G lute

[LUTE] Re: is it true?

2007-11-12 Thread Daniel Winheld
I don't mean to be unduly negative here, but that remark hit an old sore spot- I started out on a classical guitar back in the 1960's and people used to tell me- Put a capo on your guitar- NOW you have a lute! Sorry, but I sure as hell did not. And then it took years just to get a bad lute,

[LUTE] Re: Neck section thumb over

2007-11-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
Suggestive of a social reason to change? I think that would be well after the fact of wider necks for easier polyphonic chordal playing as well as extra courses. Perhaps similar to RH thumb style changes in that the thumb-out playing was already well established for technical and sound

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting

2007-11-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
Surprisingly good sound and playing level- visually pure Monty Python. Doesn't get better than that. -Dan From the Guardian (UK) 13 October: ..if you want a good laugh at the expense of the early-music movement, there is on YouTube an excellent early film of Arnold Dolmetsch playing the

[LUTE] Re: Neck section thumb over

2007-11-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
Too late! Capirola's 2¢ has been accumulating with compound interest for about 500 years just read Capirola! 'Alla volte el si puo accomodarsi su la corde contrabassa su ogni tasto' (Sometimes one can use it to play the contrabass string on any fret). Silvestro Ganassi also writes of

[LUTE] Re: Neck section in a 6 course lute

2007-11-06 Thread Daniel Winheld
Some of the old Martin OOO and Washburn parlor guitars also had the V-neck. I absolutely hated it. Only on sweaters and undershirts for me.-Dan I prefer a thick neck and even a V neck on a 6 course. If the V (rounded V) is done properly, it fits right into the hand, and you can hang your

[LUTE] Re: historical lute stringings

2007-11-06 Thread Daniel Winheld
interchangeable fingerboards for different temperaments- and there is an Iranian guitarist (forget her name) who has jusdiciously placed tastini on her guitar for Persian microtonal work. Lily Afshar? YES. -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Double Meantone

2007-11-06 Thread Daniel Winheld
... please excuse my ignorance. I don't know about any excusing, but ignorance is not an issue here except my own. I just came up from the lab, where I did a feasibility study for fingering purposes only. 7 string, steel-string guitar; dropped the 4th 5th as per G tuning (which of course it

[LUTE] Re: was historical lute stringings--double first course

2007-11-05 Thread Daniel Winheld
I played for some time an instrument with doubled first course, the spacing was very important and the sound was not good above an F. Exactly my experience- Barber-Harris vihuela, 64.5 cm sl, doubles worked at f, no higher- (instrument as a whole craps out down at e, sounds best somewhere

[LUTE] Re: Neck section in a 6 course lute

2007-11-05 Thread Daniel Winheld
Interesting- my experience has been the exact opposite. My hybrid 6 course (Arnault de Zwolle body mated to a typical late 15th/early 16th century 8 fret 6 course fingerboard) originally had a very thin neck; extremely uncomfortable (hand cramped up) but only after about 20 minutes or so of

[LUTE] Re: historical lute stringings

2007-11-04 Thread Daniel Winheld
I think Mimmo Peruffo may not reply because he may not want to appear to be advertising his wares on this list. It is a difficult situation for string makers and lute makers whenever they communicate, it could be considered that indirectly they are trying to sell their wares. Couple of

[LUTE] Re: historical lute stringings /Re: marker at 7th fret

2007-11-04 Thread Daniel Winheld
stick something close tothe 7th fret... Alan - Original Message - From: Daniel Winheld [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 6:15 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: historical lute stringings I think Mimmo Peruffo may not reply because he may not want to appear

[LUTE] Re: fret stringing, was: historical lute stringings

2007-11-04 Thread Daniel Shoskes
The other issue is tuning. Even with equal temperment, there will be times when the 1st course needs a slightly different fret position than the lower courses for all to be in tune. I believe it's related to the fingerboard curvature and to the different thicknesses of the strings. I often

[LUTE] Re: historical lute stringings /Re: marker at 7th fret

2007-11-04 Thread Daniel Winheld
Top of the afternoon to you too, Ed- Not against markers, just don't like the appearance. On my 72 cm. 8 course, (that's a LONG highway for these old fingers) Barber put a very discreet little white dot at the seventh, on the neck near the neck/fingerboard junction, worked very well anytime I

[LUTE] New Archlute

2007-11-04 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Well, I've finally joined the realm of the giraffe wranglers. Behold my new Archlute, courtesy of Andrew Rutherford: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3fyUoKSGVQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qY6IUx0phQ To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Marker at the 7th fret

2007-11-02 Thread daniel shoskes
Not long ago I came to the realization that every teacher I have ever worked with has markers on f and h. My daughter has given me penguin stickers which now proudly adorn the back of every fingerboard I own. DS On Friday, November 02, 2007, at 07:05AM, Robert Clair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Lute book lullaby for SATB

2007-10-29 Thread Daniel F Heiman
in The Oxford Book of Carols OUP, London, copyright 1928 and 1964. It is reproduced as number 34 in Carols for Choirs ed. R Jacques David Willcocks, OUP, London, copyright 1961. I assume the latter is the one of interest here. Daniel Heiman On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:29:19 +0100 Spring, aus dem, Rainer

[LUTE] Re: was gut now nut

2007-10-26 Thread Daniel Winheld
Alright, this thread has finally bitten me- Where can I get TUSQ? My 7-course badly needs a new nut anyway. Are blanks available? Thanks, Dan W. Compared to standard materials, you'll hear crystal clear bell-like high end, big open lows, and a noticeable increase in overall sustain.TUSQ

[LUTE] Tweaking youtube video sound

2007-10-20 Thread Daniel Shoskes
For streaming video on the net, there are usually sacrifices in video and sound quality, esp on Youtube. I've posted 3 videos today (A major Weiss pieces). For the first 2 (prelude and Allemande) I used my video camera for the video but used my linear PCM recorder for the sound. Then

[LUTE] Re: String Question

2007-10-18 Thread Daniel Winheld
Craig, I think your friend would be much better off to simply trade for a very cheap, 6-string guitar set up for nylon and just dive right into the Renaissance lute repertoire as is. As was pointed out somewhere, the Barley lute book came out in 1597 for a 6 course lute. As a beginner it will

[LUTE] Re: longbows lutes

2007-10-13 Thread Daniel Winheld
Hi honey I'm home time for some answers- Yep. Archery-derived lutestring hooking would produce deliciously funky sound. Hooking of lute strings would have to be learned independently of archery. At one's very first archery lesson it becomes manifest that the shot cannot come off unless the

[LUTE] Re: Lute Methods

2007-10-13 Thread Daniel Winheld
Some confusion may be due to the works of Allan Alexander, who has composed or arranged and published easy beginner's pieces for Renaissance lute. For what it' worth here is his website: http://home.earthlink.net/~guitarandlute/ dw I believe the Alexander Method is one of

[LUTE] Re: longbows lutes

2007-10-12 Thread Daniel Winheld
A shame that Henry and Liz were not privy to your wisdom. The great target scores of English SPORTING archery, set by A. Horace Ford in the 1850's -unmatched until the 20th century- were accomplished after the advent, flowering, and hegemony of the lute. Are you saying that Howard Posner, Ben

[LUTE] Re: longbows lutes

2007-10-12 Thread Daniel Winheld
Obviously a situation calling for using the mighty Yew tree in its military form. Shakespeare, of course, understood the need for preparing the venue before a concert could proceed- First, we kill all the lawyers... and the longbow, even more than other bows, is a silent weapon well suited

[LUTE] Ronn McFarlane lute weekend pictures

2007-10-02 Thread Daniel Shoskes
The second annual R Mc F lute weekend in Cleveland was a great success. We had 13 registrants that included singers and players of 6, 7, 11, 13 course lutes, vihuela and theorbo. Pictures can be seen here: http://web.mac.com/dshoskes/Site/Lute_Weekend_2007.html DS To get on or off this

[LUTE] Re: Pyramid non-standard overwound strings

2007-10-02 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Very sorry, but I can't find the packets. Current tension feels no higher than with other strings I have had (and perhaps a bit lower than when the Larson gimped basses were on). I just gave Pyramid my current stringing setup and they sent me the strings. DS On Oct 2, 2007, at 11:25 AM,

[LUTE] Re: Ronn Baroque video

2007-10-01 Thread Daniel Shoskes
have them on my 13 course and I really like them). DS On Sep 30, 2007, at 11:01 PM, Bruno Correia wrote: Thanks Daniel, excellent music, great playing! A few questions: 1) Did he play the whole suite? 2) I noticed he used a lot of contrasting dynamics. Is that common in Weiss's music? I know

[LUTE] Ronn Baroque video

2007-09-30 Thread Daniel Shoskes
It was enough extremely successful weekend lute workshop with Ronn McFarlane. Here is a video of the Renaissance lute master tackling Weiss last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BwyrDBI3qs To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Lute concert

2007-09-25 Thread Daniel Shoskes
When the bagpipe plays, you will not be able to hear the lute, but the lute is pleasant to look at. So, when the bagpipe plays, enjoy the lute. Gary For a lute that is pretty to look at but drowned out, see http://youtube.com/watch?v=hQywhloSBlE To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Lute concert

2007-09-25 Thread daniel shoskes
I agree, but my new arclute is still sitting in the builder's studio with = a Kingham case on the way. On Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at 04:48PM, Mathias R=F6sel Mathias.Roes= [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daniel Shoskes [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: =20 When the bagpipe plays, you will not be able

[LUTE] Re: Mystery Brownsea lutes

2007-09-07 Thread Daniel F Heiman
of the van Raalte collection. I found one instrument pictured on each website: http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/images/cache/Img285S1000.jpg http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ucj/ucjtb.html Regards, Daniel Heiman On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:02:41 +0200 Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The message

[BAROQUE-LUTE] New Barto videos

2007-08-28 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Posted on youtube, video excerpts of Barto's LSA 2007 recital filmed with a steady hand by Bob Hieronimus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fImU_G_iJ3A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDcIJi7sSpc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18eiCPAYHvM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_afLVMX1KA

[LUTE] Kirkby on the youtubes

2007-08-23 Thread Daniel Shoskes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTV6F3lTU7o I think it's Linda Sayce on turbo lute during the recitative but I don't recognize her continuo partner. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Ronn video

2007-08-16 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I believe he plays a 10 course Ray Nurse lute. I'm not sure of the model. DS On Aug 16, 2007, at 4:37 AM, Mathias Rösel wrote: Daniel Shoskes [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: For fans of Ronn McFarlane's modern compositions, the release of his CD Indigo Road is now slated for November 2007

[LUTE] Re: Course in Orte

2007-08-12 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Her debut album was discussed on the list in 2004. It's a shame that the CD seems difficult to acquire and impossible to download (legally of course!). Tue, 25 May 2004 16:19:20 -0700 I second Roman's recomendation. Evangelina is on the way to become a very good performer (although I wished

[LUTE] Re: Spinacino on YouTube (Kenneth Be)

2007-08-08 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Also wanted to point out a Weiss Baroque lute duet which Kenneth and I played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OGyGUuSUmQ Along with an Allemande and Courante of the Weiss sonata I have been recording bit by bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKrwMitnYYk

[LUTE] Re: =Bach, Baroque, Food

2007-08-01 Thread Daniel Shoskes
For some variation on the old boiled potato suites, here is some fresh Rosti (the Italian part of Switzerland is East of the Rosti line, isn't it?). A Bach transcription NEVER recorded before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klXfHvSdYEE Also, if you stay in the passacaglia mood, some Biber

[LUTE] Re: Early Baroque basso continuo rules

2007-07-29 Thread Daniel Shoskes
The other approach has been through the NY continuo collective (http://www.continuony.org) which throws a bunch of experienced and novice players into the continuo pit together. I think Lucas Harris also runs a Toronto Continuo collective. The NY web site has several didactic and practical

[LUTE] Re: Paul O'Dette goes baroque

2007-07-29 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I know it's been discussed in this group before, but the lute suites were written for the keyboard lautenwerk with no consideration for technical or sonic issues on the lute. Therefore I don't see any advantage (technical, musical or historical) to playing them in the original keys. Since

[LUTE] Ronn McFarlane lute weekend

2007-07-24 Thread DANIEL SHOSKES
! Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and musical director of Apollo's Fire (The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra) will come for a question and answer session on Baroque performance practice and continuo playing with Baroque orchestras. Daniel Shoskes To get on or off this list see list information

[LUTE] Ronn McFarlane Workshop

2007-07-11 Thread Daniel Shoskes
. Registration will be limited so everyone has the chance for private lessons and individual attention. BTW, all are welcome - professionals and beginners, singers, guitarists, Ren lute, Baroque lute, Baroque guitar - Ronn can teach it all! Daniel Shoskes To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: lute is hard

2007-07-07 Thread Daniel Shoskes
At least there is one area where lute has an advantage over the guitar, lack of copywrite song protection: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11778602 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Nigel on YouTube

2007-07-07 Thread DANIEL SHOSKES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qIigZZb4ME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXb3zih2umw To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: help

2007-06-01 Thread Daniel F Heiman
years to achieve the level of proficiency you see there (the shortest being around 4 years). Regards, Daniel Heiman On Thu, 31 May 2007 20:53:41 -0700 (PDT) Shiro Okami [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: im trying to buy a lute for myself because i really enjoy listening to its sounds..ive never touched

[LUTE] Sautscheckt lives

2007-05-30 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Kudos to Roman T on the current Early Music America issue. There is an article on contemporary composers who write music in the Baroque style and there is an extended section on Roman's work under the Sautscheckt guise. I love the quote about producing First rate, second rate music. DS To

[LUTE] Re: the bandore

2007-05-30 Thread Daniel F Heiman
Chris: For some quick background on the instrument, try this: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/aboutLute/Bandora.html Daniel Heiman On Wed, 30 May 2007 14:48:35 -0400 Cotton, Christopher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear Lutenists, I am a high school English teacher in Shaker Heights, Ohio

[LUTE] Sept Lute Weekend with RMcF

2007-05-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
are welcome - singers, guitarists, Ren lute, Baroque lute, Baroque guitar - Ronn can teach it all! Daniel Shoskes To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: lute sighting

2007-05-15 Thread Daniel Shoskes
It's tantric archlute performance. The gratification is delayed until longer after the CD is over. On Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at 09:53AM, Andrew Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yuck! On 15 May 2007, at 11:58, Stuart LeBlanc wrote: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/06/

[LUTE] General Lute

2007-05-15 Thread Daniel Shoskes
OK, I'll get things off and running... WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush has chosen Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the Pentagon's director of operations, to oversee the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a ''war czar'' after a long search for new leadership, administration officials said Tuesday.

[LUTE] Re: Nigel North Interview - non-working link?

2007-05-08 Thread Daniel F Heiman
and Richard Savino is in fact an interview with **Richard Stone,** including performance by Tempesta di Mare, his group based in Philadelphia, doing his reconstruction of some of Weiss' ensemble music. Regards, Daniel Heiman On Mon, 7 May 2007 20:10:59 +0200 Hermann Stemberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes

[LUTE] Re: POD Basel concert

2007-05-05 Thread Daniel Shoskes
an access to download the mp3-file. Greetings from germany Wolfgang w. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Daniel Shoskes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Samstag, 5. Mai 2007 21:53 An: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Betreff: [LUTE] POD Basel concert On THIS VERY SECOND http://www.drs.ch

[LUTE] French lute society Antonini CD

2007-05-03 Thread Daniel Shoskes
My copy of the French Baroque CD by Claire Antonini finally arrived yesterday. As mentioned before by Manolo Laguillo, there are pieces by the usual suspects (Gaultiers, Gallot, Dufaut, Mouton) but also some of her own transcriptions of works by Marais and Couperin. Beautifully recorded and

[LUTE] Re: does the length really matters?

2007-04-29 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Well, as the only Urologist who posts to this list, I had to answer the subject. I strongly recommend emailing or talking to a real person when you order your strings, especially for the first time. There are just too many variables and a web order page can be so vague that you don't know

[LUTE] Re: Hello! A couple questions.

2007-04-28 Thread Daniel Shoskes
These are all excellent points, but I think I have to come down in favor of an 8 course for a beginner. I think that playability between 7 and 8 courses are simply not an issue until you get very advanced in your playing. As previously mentioned, it also allows you to play a lot of the 10

[LUTE] Coming to the US from Europe

2007-04-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
If anyone from the UK or Europe is planning to come to the US for a festival, such as the LSA or BEMF, Google Maps can be very helpful. For instance, here are the driving directions from London to Boston for BEMF: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=dhl=ensaddr=London,+UKdaddr=boston,

[LUTE] Re: Coming to the US from Europe

2007-04-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
PROTECTED] wrote: You get a similar result if you go from New York to London, only it's step 24. -Original Message- From: Daniel Shoskes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 April 2007 15:48 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Coming to the US from Europe If anyone from the UK

[LUTE] Barto on Youtube

2007-04-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
With permission from Bob and Roman, I have posted their video of the d minor Allemande from Weiss vol 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIANAfU2cS4 DS To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Coming to the US from Europe

2007-04-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Someday Arto will realize that his irresistible urges to pollute and dilute this mailing list devoted to lute music with his infantile diatribes about politics merely serve to make him look more foolish than the feeble leader (only 633 days, 16 hrs to go thank God) he hates. To paraphrase

[LUTE] Re: measurements please

2007-04-25 Thread Daniel F Heiman
Hi, Kevin: My small Renaissance lute, slightly smaller than your requested mensur at 55 cm, has a 55 cm length also for the central rib. It is based on the Hes lute in the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts (original in ivory; mine is curly maple...). Regards, Daniel Heiman

[LUTE] O'Dette in Basel

2007-04-23 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I just returned from a visit to Switzerland where I saw POD playing a Renaissance concert in Basel. First time he has been back in 31 years. Quite the who's who of the Swiss lute world in attendance (including Dombois). He played mostly Terzi and Molinaro. Technically flawless, other than the

[LUTE] Sources manuscrites

2007-04-17 Thread Daniel F Heiman
For those who might be interested, Sources manuscrites en tablature/Manuscript sources in tablature, ca. 1500 – ca. 1800 is back on line at the same URL as previously: http://www-bnus.u-strasbg.fr/Smt/sommaire.htm Daniel Heiman -- To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: An interesting article in the Washington post.

2007-04-14 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Are they jealous of lutenists because they don't have a pinky to rest on the soundboard? On Apr 14, 2007, at 5:05 AM, Ron Fletcher wrote: Ed Wrote... Buskers have to contend with police, street vendors, store owners, bureaucrats, yakuza, toddlers, photographers, other buskers and the

[LUTE] New Weiss CD

2007-04-10 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Interesting new CD from Naxos with a Baroque lute / Mandolin pairing: http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557716 Nice to hear the d minor Weiss duet recorded. I'm working on that piece now with Kenneth Be using Charlie's reconstruction, which I don't think has ever been

[LUTE] Re: No Humour please, were (at the) BRITish (awards)

2007-04-08 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Wow, what a competition. Horrible music played very well vs fantastic music played horribly. How to choose... DS On Apr 8, 2007, at 6:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Lutenetters maybe of interest Classical Brits Old Man Face-Off: Sting Vs Paul McCartney

[LUTE] More Baroque Youtube

2007-04-07 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Well, it's a spring blizzard in Cleveland, so I filmed a few lute videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W4Iiov1A_4 (Weiss Menuet) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cGKAR4JvGQ (Weiss Sarabande) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdozZSFqLUc (Weiss Gigue)

[LUTE] Re: Morleys Canzonets with lute 1597

2007-04-07 Thread Daniel F Heiman
be damaging to publishing houses like Minkoff that sell facsimiles. Other suggestions? Daniel Heiman On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:39:24 +0200 Spring, aus dem, Rainer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -Original Message- From: Arthur Ness [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 11:52

[LUTE] Re: something totally different

2007-03-18 Thread Daniel F Heiman
at least half of a normal concert: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/old/Cleveland2006/RMcFarlaneConcert.html Regards, Daniel Heiman On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:06:17 +0900 Ed Durbrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.dandelionwine.com.au/ On Mar 15, 2007, at 12:41 AM, Anton Birula wrote: I

[LUTE] Rooley complete Dowland on iTunes

2007-03-13 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Just released today, the complete Decca Dowland consort collection of Anthony Rooley. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=217688798s=143441 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Rebel Baroque Orchestra

2007-03-09 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Looks to me like Dan Swenberg. On Mar 9, 2007, at 1:47 AM, David Rastall wrote: Hi Luters, Just curious: who is the theorbo player pictured with the Rebel Baroque orchestra on their website? David Rastall [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.rastallmusic.com To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Duffin book on equal temperment

2007-03-08 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Wow. Just think, with a couple of actual facts to back this up, it will make the front page of the NY Times. Are opus dei involved? Does this go to the highest echelons of power? Is Hollywood involved, with secret messages hidden in popular films (hmmm, any movies with the initials E. T. )? Is

[LUTE] Re: Complete Vihuela Tablature on CD

2007-03-06 Thread Daniel F Heiman
on the website Publications page, http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org Daniel Heiman On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 07:02:51 -0500 Gregory Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello all, Sometime ago, I remember reading about the collected works, in the original tablature, of all the vihuelists being availabe on CD

[LUTE] Clatterford lute sighting

2007-03-04 Thread Daniel Shoskes
In today's NY Times there is an article about Clatterford a BBC comedy created by Jennifer Saunders (of Absolutely Fabulous fame). She plays a name dropping rich socialite and they gave as an example the following quote: We had a lovely evening. Until Sting played the lute. Priceless.

[LUTE] Re: perfect pitch in a meantone sound world?

2007-02-28 Thread Daniel Rindler
I heard someone on NPR recently who wrote a book called Your brain on music. (or something close to that title) He mentioned in passing that one theory on Perfect pitch is that we are all born with it - that infants hear each pitch as a distinctly different entity. Than many of us, after

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Weiss d minor question

2007-02-24 Thread Daniel Shoskes
notes on the bottom right of the page, a small ritardando, leading into the final d minor chord. Weiss does some daring harmonious adventures, and this is one of them. ed At 08:14 PM 2/23/2007 -0500, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Dear collective wisdom: I am working on the Weiss Sonata 13

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Weiss d minor question

2007-02-23 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Dear collective wisdom: I am working on the Weiss Sonata 13 in d minor from the London Manuscript. At the end of the prelude just before the final descending chord, there is a notation of 6 dots in a triangle which seems to refer to the final line. The annotation says the two outside

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