There's a story about it, I don't know if it's real or fictional. An
Argentine guitarist transcribed it from Segovia's recording, and then
published it through an Argentine publisher (the edition DOES exist):
"by S. L. Weiss, transcribed and fingered by Abel Fleury". Acording to
the tale, Segovia d
MO wrote:
> You have to acquaint them with the music first. If they catch
> the bug, they
> would eventually graduate to the lute itself and learn to
> read tablature.
> Happened to most people here already this way, and it will
> happen again. It
> is not going to happen by posting facsimil
From: Arto Wikla [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Roman Turovsky wrote:
>
> > > I think - as many do - that it is a good idea to start
> lute playing
> > > by a lute in renaissance tuning.
> > I disagree emphatically. Weiss and Hagen didn't, and look where it
> > took them.
>
>
> Somehow I don't believe that the musicians are to blame for this. It
> seemed that A LOT of music down there was being put out by Warner
> Brothers "South American division. So I'm sure they contributed to the
> demise of local houses.
I'm not blaming composers for publishing abroad. They pub
Dear Stewart, Roman, and all,
Poor countries and access to resources: It is a difficult matter indeed.
What to do about it? I'm in the other end of the spectrum, the one
"benefited" from the free online resources or the donations. And the one
doing most illegal actions.
I'll tell you what happens
I've been playing around with Photoshop and a copy of The Ambassadors,
just for fun. I've just tried to make the skull look good, I didn't try
to get the perspective right. I thought some of you would enjoy it.
http://seiscuerdas.com/mouro/Ambassadors.jpg
Hernán Mouro.
Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
Dance music generally gives way to "just-for-listening" music, doesn't
it? Look at jazz, tango, even rock'n'roll. I have no idea if the
Lachrimae was supposed to be danced or not, but it seems logical to
think pavanas and galliards also developed into just-for-listening
works. What about bourrees,
