[LUTE] Phalèse 1552

2006-09-07 Thread Jason Kortis
Does anyone happen to have a readable copy of Phal=E8se Hortus Musarum 1552 ? I am unable to read my bars 6-7 of # 12 (Fantasia Pauli Baroni, f. 12). I know this was reprinted in several different editions, but I don't have access to this or the original. Best wishes, Jason -- To get on or off

[LUTE] Thumb way under

2006-07-02 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, Does anyone have the problem of their right hand middle finger crashing into their thumb when playing chords? If I drop my right arm down really far it helps but this is uncomfortable even after a short time. My thumb is a bit longer than most, but maybe I need to arch my hand or tu

[LUTE] Re: Thumb-in guitar

2006-01-01 Thread Jason Kortis
is fun to experiment with different positions and I highly recommend persisting; you will be happy with the results. Best wishes, Jason - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jason Kortis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute List" Sent: Saturday, December

[LUTE] Re: Thumb-in guitar

2005-12-30 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello Leonard, I play guitar both thumb out and in, and it works exceptionally well if you attack at the right angle. If you are using nails, you will have to shape them a little differently, but you have as much power and facility with practice. Good luck. Happy new year, Jason - Origin

Lute duet recital

2004-04-27 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello everyone, I just wanted to rave about a program of lute duets performed by Ronnn McFarlane and Kenneth Be that I heard last night. The atmosphere (Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland Ohio), content and musicianship were SUPERB. Now I am even more excited about this summer's lute seminar!

Fingerpicks

2004-02-22 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, I read that Milano experimented w/fingerpicks - has anyone tried this? Jason

Recording query

2004-02-01 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, I have a fairly good sound card (Soundblaster Audigy) and was wondering if any of you could recommend a good microphone for recording a solo instrument (lute, guitar, and perhaps voice)? Regards, Jason

Adriaensen

2004-01-12 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello everyone, I've just posted a zip of the solo lute music of Pratum Musicum (Adriansen, 1584) here - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fronimo_editor/ Enjoy, Jason

Re: Gerle

2004-01-05 Thread Jason Kortis
mschneider 1552 / Hans Gerle.Das ander Buch Laub 1549 ; Das dritt Buch Gunther 1544 / Hans Newsidler Best, Jason - Original Message - From: "Rainer aus dem Spring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 6:19 PM

Gerle

2004-01-05 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello everyone, Does anyone know where I might find some information about Gerle's "Das ander Buch Laub 1549?" Specifically, who are the composers and does the book contain reprints of earlier works? Best regards, Jason

Christmas tunes for lute

2003-12-01 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, I posted a few of my Christmas favorites to the Fronimo lute group which I've been playing for years on guitar; I hope everyone enjoys them. If you have any favorite arrangements, feel free to send them my way as I'm always looking for new music to play. Best wishes, Jason

Re: usage rights, facsimiles etc...

2003-11-30 Thread Jason Kortis
Dear all, This whole copyright issue really miffs me; the idea is to PROMOTE the music, not to make a profit from it. I must be on a totally different wavelength. Doesn't anyone have the end goal of just popularizing ( making more people aware of ) this music without making some sort of petty pr

Phalese

2003-11-25 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, Did Phalese ever use finger dots in his anthology collections (i.e. Theatrum Musicum)? I'm working with his earlier material and wondered if any of the works were "re-edited" later with dots added. Regards, Jason

Re: Fromino to PDF conversion

2003-11-25 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello Martin, I use Ghostview/Ghostscript available here http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ - you must install a set of drivers for a laser printer (whether you have one or not) and then in Fronimo select "print to file." Use Ghostview to open that file and convert it to pdf (it has a few quali

Christmas music

2003-11-22 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, I've arranged a few Christmas tunes for lute (or guitar) and will eventually post the results at the Fronimo group. I was wondering if anyone had any requests, as I plan to do a few more. Regards, Jason

Re: The Right Hand Revisited

2003-11-17 Thread Jason Kortis
I've never played "thumb in" or "thumb under" or whatever it may be called, but does it really facilitate the thumb-index alternation of FAST scalar runs? It would great if someone could post a compressed video with audio demonstrating the benfits of this tecnique.With "thumb out" technique, I can

Adriaensen

2003-11-12 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, I have the corrected (once again - added barlines and fixed the #) Fronimo file for Passomeso and the accompanying Galliarda if anyone is interested. Jason

Adriaensen

2003-11-06 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello again, There are a couple of wrong notes in bar #266. If anyone is interested in the corrected file, let me know. Jason

Adriaensen

2003-11-06 Thread Jason Kortis
Dear all, If you only have time to practice one piece per day, maybe you should consider this one. Best, Jason -C -t -f {60 Passomesso in Basso/Adriaensen Pratum Musicum 1584} b c 2 d x a b 1abd a xabd 2aadc 3 c x a xaac a 4 d x c x d x c x a x c b 2abd a x c xabd x d xabd a xdabc

LeRoy

2003-11-05 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello all, Does anyone have a digital format for the "Pimontoyse" (LeRoy 1552, I believe) for guitar? I haven't been able to track it down. Thanks in advance, Jason

Melchior Newsidler

2003-10-27 Thread Jason Kortis
Hello everyone, I just posted a zip file of M. Newsidler's Libro Primo (Italian tab. = originally) to the Yahoo Fronimo group. I was wondering if anyone has = ever recorded any of his music?=20 Jason --