[LUTE] E-Mail Address

2020-07-18 Thread Stephen Arndt
Does anyone happen to have a current e-mail address for Anthony Hind. The one I had ([1]anthony.h...@noos.fr) through the kind offices of a list member doesn't seem to be valid anymore. If you can forward it to me, please do so privately. Thank you. Sent from [2]Mail for Windows 10

[LUTE] Re: All music (was Siena Manuscript No. 17 - Ricercar)

2019-07-15 Thread stephen arndt
I forgot how diacritical marks get garbled on this list. The sense was: "passamezzo (or passemezzo), masculine noun, [an alteration of pass'e mezzo, that is a step [passo] and a half [e mezzo]." -Original Message- From: Alain Veylit Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 7:41 PM To: Lute List Subj

[LUTE] Re: All music (was Siena Manuscript No. 17 - Ricercar)

2019-07-15 Thread stephen arndt
From Trecani: passam??o (o passem??o) s. m. [alterazione di pass???e mezzo, cio?? ??un passo e mezzo passo??]. -Original Message- From: Alain Veylit Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 7:41 PM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Re: All music (was Siena Manuscript No. 17 - Ricercar) Don'

[LUTE] Re: Reymann

2019-05-02 Thread stephen arndt
I found a djvu file that I converted to a pdf. If anyone would like a copy, just e-mail me privately, and I'll send it to you. -Original Message- From: Tristan von Neumann Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2019 1:47 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Reymann I have looked everywhe

[LUTE] Re: Meaning of title "Silva de Sirenas"

2018-04-11 Thread stephen arndt
I just consulted Lewis and Short, and even in classical Latin "silva" had the tropological sense of "a crowded mass, abundance, or quantity." Plautus speaks of a " silva rerum, sententiarumque" and Cicero of a "silva virtutum et vitiorum." Strangely, however, the "Gloassarium mediae et infimae

[LUTE] Utterly Off Topic

2017-02-23 Thread stephen arndt
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2lfhhr8GVs&feature=youtu .be. If you would like to respond, please do so privately (no need to bother the list with this). I welcome your comments. Best regards, Stephen Arndt -- References 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2lfhhr8GVs&feature=youtu

[LUTE] Valderrabano

2016-09-03 Thread stephen arndt
Recorder Music. One-Part Inventions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtY8YRxIFn4 Recorder Duets. Contrapuntal Contradances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d06AutPSBQg Fifty Shades of Blue: Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Solos.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht9umy9XDas Bes

[LUTE] Francesco da Milano

2016-05-13 Thread stephen arndt
gards, Stephen Arndt -- References 1. http://www.verseandsong.com/song/renaissance-lute/francesco-da-milano-fantasie-e-ricercari/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Pitch

2015-12-12 Thread stephen arndt
For what it's worth, some recorder makers are no longer making recorders pitched at 440. They have bumped the pitch up to 442. At the Von Huene Workshop, they told me that 442 is becoming the standard concert pitch in Europe. -Original Message- From: Edward Martin Sent: Saturday, Dec

[LUTE] Re: As Coeli Nuptias

2015-12-02 Thread stephen arndt
"Two things"--ha! I started responding before I read to the end and then didn't change it. I should have said "a few things." Sorry. -Original Message- From: stephen arndt Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:27 PM To: David van Ooijen ; lutelist Net Sub

[LUTE] Re: As Coeli Nuptias

2015-12-02 Thread stephen arndt
As it stands, the text is a mess. Two things strike me on a first, quick reading: 1. The first word in line 6 may be "ignota" ("unknown"). I don't believe that "ignata" is a Latin word. 2. Line 7 should read "Inter multos praelecta" ("Chosen from among many"). If the reference is only to wom

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - continuum

2015-10-10 Thread stephen arndt
Thank you, Gary! I certainly could not have hoped for a more precise answer to my question. What a wonderful resource this page is. The entire lute community is in your debt. From: [1]Gary Boye Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:07 PM To: [2]stephen arndt Cc: [3]Ron Andrico

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - continuum

2015-10-10 Thread stephen arndt
Ron writes: ". . . the bulk of published lute music was vocal polyphony reworked and arranged for the instrument." I have recently been wondering and have been on the verge of asking what percentage of the total lute repertoire intabulations of vocal works make up . Does anyone happen to know

[LUTE] Re: Playing both Lute and Harp

2015-09-22 Thread stephen arndt
I'm not sure what you mean exactly by "early" harp. I play both Celtic harp and and various instruments in the lute family, all without nails. You would need nails for the harp only if it is wire strung, like the clairseach (spelled various ways). If it is strung in synthetics or gut, there woul

[LUTE] Re: OT: Italian grammar question

2015-08-31 Thread stephen arndt
Treccani lists three meanings for "incantarsi": Come intr. pron., incantarsi, interrompere a un tratto ciò che si sta facendo perché attratti dalla vista di qualcosa o perché sorpresi da qualche pensiero, fantasticheria, e sim.: "tornando in nave ... si incantò davanti alle isole abbandonate,

[LUTE] Orlando di Lasso

2015-07-03 Thread stephen arndt
e a private e-mail. I would also like to thank the list members who either sent me articles on intabulation or references to works dealing with that topic and also to David van Ooijen the for excellent articles on his website. Best regards to all, Stephen Arndt -- References

[LUTE] Re: [Lute]Re: Latin Translation

2015-04-09 Thread stephen arndt
According to Lewis and Short, "famosus" meant "much talked of (well or ill)" and thus had both the positive sense "famous, renowned" and the negative sense "infamous, notorious." See here: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=famosus&la=la#lexicon -Original Message- From: Brad

[LUTE] Re: Latin translation

2015-04-08 Thread stephen arndt
Well, yes. If they defeated the muses (in an imaginary contest), it was because they played better. -Original Message- From: Gary Boye Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 12:08 PM To: stephen arndt ; Monica Hall ; Alan Hoyle Cc: Lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: Latin translation Could it

[LUTE] Re: Latin translation

2015-04-08 Thread stephen arndt
sative. If "vicere" is a verb, however, then the sentence makes a statement, which it does not really do otherwise, and you have a reason both for the two names to be in the nominative case as the subject of the sentence and for "musas" to be in the accusative case as th

[LUTE] Re: Latin translation

2015-04-08 Thread stephen arndt
in the 1680s. etc... Corbetta was employed at the Mantuan Court - so presumably they appeared together there at some point... Monica - Original Message - From: "Monica Hall" <[4]mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> To: "stephen arndt" <[5]stephenwar..

[LUTE] Re: Latin translation

2015-04-08 Thread stephen arndt
How about the following for a literal, if not very elegant, translation? By his strings that illustrious Italian Corbetto (and) by her voice the so famous Bolognese maiden Margharitha Salicola defeated the muses in the Venetian theaters. I'm not exactly sure "what defeated the muses" refers t

[LUTE] Arrangements of Church Hymns

2015-03-29 Thread stephen arndt
or a particular passage, please be so kind as to let me know. Best regards, Stephen Arndt -- References 1. http://www.verseandsong.com/song/renaissance-lute/arrangements-of-church-hymns-5/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/

[LUTE] Re: Intabulation

2015-02-27 Thread stephen arndt
The Umlauts in my message seem to have gotten garbled, so I'll write the volume name like this: Ars Iocundissima: Festschrift fuer Kurt Dorfmueller zum 60. Geburtstag., ed. Horst Leuchtmann and Robert Muenster. -Original Message- From: stephen arndt Sent: Friday, February 27, 20

[LUTE] Intabulation

2015-02-27 Thread stephen arndt
nstruction already exists. Thank you. Best regards, Stephen Arndt -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Cambridge goes on-line.

2015-01-21 Thread stephen arndt
Try this: http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/music . As far as I can tell, though, for any given manuscript you have to download one page at a time. After an intense 120 seconds of looking, I didn't find a way to download an entire manuscript. Perhaps someone else can enlighten us. -Ori

[LUTE] Re: Avoiding cracks and lute parts getting unglued - dry weather

2015-01-11 Thread stephen arndt
I am trying the D'Addario Two-Way Humidification System on my various instruments this winter. Since this is my first time using them, it is too early for me to say how well they work. I bought mine at the local Guitar Center, which probably doesn't exist where you live. You can order them at v

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau for Patrick O'Brien

2015-01-04 Thread stephen arndt
Very moving. Heartfelt thanks to you both, Roman and Danny. -Original Message- From: Daniel Shoskes Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 3:10 PM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Tombeau for Patrick O'Brien Dear Lute friends: Roman Turovsky has written a beautiful Tombeau in honor of Pat O'Brie

[LUTE] A Little Christmas Present

2014-12-21 Thread stephen arndt
tories, but the substance will remain the same. Please see here: [4]http://www.verseandsong.com/verse/short-stories/ Please feel free to leave a comment on any item on my website. I would appreciate your feedback. Best regards and merry Christmas, Stephen Arndt

[LUTE] Re: Cold hands.

2014-04-03 Thread stephen arndt
My wife got me this hand warmer: http://www.mybodycomfort.com/Pocket_Pack_Lavender-_2nd_Generation/ . I have found it very helpful to hold it a couple of minutes before I have to play in a cold church. It warms the fingers right up. -Original Message- From: Herbert Ward Sent: Thursda

[LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica 97

2014-02-11 Thread stephen arndt
Two down. Now how many more to go? -Original Message- From: Roman Turovsky Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 10:29 AM To: stephen arndt ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu ; Le_luth Subject: [LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica 97 Here's another- CSR51 http://youtu.be/JfBIgAu5__A RT On

[LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica 97

2014-02-11 Thread stephen arndt
Very nice. It leaves me wishing that you would record the complete works of Roman Turovsky. -Original Message- From: Roman Turovsky Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:49 AM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu ; Le_luth Subject: [LUTE] Cantio Sarmatoruthenica 97 http://youtu.be/UcTeHQu-Ml0 Self-

[LUTE] Re: Recording the lute, Part 1, sample rate

2013-11-07 Thread stephen arndt
David wrote: "I will be writing a guide in installments for my website on how to record the lute." This is very welcome news indeed! Many thanks for the first installment. I can't wait to read the next following ones. Stephen Arndt To get on or off this list see list info

[LUTE] Re: Early ornamentation

2013-09-23 Thread stephen arndt
"L'Art de diminuer" by Philippe Matharel, sort of a compendium of Renaissance treatises on the subject, is quite helpful also. You can download it here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/35549954/l-Art-de-Diminuer-Opt , or I can send you a pdf if you like. -Original Message- From: William Sam

[LUTE] Antoine Francisque

2013-09-19 Thread stephen arndt
ssional quality either in playing or recording quality. Nevertheless, I hope that if you listen, you will find something to enjoy. Best regards, Stephen Arndt -- References 1. http://www.verseandsong.com/song/renaissance-lute/1293-2/ To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: Antoine Francisque

2013-09-19 Thread stephen arndt
I just noticed that none of the French diacritical marks display correctly nor do the en-dashes between numbers. I hope that you can still decipher the message. -Original Message- From: stephen arndt Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 11:14 AM To: lute mailing list list Subject

[LUTE] Re: Reusner and Reymann

2013-06-18 Thread stephen arndt
My sincere thanks to all who responded. I now have several options to consider. -Original Message- From: stephen arndt Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 12:33 PM To: lute mailing list list Subject: [LUTE] Reusner and Reymann I have Catherine Lidell's Sacred Music for the Lute. Amon

[LUTE] Reusner and Reymann

2013-06-17 Thread stephen arndt
I have Catherine Lidell's Sacred Music for the Lute. Among the sources for her anthology she lists Esaias Reusner's Musikalischer Lustgarten and Mattheus Reymann's Cythara Sacra. I have not succeeded in locating a copy of either work in any form. Does anyone know whether they are ava

[LUTE] Utterly Off Topic

2013-05-28 Thread stephen arndt
click around and/or to leave a comment. Best regards, Stephen Arndt P.S. I have recently received a new 8-course by Cezar Mateus and have started working on pieces by Antoine Francisque. You can listen to what I have done so far at [2]http://www.verseandsong.com/song/renaissance

[LUTE] Re: Brush up your French! Interview with Hopkinson S.

2013-05-22 Thread stephen arndt
I just got around to listening to this today and rather enjoyed it, but it ended abruptly in mid-sentence. Is there a second part? -Original Message- From: Bernd Haegemann Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:05 PM Cc: Lute net Subject: [LUTE] Brush up your French! Interview with Hopkinson S

[LUTE] Re: Harp-Lute

2013-04-06 Thread stephen arndt
Delightful! -Original Message- From: Rob MacKillop Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 2:13 PM To: Lute Subject: [LUTE] Harp-Lute Some of you might have a passing interest in the so-called harp-lute. Somebody gave a loan of one yesterday, by Edward Light, and also a tutor by him.

[LUTE] Re: Tragedy with Alexei Zimakov an outstanding guitarist.

2013-03-06 Thread stephen arndt
I have just passed the sad news on to the Acoustic Guitar Forum, which has 74,000 members, though I assume that not all of them are active. Perhaps some of them would be willing to help also. -Original Message- From: Anton Birula Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 6:39 AM To: Lutenet Sub

[LUTE] Re: Cantigas De Santa Maria website

2013-01-28 Thread stephen arndt
This is an astonishingly good website for the Cantigas De Santa Maria [1]http://www.cantigasdesantamaria.com/index.html Aimed mainly at singers, but of interest to anyone performing these interesting works. Rob Here is another site: http://brassy.perso.neuf.fr/PartMed/Cantigas/CSMIDI.

[LUTE] New Web Site

2013-01-01 Thread stephen arndt
I hope that in spite of the amateur nature of the offerings you will find something that you enjoy. Best regards for the new year, Stephen Arndt -- References 1. http://www.verseandsong.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/

[LUTE] Re: Where's "day" in "di mille mort il di sarei contento?"

2012-11-20 Thread stephen arndt
See here: http://www.classicitaliani.it/glossari/glossario_medioevo_01.htm. Just scroll down to the relevant entry. -Original Message- From: Peter Nightingale Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:37 PM To: lute list Subject: [LUTE] Where's "day" in "di mille mort il di sarei contento?"

[LUTE] Re: Reconstructing Dowland; deconstructing Dowland

2012-11-15 Thread stephen arndt
Well, isn't anyone other than Dan going to reply to this? I was expecting a huge response! Stuart David Tayler locuto, causa est. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: 8-ch lute strings spacing

2012-11-14 Thread stephen arndt
s not very feasible, and have him take measurements? Any advice would be appreciated, whether coming from David or others. Many thanks, Stephen Arndt To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Mechanical Pegs

2012-08-17 Thread stephen arndt
Ed wrote: "I would put them on all my instruments, if I could afford to do so." So, what do they cost? I took a quick look at the Peghead website, but didn't see any price information. Perhaps it is there somewhere, and I just didn't look long enough or hard enough. I am interested because I a

[LUTE] Re: Lute Ensemble

2012-07-25 Thread stephen arndt
I greatly appreciate both the quality and the quantity of Anton's work. With exquisite taste he selects period pieces and creates beautiful lute arrangements of beautiful vocal and instrumental compositions, and his rapidly expanding output greatly increases the repertoire of our instrument. B

[LUTE] Mertel

2012-07-09 Thread stephen arndt
amateur playing. It is a pleasure to me to have made friends in several different countries. Best regards to all, Stephen Arndt To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: What makes a good lute?

2012-04-09 Thread stephen arndt
I agree with David that string span and spacing are extremely important, and, as one about to have a lute built, I am wondering whether it would help to send the luthier a tracing of my right and left hands to help him calculate span and spacing correctly. I also agree with Ned that instrument

[LUTE] Re: Witch hazel.

2012-01-03 Thread stephen arndt
Do we really want dry, hard fingertips when we play the lute? I always soak mine in soapy water to soften them and put a little shea butter on them to moisten them before I play in order to get a warmer sound. -Original Message- From: Gordon Gregory Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:

[LUTE] Re: Transposing lute tablature on sight

2011-12-13 Thread stephen arndt
David, I'm thinking that you must suffer from chronic migraines. -Original Message- From: David Tayler Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:30 PM To: lute Cc: vidan...@sbcglobal.net Subject: [LUTE] Re: Transposing lute tablature on sight Quote It's just A4. David, when you tune

[LUTE] Re: Something old and something new - Conrad Paumann and Gilbert Isbin

2011-11-26 Thread stephen arndt
My guess, and it is only a guess, is that it would be "ich begehre nicht(s) mehr" in modern German, meaning "I desire no(thing) more," "I desire nothing else," or "I have no further desires," or something of that sort. Matthias would probably be the most qualified person on our list to translate

[LUTE] Mertel Question

2011-09-21 Thread stephen arndt
would be interested in hearing others' opinions on whether this measure is correct as it stands or whether it needs some emendation. Please feel free to reply on- or off-list. Many thanks, Stephen Arndt -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Galilei lute works

2011-08-05 Thread Stephen Arndt
I found this in our local music library a few years ago and rather liked it: Le gagliarde dal Libro d'intavolatura di liuto (Gal; 6): edizione critica con intavolature per liuto e con trascrizione in notazione moderna Responsibility Vincenzo Galilei; a cura di Giulia Perni Publication Info Publ

[LUTE] Silva de Sirenas

2011-07-28 Thread Stephen Arndt
ave some questions I would like to ask about a particular piece that is confusing me. Also, if you are a native Spanish-speaker, you might be able to help me with one of his instructions that I am not too sure about. Many thanks, Stephen Arndt -- To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: What's the point to 'historical sound'

2011-07-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
Something like: "The differences of Germanic and Jewish psychology, which exist in fact and have long been known to insightful people, should not be confused, which can only be conducive to science." -Original Message- From: G. Crona Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:07 PM To: Lutelist S

[LUTE] Re: Medieval Lute

2011-06-29 Thread Stephen Arndt
I think that much of Dick Hoban's "Masters of Polyphony" series can be played on a 5-course lute, but check with him to be sure. -Original Message- From: David R Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:28 PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Medieval Lute Hi luters, I'm thinking of

[LUTE] Re: MP3 Conversion

2011-05-21 Thread Stephen Arndt
Thank you both for responding so quickly. I changed the bit rate to 192 in Audacity (I didn't see the exact option you mentioned), and it seems to have made a significant improvement. -Original Message- From: alexander Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:56 AM To: Stephen Arndt Cc:

[LUTE] MP3 Conversion

2011-05-21 Thread Stephen Arndt
ecommend a better program to perform the conversion? Many thanks, Stephen Arndt -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: O felici occhi miei

2011-04-30 Thread Stephen Arndt
nd not her). Not one of the best example of Italian poetry I would say 8^) Also it is a quite strange and unusual situation, because normally it's the man that languishes behind a lady in the poetry of that age. Might this be an approximated transcription by the Spanish Ortiz of a text he didn't

[LUTE] Re: O felici occhi miei

2011-04-30 Thread Stephen Arndt
question elicited sinful desires in the poet?). Hope this helps. Stephen Arndt -- From: "Sean Smith" Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:51 AM To: "lute" Subject: [LUTE] O felici occhi miei > > Would anyone

[LUTE] Re: O felici occhi miei

2011-04-30 Thread Stephen Arndt
question elicited sinful desires in the poet?). Hope this helps. Stephen Arndt -- From: "Sean Smith" Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:51 AM To: "lute" Subject: [LUTE] O felici occhi miei > > Would a

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-23 Thread Stephen Arndt
It was used on my 13-course. I haven't notice any problems with it. -Original Message- >From: Bruno Correia >Sent: Mar 23, 2011 4:32 PM >To: List LUTELIST >Subject: [LUTE] Wax > > Is this product (Ranaissance wax) advisable to use on the top of the > lute? I think somebody mentioned

[LUTE] Re: Ed's birthday today

2011-02-21 Thread Stephen Arndt
No, just play the next 62 years out of tune. -- From: "howard posner" Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 5:47 PM To: "Lute List" Subject: [LUTE] Re: Ed's birthday today On Feb 21, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Edward Martin wrote: Yes, according to Baron!

[LUTE] Re: Henry Williams, Manchester

2011-02-18 Thread Stephen Arndt
I had the same experience. I didn't reply to him. -- From: "Ken Brodkey" Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 12:14 PM To: "howard posner" Cc: "lute mailing list list" Subject: [LUTE] Re: Henry Williams, Manchester I'm not in the UK, but I received a

[LUTE] Re: OT: Baroque Guitar technique

2010-11-07 Thread Stephen Arndt
thing" and "I'll never be any good at this"? Maybe we should form a support group. Please let me hear from you. Stephen Arndt -- From: "David Tayler" Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 2:55 PM To: "lute-cs.dartmout

[LUTE] Re: Francesco and flat back lute?

2010-08-19 Thread Stephen Arndt
ld the viola/vihuela actually is. By how much does it predate the Renaissance? Appreciative of any information, Stephen Arndt -- From: "David Tayler" Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:52 PM To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" Subject

[LUTE] Re: incompatibility gardening/lute playing?

2010-06-29 Thread Stephen Arndt
t_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1, and there are quite a few of them. Good luck, Stephen Arndt -Original Message- >From: Anthony Hind >Sent: Jun 29, 2010 4:09 AM >To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu >Subject: [LUTE] incompatibility gardening/lute playing? > > > Dear lutenis

[LUTE] Somewhat off topic

2010-06-03 Thread Stephen Arndt
If any kind soul out there is fairly well-versed in the use of Django and would be willing to try to answer a couple of questions for me, please contact me off-list. Thank you. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.htm

[LUTE] Re: Swedish violin/lute picture - ID/date

2010-04-04 Thread Stephen Arndt
Interesting. On my 7-course lute, the octave on the fifth course was way too bright and prominent. Trying a number of different diameters did not solve the problem. So, I finally opted for a plain gut unison to go with the gimped string that I already had. They turn out to balance very nicely wi

[LUTE] Re: HIP, was string tension of all things

2010-03-30 Thread Stephen Arndt
I agree 100% that it is the performer, not the performance, that is "informed" in the sense of "educated." My point was that there is another, older sense of "informed" as "having been given form" that can legitimately be applied to a performance, though, as I tried to indicate earlier, I suspec

[LUTE] Re: HIP, was string tension of all things

2010-03-27 Thread Stephen Arndt
David, I am relying solely on memory here, but I believe that "forma" was the Latin term used for both "eidos" and "morphe" when Aristotle was translated into Latin in the late twelfth century (though I could be wrong). The scholastic Latin usage of "informare" means "to put form into," and ha

[LUTE] Re: HIP, was string tension of all things

2010-03-27 Thread Stephen Arndt
Once again, without in any way wishing to be contentious, "informed" in HIP is a verbal form (a past participle) used adjectivally. It therefore retains its verbal force. Just as "a written message" means "a message that has been written," implying "a message that someone wrote," so (as I have a

[LUTE] Re: HIP, was string tension of all things

2010-03-27 Thread Stephen Arndt
"matter" ( = the physical act of playing an instrument) of a given performance. My two cents (which, with an annual inflation rate of about 2.5% is now worth only about 1.75 cents). Stephen Arndt - Original Message - From: "howard posner" To: "lute-cs.dar

[LUTE] Re: Modern lute recordings

2010-03-16 Thread Stephen Arndt
Daniel, I noticed the improvement in sound quality as well in your most recent video. Can you tell us what was the "superior mic" you used? Stephen P.S. You're one of my "lute heros." - Original Message - From: "Daniel Shoskes" To: "wikla" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:44

[LUTE] Re: tempos in Francesco Fantasias

2010-03-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
suspect that I am playing practically all of them too slowly on account of my technical limitations. Any suggestions for improving speed or advice on determining the proper tempo for a piece would be much appreciated. Best regards to all, Stephen Arndt - Original Message - From:

[LUTE] Re: Switching between gut strings and synthetics?

2010-01-30 Thread Stephen Arndt
AT LEAST YOU SEEM A MAN OF TASTE; INTELLIGENCE AND HEART, DAVID - I LOVE YOUR STYLE I'll second that. Stephen Arndt To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: constructive critical commentary

2010-01-11 Thread Stephen Arndt
would indicate: beginner, amateur, professional in their performances and in their comments. Better still would be link from here to somewhere dedicated to constructive criticism if that is what you actually wanted." Great idea! Stephen Arndt To get on or off this list see list informati

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance Metaphors

2009-12-09 Thread Stephen Arndt
Insofar as it "is seen as denial of the saving power of Christ," it seems to me that the reference is more properly to despair. You might want to read what Thomas Aquinas wrote on the matter in ST I-II,q. 20, which you can find in a mediocre translation here: http://www.newadvent.org/summa/302

[LUTE] Re: Left hand gut issues

2009-11-25 Thread Stephen Arndt
I soak my hands in soapy water for a few minutes and then rub some shea butter on my finger tips before playing. It makes a huge difference both in avoiding the squeakiness and in improving the overall tone. If the fingertips are too dry, the resulting tone is harsh and unpleasant. -Origina

[LUTE] Re: So, what you consider a "must have" publication?

2009-10-19 Thread Stephen Arndt
You can find it for free here: http://lutegroup.ning.com/forum/topics/the-barbe-manuscript - Original Message - From: "Daniel Winheld" To: Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:00 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: So, what you consider a "must have" publication? Damian, Stephen- Now you've got

[LUTE] Re: So, what you consider a "must have" publication?

2009-10-18 Thread Stephen Arndt
I'll second that on the Barbe Manuscript for the baroque lute, and for the Renaissance lute I am having a wonderful time working my way through the Hortus Musicalis Novus of Elias Mertel. - Original Message - From: "damian dlugolecki" <[1]dam...@damianstrings.com> To: <

[LUTE] Re: A Viewing

2009-10-09 Thread Stephen Arndt
I can't think of a better way to dignify the occasion. - Original Message - From: "David Rastall" To: "Lutelist list" Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:29 PM Subject: [LUTE] A Viewing Have any of you ever been hired to play at a "viewing"? As in where the deceased is lying in an op

[LUTE] Re: French baroque, Lully and theorbo

2009-09-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
m not alone in this regard either.So, keep up the good work, and know that the interest, even if unexpressed, is there. Respectfully, Stephen Arndt To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Information on the Wayne Cripps Lutes for Sale

2009-08-29 Thread Stephen Arndt
Wayne has an emergency back up page here: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/ By clicking on tab-serv you can still get to the tablatures. - Original Message - From: "Edward Martin" To: "Matteo Turri" ; Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 10:02 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Information on the Wa

[LUTE] Re: Goethe and the lute

2009-08-07 Thread Stephen Arndt
Er stimmte seine Laute länger, als er darauf spielte--tell me about it! To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Thumb-under . . always?

2009-07-31 Thread Stephen Arndt
David, If you ever wanted to make an instructional video demonstrating all five techniques, it would be a great one. Stephen - Original Message - From: "David Tayler" To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 4:06 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Thumb-under . . always? I t

[LUTE] Beier String and Fret Calculator

2009-07-04 Thread Stephen Arndt
James, You can find it here: [1]http://www.musico.it/lute_software/bsfc/index.html Stephen -- References 1. http://www.musico.it/lute_software/bsfc/index.html To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] String Tension

2009-07-04 Thread Stephen Arndt
r any information anyone can give me. Best regards, Stephen Arndt -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: help for 'improving' lute and vihuela players

2009-05-20 Thread Stephen Arndt
e an invaluable resource. Thank you for your kindness and generosity in taking the time to make a start on this initiative. A not-so-sly lurker, Stephen Arndt - Original Message - From: "Rob MacKillop" To: "lute-cs.dartmouth.edu" Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:40 PM

[LUTE] Re: Elias Mertel

2009-04-27 Thread Stephen Arndt
I did not find Mertel at Minkoff. Can you tell me where it is, please? - Original Message - From: "jean-michel Catherinot" To: "Daniel F Heiman" ; "Stephen Arndt" Cc: Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:54 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Elias Mertel &qu

[LUTE] Re: Elias Mertel

2009-04-25 Thread Stephen Arndt
urday, April 25, 2009 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Elias Mertel OMI still lists the facsimile at $162. It is generally quite legible, requiring no transcription. http://omifacsimiles.com/cats/lute.pdf (page 17 of this catalog) Daniel On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:21:18 -0500 "Stephen Arndt&qu

[LUTE] Re: Elias Mertel

2009-04-25 Thread Stephen Arndt
Thank you, Roman. I'll give that a try on Monday. - Original Message - From: "Roman Turovsky" To: ; "Bernd Haegemann" ; "Stephen Arndt" Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 12:42 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Elias Mertel Administrative Conta

[LUTE] Re: Elias Mertel

2009-04-25 Thread Stephen Arndt
Yes, I'm sorry. I did try i...@musiqueancienne.com twice, and it bounced back both times. - Original Message - From: "Bernd Haegemann" To: ; "Stephen Arndt" Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 12:25 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Elias Mertel Dear Stephen, I have

[LUTE] Elias Mertel

2009-04-25 Thread Stephen Arndt
anyone know of another edition (German tablature would be fine, since I wont be playing from it but only adding an 8 to Goerans transcription to indicate the lower basses)? I would appreciate any information anyone could give me. Many thanks, Stephen Arndt -- To get on or

[LUTE] Re: Pioneers of the lute revival

2008-11-30 Thread Stephen Arndt
Yes, a good read indeed, though I was surprised by this: "Paul O'Dette is an American born in Pittsburgh in 1054." (page 6) Wasn't that the year of the Great Schism? - Original Message - From: "Edward Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Greet Schamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Sunday,

[LUTE] Re: The Online Lute Player

2008-11-19 Thread Stephen Arndt
There is obviously a typographical mistake in the italics on the upper right-hand corner of page 42. Certainly there should be no comma after the first word, and it should read: "Top lutenist Daniel Shoskes." - Original Message - From: "Daniel Shoskes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute Li

[LUTE] Re: The Online Lute Player

2008-11-19 Thread Stephen Arndt
I am very embarrassed to learn that I just wrote to Arto in what should have been a reply to Taco. I guess the senile amnesia is progressing more rapidly than I thought. Stephen Arndt - Original Message - From: "Taco Walstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stephen Arn

[LUTE] Re: The Online Lute Player

2008-11-18 Thread Stephen Arndt
phy professor (I hope that my early onset of senile amnesia hasn't caused me to misremember anything). Stephen Arndt

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