the wound bass strings however.
Perhaps apropos, last week at Cleveland, Toyohiko Satoh pointed out
that his top string was cow. The rest, sheep.
Good luck,
Sean Smith
On Jul 9, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Mathias Rösel wrote:
> "Steve Bryson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
>> H
I wonder if the 1560 model replaces the previous 1553 version.
Sean
Edward Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Incredible!
ed
At 06:09 PM 7/14/2006 +0200, LGS-Europe wrote:
>When looking for info on Paladin's publication of 1560 I chanced upon this:
>
>Paladin 1560
>COAX CABLE T
"or other 16th century compilers"
That covers a lot of ground, David, namely most every amateur who kept
a notebook of things he or she copied from other printed books and
notebooks or even stuff he or she intabulated or came up with.
I'm looking at the cover of Andrea Damiani's Vincen
After Phalese stopped publishing his anonymous lute settings there
seems also to be a dialogue between the English and Adrianssen too.
Light of Love is nearly identical in Ad (Saltarello Englesa, 1584) and
the Board book. Conversely, the Pickering Battle duet borrows many
devices from A's dan
e de
> Tabulature
>de Leut (Paris: Fezandat, 1555).
>
>Best wishes,
> Ron Andrico
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>[2]http://www.mignarda.com
>
>
>__
>
> From: Sean Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Lutelist
27;ll only attract the finest
audience. And I'm sure the others would enjoy it too.
Face it, there is a sensual side to this music. When I chose a recent
cover for the LSA Quarterly I didn't realize the possible double
entendre but probably would have gone with it anyway.
all the best,
BM in the
Fronimo or perhaps an addition to an existing canzona, chanson or
madrigal.
Would anyone have information on this?
thanks in advance,
Sean Smith
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Sorry, Donatella, I blame Hollywood. They had a great plan for a TV
show, then they spelled the title wrong and there were no German lute
players. Ever!
Sean
On Aug 10, 2006, at 10:13 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can you guess how Weiss was spelled by someone here in California,
> where
Not only is nylon completely authentic but one eliminates all traces of
gut afterward!
s
On Aug 10, 2006, at 11:41 AM, EUGENE BRAIG IV wrote:
> - Original Message -
> From: Caroline Usher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:06 am
> Subject: [LUTE] Francesco da Milan
Lately I've been knee-deep in the Marsh book but, lo and behold, there on p.
98 and again on 228
Got my pizza fixin's ready, Persieds lined up under a full moon (alas) and
we're good to go. Probably the closest I'll get to fishing is deciding against
the anchovies.
Sean
reiteration of the D-chord root.
A quick look at the Pratum Musicum of 1584 showed quite a few 7th
course indications (short lines) but no 8ths. In both books the 7th
course is occasionally fingered.
Sean Smith
On Aug 17, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Luca Manassero wrote:
>
>Thank you, K
ld 'borrow' something from the
other repertories.
many thanks in advance,
Sean Smith
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There's still the possibility you'd play it and sing inflammatory
lyrics.
Sean
On Aug 23, 2006, at 11:55 AM, Arne Keller wrote:
> At 05:27 23-08-2006 -0700, Howard Posner wrote:
>> Arne Keller wrote:
>>
>>> I just heard that Pinchas Zuckerman was prohibited from taking his
>>> Strad
>>> along
bill,
I think that somewhere along the line, some of the family immigrated to
the US.
Sean
On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:21 AM, bill kilpatrick wrote:
> does history relate the name of the officious twit who
> suspected this theorbo? as they're born, not made,
> his great-great-great-etc., etc. nephe
Jason,
I decided to try a strap at Paul Beier's suggestion. I went to a few
Goodwill stores in the area and finally found a 1.75" (40mm) wide black
lightweight leather belt. I cut the ends and put one large hole w/ a
slit in it to snugly go over the peg. I put two holes in the other to
run a
($20 at Harbor Freight). Of course a fiberglass analog one is cheaper and
works about as well and the traditional micrometer has no sharp edges.
all the best,
Sean Smith
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--
very reasonable
now ($20 at Harbor Freight). Of course a fiberglass analog one is cheaper and
works about as well and the traditional micrometer has no sharp edges.
all the best,
Sean Smith
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very reasonable
now ($20 at Harbor Freight). Of course a fiberglass analog one is cheaper and
works about as well and the traditional micrometer has no sharp edges.
all the best,
Sean Smith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Aug 31, 2006, Paul Pleijsier
said:
> What is the ration
hey
stray.
all the best,
Sean Smith
On Sep 1, 2006, at 3:42 PM, Rebecca Banks wrote:
>
>September 1st, 2006
>
>Dear Lutenists:
>
> I am having a Dieffopruchar Renaissance Bass Lute 6c.
> constructed and
>am wondering if I should have fixed or ti
Thank you, David, but I'm still a little puzzled.
This is clearly a single line contrapunto lacking accompaniment. It
doesn't seem to accompany the previous Antico variations ("Passemezzzo
-6" p.114) either.
I'm looking at the SPES facsimile (Firenze 1992) of his ms. that was
_intended_ for p
Dear Stewart,
That's what I thought too but I wonder about the parallel octave going into
m. 7. Usually Borono is more careful about this sort of thing.
Sean
Stewart McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Jason,
I have been reading through some old Lute Net messages from August,
nyone reading the figured bass nowadays write a
lute/theorbo part like that?
I'm sorry, more questions than answers.
all the best,
Sean Smith
On Sep 24, 2006, at 8:18 PM, David Rastall wrote:
> Hi Luters,
>
> I've been looking on numerous websites to find out whether or not
I believe Jacob's Warwick Frei is a bass lute tuned to D and is 72 cm. This
is based on a rebuilt baroque lute from an original bass 6c lute.
The basis for the ~62-63cm Frei lute is probably a different instrument thoug
I could be wrong. My usual duet partner has a 62 cm Frei body lute
Martin Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Dear All,
As Jacob's recordings using his Frei instrument demonstrate, there is no
reason why one should not play almost any Renaissance lute music on a
"long" lute - it's just a question of technique. As a maker, I am
constantly beseiged by peopl
Dr. Be,
I'm noticing some lint in the crevices on my belly
;^)
Sean
On Nov 2, 2006, at 5:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 11/2/2006 3:27:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>> from Kenneth Be, a conservator at the Cleveland Museum
>> of Fin
caught on in
the lute world.
My apologies to Stewart for jumping in like this. I'm hoping to save
him a little retyping. ;^)
all the best,
Sean Smith
>>>>
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On Nov 14, 2006, at 5:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> --- Sean Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> It was easy to transcribe, both by hand and in
>> print. It allowed the
>> individual to transmit his own fingerings and
>> provided a diagram that
>&
I had to tune down to 415 recently and was impressed by the difference
in tone. I won't say it's better "across the board" but I liked many
things about it. It did bring out different flavors of the instrument
that I hadn't heard before.
Ed, I remember Toyohiko's playing from this summer and t
Is there any support for this sort of tension for renaissance
instruments?
Sean
On Nov 27, 2006, at 5:49 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
> It is around 65% less than conventional stringing.
>
> ed
>
> At 05:08 PM 11/27/2006 -0800, Sean Smith wrote:
>
>> I had to tune down
Sean
On Nov 27, 2006, at 5:49 PM, Edward Martin wrote:
> It is around 65% less than conventional stringing.
>
> ed
>
> At 05:08 PM 11/27/2006 -0800, Sean Smith wrote:
>
>> I had to tune down to 415 recently and was impressed by the difference
>> in tone. I won't
Hello all,
I don't want to get caught up in the thumb<-->no thumb debate on the
6th course but there is another way out of the fingering dilemna of
Arthur's example from Francesco's Ricercar 27 (it also appears in a
Paladin' Milenesa Pavana m. 12-13 and probably elsewhere).
First I finger (wi
storic practises NEED to be
> reproduced
> by modern players. It might be interesting to try them out to see
> if they were even possible?
> In other words, this is more a question of historic reconstruction
> and what the
> Renaissance techniques might have been, than a call for
be interesting to try them out to see if
> they were even possible?
> In other words, this is more a question of historic reconstruction and
> what the
> Renaissance techniques might have been, than a call for every one to
> click their thumbs,
> as it were.
> Best
> Anthon
he reasons why some people prefer all gut,
> as the basses (even without damping) don't tend
> to drown the high and mid. Another reason being the overall more
> homogenous sound
>
> This is just a secondary thought about the question, the idea remains
> extremely interesting, a
Plant the Canon (93) under your fingers and water it everyday! Watch it
grow! Watch it change!
Not only is it a good warm-up and excercise but it has quite a bit of
good musical stuff going on.
How can I bring this out? How can I bring that out? Stop and look at
your fingers. Think about the
Rereading your note...Just measure from your bridge to 37 centimeters and see
what fret it lands on. Maybe an e flat?
Sean
Sean Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Stuart,
I always lose count of the apostrophes. Do you mean a C: a tone below the
standard descant (D) lute? If
micrometer. Unluckily for her I didn't have the
string.
On Dec 19, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote:
> Sean Smith wrote:
>>
>> Rereading your note...Just measure from your bridge to 37
>> centimeters and see what fret it lands on. Maybe an e flat?
>>
>&
On Dec 19, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Stewart McCoy wrote:
>
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>|
>|
> a
> __1d___1c__1d__|__c__a_|_
> __4f___4f__|__d__c__d__|_
> ___|e__|_
> ___|__a|_
> __2d___|___|_
>
> I cannot think of any othe
ons --Agricola, Brumel, Ghizeghem,
Isaac, Josquin, etc.
Spinacino's intabulations can be a bit daunting at first but a
consultation w/ the originals can tell you what to look for (or drop
out). I've made simple intabs from the original chansons of many of his
settings and found that they ar
> ...a detailed comparison of Spinacino with originals.
Dear Stuart,
Here's an easy one to start with. If you still have access to the HH
Odh, look up Ha traytre amours by Johannes Stockem and compare it to
Spinacino's 'Haray tre amours' (Bk II, 15v). It's mostly faithful and
doesn't go all w
>>
> I wasn't only thinking of the recercars. The Lute News supplement has
> published some reconstructions of Pesaro by John Robinson including,
> for
> example, a long sprawling Bassadanza which doesn't seem to make a lot
> of
> sense.
Dear Stuart,
From our vantage point I'd say most of the B
>
> But take for example: Isaac's Benedictus which Jon Banks has used in
> several places as an example (and number one, in the Lute Society
> publication) - bar 34 in the lowest voice. The Bb lasts four bars. Even
> at a brisk pace, a very brisk pace or an outright gallop, a single
> plucked no
s detailed instructions!
> greetings
> w.
>
>
>
> - Original Message - From: "Sean Smith"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Lute Net"
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:20 PM
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Petrucci
>
>
>> >
>>> But
The "Medieval Instrumental Dances" by Timothy McGee is a very good
book. I bought it new for $30 about three years ago.
Sean Smith
Begin forwarded message:
> Hi John,
>
> - String length - is this commonly measured from nut to bridge on
> lutes?
> Yes.
>
> -
Not an eta but 'ij' (two) which means: again.
While we're in the nitty gritty of Pete and Repeat, what is the origin
of "ij"? This evolved into our modern 'ditto' mark ( " ), right?
Sean
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On Mar 6, 2007, at 10:41 AM, Doctor Oakroot wrote:
> Is it actually 'II' (roman numeral) with a fancy hook? Is the modern
> repeat sign from the same source?
I doubt it, Doc. In all renaissance prints I've seen, roman numerals
are invariably upper case type and the ij is always lower case. And
Thanks, Arto. It has also existed as ii, of course. I regret not
studying Latin in my younger days.
>
> As far as I know, it means "iterate item"; letters i and j were quite
> the same in printing in those days.
>
> All the best,
>
> Arto
>
> PS Once upon a time one singer was singing a baroque
E u o u a e" has produced a few howlers (literally).
>
> That reminds me, what novel has a horse named "Old
> Doxology"?
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Arto Wikla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Sean Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> C
Hi Stuart,
First Q: are you using gut, Nylgut or nylon on the top?
Andy Hartig and I each use nylgut on our chanterelles and never seem to
have a problem either at C or D (A-440) using Nylgut. His descant
(Larry Brown) is 44cm and mine (Martin Haycock) is 40cm. I'll admit,
his sounds a little
Wolfgang,
This looks very nice. Great pieces!
I should point out that Bernard Azencot posted this to the French lute net
and mentioned it in conjuction witht the LSA. It's not correct to call this the
LSA list (if that's what he meant). I may be mistaken how he's reading this but
Nylgut, especially thin ones like the chanterelle or a 4th and 5th
octave, do go false after a few months or a year. Usually they sound a
little flat on upper frets. Contrarily, gut tends to go a little sharp
on the upper frets over time. An unfortunate combination. Gut with gut
at least goes
Dear Jim,
I don't have the book w/ me at work but I think they are hold signs. Usually
they are placed in the first strain and you're expected to remember them on the
(usually nearly identical) second strain. I think they show up in the places
one would expect a note to be held.
Oh my
Relatedly, I remember a pair of Skeapings (Adam and ? ) playing on a record
of Dolly and Shirley Collins with David Munrow, Christopher Hogwood and other
revered EM folks.
Would she be a relative?
Sean
bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
pc for all the
Dear Omer,
Welcome to a great topic --strings-- and one we often stretch to great
lengths.
A general rule of thumb is to add about 10 to 15 cms to your string
length (60 cms?) to the outside courses (being so close to the nut) and
maybe a little more on the strings in the middle (especially 1
Hi John,
Hooray! It's supposed to feel awkward at first --all changes of habit
do. It was a good idea to put the guitar on the back burner while you
suss this out --no sense in confusing your hand more than necessary.
I won't address all your concerns here (I have to leave for work soon
and I
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