[LUTE] Re: FoMRHI - copyright and a rebirth?

2007-11-23 Thread marigold castle
Again, big proviso, NOT my area of law. I'm sure everyone can see why this is a specialty. ;) Here's my two cents. If someone arranges public domain music, what is copyrighted is the new arrangement. The public domain melody, and lyrics if any, don't become the property of the arranger

[LUTE] Re: FoMRHI - copyright and a rebirth?

2007-11-20 Thread marigold castle
This isn't my field of law, and copyright is deservedly a specialty unto it's own, but here in the US, and I suspect in most of the rest of the world, putting a c in a circle is pretty much meaningless. Copyright is your legal right to your work. It occurs the moment you create that work. You

[LUTE] Re: humidifier+hang 'em high

2007-09-16 Thread marigold castle
Gee, Stephen, since we suffer from two of the three conditions mentioned, and I think my climbing cat probably substitutes adequately for a flying squirrel - our lute is obviously doomed, even in the case. Though perhaps I'll get a few karma points for owning a few orchids (in place of the

[LUTE] Re: hang 'em high

2007-09-10 Thread marigold castle
Doesn't case storage increase the danger of mold/mildew? I'm curious about this issue because we are new to lute, but have always been instructed to store our dulcimers out of the cases to discourage mold growth. And the harps sit out with only a dust cover. So far the lute has stayed in it's

[LUTE] Re: Import duty for instrument shipped to US

2007-07-19 Thread marigold castle
Interesting thread. I hadn't realized duty was owed on instruments purchased overseas. I purchased an instrument from Eastern Europe within the last year and paid zero duty. I just received the great big package through the US mail, picked it up at the PO and that was that. I think

[LUTE] Re: Scarboro Fair

2006-09-11 Thread marigold castle
Scarborough Faire, and it's variants, being popular ballads that no doubt evolved over time, probably couldn't be considered lute tunes (somehow I think of lute music as being music written specifically for lute), though lutenists no doubt played popular ballads on lute when it suited them (or

[LUTE] Re: Does anyone know if this instrument is any good?

2006-08-05 Thread marigold castle
Chris, I can't speak for the lutes, but the Celtic harps they carry are from Mid-East Manu. Co. IMHO, that is a Bad Sign. Music companies that give a darn do _not_ carry those harps. So I'd suspect the quality of lutes as well. Michal Christopher Witmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[LUTE] Re: rotten, tune-less Kit

2006-07-29 Thread marigold castle
I tried Oxford's Sixteenth Century Verse but that only has one poem by Joshua Sylvester and those lines aren't in it. Ditto my other poetry anthologies. Hopefully, someone with a more extensive 16th-17th cen. poetry library will be able to find that poem for you. Michal Spring,

[LUTE] lute cases

2006-07-16 Thread marigold castle
I need to find a case for my daughter's lute. I know Kingman (sp?) is fabulous, but I'd like to find something a bit more economical. (I hate spending half as much as the instrument cost on the case.) Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks. Michal

[LUTE] lute straps

2006-04-30 Thread marigold castle
Here's a bit of evidence for the historic accuracy of straps: http://www.mit.edu/~thrasher/images/dc/funky_lute.jpg Looks like an orangeish strap to me. Granted most re-enactors are re-enacting from earlier periods so they might not consider that painting evidence of earlier strap use.

[LUTE] doulce memoire

2006-04-29 Thread marigold castle
Doulce Memoire performed last night in San Diego for the San Diego Early Music Society. Fabulous performance, complete with Renaissance dancing, though I'd have loved to hear more solo lute. The lutenist plays with a pick/plectrum. My line of sight was bad for getting a good look at the

[LUTE] Re: Can a total novice learn from a slightly more experienced student?

2006-04-26 Thread marigold castle
I'm chiming in late here but I think the operative words are slightly more experienced. An experienced student isn't necessarily incapable of teaching basics to a rank beginner. For example, my daughter's harp teacher allows a few of her oldest students to teach the very beginnning young

[LUTE] QE I

2006-04-25 Thread marigold castle
A good online site for basic information on Elizabeth I and her reign: http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/ I think Elizabeth also played lute. I vaguely recall mention of the purchase of lute strings for Elizabeth, though this during her sister's reign. Btw, I heartily recommend

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute on ebay

2006-04-24 Thread marigold castle
Ah, yes, I misread the listing as 13 course, and I see now that it actually says 13 string. Thanks for pointing out my mistake. Michal Marcello Armand-Pilon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the lute you're talking about is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7409517062 , it

[LUTE] baroque lute on ebay

2006-04-23 Thread marigold castle
There's a baroque lute listed on ebay, located in Australia. I don't recognize the maker's name, but the price is certainly reasonable. - Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. -- To get on

[LUTE] Re: peasant dance, and street songs in germany

2006-04-16 Thread marigold castle
I couldn't find a copy in any of my bookmarked used sites. Here's a list of contents but no purchase info available for that cd. http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/cds/tld9486.htm From the University of Indiana where Binkley taught. They have an archive of recordings but alas not available

[LUTE] lute sighting

2006-04-10 Thread marigold castle
Well, not quite a sighting, I admit, but there was a lute bit on a rerun of Frasier last night which went something to the effect: Remember when you got the funny shaped guitar It was called a lute, Dad - How low will we go? Check

[LUTE] Re: Lute sighting on Simpsons tonight

2006-03-26 Thread marigold castle
I missed that bit, darn it. But playing lute seems to be an occasional running joke on the Simpsons. Martin, the gifted kid, played lute in a school talent show in a previous episode. Derek Monahan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone see the Simpsons tonight? The British boy played lute for

[LUTE] Re: Sound

2006-03-20 Thread marigold castle
So what are various folks preferences for wood for a lute? For example, rosewood versus yew as mentioned? Does the type of wood make a huge difference in terms of volume or just in terms of tone? I'm a folk harpist (at this point just a would-be lutenist) and wood does make a tangible

[LUTE] Re: not so many 6 course lutes?

2006-02-17 Thread marigold castle
This is an issue very close to my heart at the moment as I'm shopping for a first lute. So, for the benefit of us tyros - Would some of you share your opinions on what you feel is the best instrument to start with in order to play Renaissance music, because most of us looking for a starter lute

[LUTE] Re: Women in historical performance art.

2006-01-31 Thread marigold castle
Good point. Court masques were certainly acceptable activities for nobles of both sexes. Elizabeth herself performed in them. I'm not sure how we can explain the difference in perception. Perhaps the fact that the theater was a paid venue? Or that with court masques the audience was composed of

[LUTE] Re: Standard tablature

2006-01-26 Thread marigold castle
Assuming you are asking about harp tablature, here's an example of Welsh tablature - the only one I have bookmarked: http://www.clarsach.net/Robert_ap_Huw/ Michal Alain Veylit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi David, This is very interesting: how does that tab system work exactly? Alain

[LUTE] Re: Standard tablature

2006-01-26 Thread marigold castle
Unlurking to say: Actually, many folk harpers don't play by ear. Most of us amateur folk harpers, being lazy dogs, just buy books of predigested harp music converted into modern musical notation. We leave the playing (and arranging) from original sources to the likes of Grainne Yeats

[LUTE] Lorinczi lutes

2006-01-11 Thread marigold castle
I'm coming out of lurk mode to ask if anyone on the list is familiar with Gy. Lorinczi's lutes. If so, would you recommend them? His prices seem within my price range but I'd like to hear some reviews before committing to an instrument sight unseen (and more importantly, unplayed). Reply

[LUTE] oops

2006-01-11 Thread marigold castle
Reply offlist I should have said. (Never type emails late at night. Sigh.) - Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we'll bind it! -- To get on or off this list see list information at