[LUTE] Re: Spain vs. Italy

2015-05-06 Thread ml
I agree with you, Monica. Again it's a case of retroprojection: we have this sense for comparing everything with everything because we have a sense for history, something they did not have: history as we know it was invented in the 19th century. We can arrive to some conclusions about all this i

[LUTE] Re: Spain vs. Italy

2015-05-05 Thread ml
.S. (British colonies then) persecuted and > murdered scores of non-Puritans. > > Chris > > -Original Message- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf > Of Edward Chrysogonus Yong > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 4:55 AM >

[LUTE] Re: Spain vs. Italy

2015-05-04 Thread ml
Spain was not an exception regarding free vs. conservative thinking. I mean, Spain was not more conservative than England or France, in regard to what is right or wrong in religion, morality (for instance sexuality…) and so on. Fear was (and is) the explication of nearly everything. Perhaps Jea

[LUTE] Re: What makes a good lute?

2012-04-08 Thread ml
Something to keep in mind, in regard to the need of mending the instrument Leonard is referring to, is how far (or near) is the luthier who build it... Even if it doesn't break, wood "lives", and therefore a lute must be periodically adjusted. Cheers, Manolo El 08/04/2012, a las 15:46, Leona

[LUTE] Re: Pronunciation of Fuenllana's name.

2012-03-27 Thread ml
The problem with that word's pronounciation is not at the beginning, where it is pronounced like the past tense of "ser" (to be)= "fue", but at the beginning of the second part, the double l in "-llana". Depending on the region we pronounce it here in Spain like in "jump", or more like /ʎ/ (this

[LUTE] Re: Vimeo: Monica Pustilnik playing Piccinini

2012-03-27 Thread ml
El 26/03/2012, a las 15:18, Mathias Rösel escribió: >> this is to inform about a new VIMEO video. >> >> In it Monica Pustilnik plays Corrente VI from Piccinini´s 1639 book. >> >> The archlute was made by Francisco Hervás (Granada). > > Thanks for sharing, Manolo! This is another example, thoug

[LUTE] Re: Montserrat Figueras

2011-11-23 Thread ml
May I correct: she was born in 1948, so she was 63, not 69 Yes, sad news... Saludos from Barcelona Manolo El 23/11/2011, a las 20:44, Edward Mast escribió: > Sad indeed - an exciting performer. > On Nov 23, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Bruno Fournier wrote: > >> Atlthough off topic, sad day for early musi

[LUTE] Re: Any vestigial Renaissance spots left?

2011-10-26 Thread ml
This book is nice, but you will need information about the history of history to fully understand it: Peter Burke. The Italian Renaissance. Culture and Society in Italy. 1999 The idea of a "Renaissance" (rebirth) was "invented" in the 19th century, exactly the epoch were history, as we now unde

[LUTE] Re: Translation of old German.

2011-08-22 Thread ml
try it this way: oh heilige, unbefleckte, zart jungfraugeschaffte Marie heilige = saint unbefleckte = no stained zart = tender jungfrau = virgin geschaffte = conceived Regards, Manolo El 22/08/2011, a las 04:21, Herbert Ward escribió: > Here is a title in old German of a lute duet (Sebastian Vi

[LUTE] Re: Falckenhagen Duo in F major

2010-03-28 Thread ml
thank you very very much, Chris and Ed, for your kindest answer! Cheers, Manolo El 28/03/2010, a las 20:35, escribió: Manolo, It's in the Augsburg ms. Chris --- On Sun, 3/28/10, man...@manololaguillo.com > wrote: From: man...@manololaguillo.com Subject: [LUTE] Falckenhagen D

[LUTE] Re: Falckenhagen Duo in F major

2010-03-28 Thread ml
thanks, Edward, for your fast answer. I look forward to the results of your research! Manolo El 28/03/2010, a las 15:52, Edward Martin escribió: Actually, I do not know the source! When I recorded this peice with Paul Berget, we used an edition that was arranged by Doug Towne. I'll ask Doug.

[LUTE] Re: Falckenhagen ornaments

2010-03-10 Thread ml
hed a lesser-known example from Johann Christian Beyer's "Oden, Lieder und Fabeln" of 1760. This ornament table is nearly identical to the manuscript copy but is much easier to read. Chris --- On Sun, 3/7/10, ml wrote: From: ml Subject: [LUTE] Falckenhagen ornaments To: &

[LUTE] Falckenhagen ornaments

2010-03-07 Thread ml
Hi, where can I find a list with the ornaments ('Manieren') Falckenhagen employed? I mean, the ornaments plus a description of how to play them. Are they somewhere? Thank you very much! Cheers, Manolo Laguillo To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.e

[LUTE] Re: Roger Harmon on F. da Milano

2010-02-11 Thread ml
s, Manolo El 11/02/2010, a las 11:27, Andrew White escribió: Manolo, Its in Vol. 36 1996 Cheers, Andrew On 11/02/2010, at 9:18 PM, ml wrote: Hi, in the Lute News, or somewhere else (cant't remember where...) there is an article by Roger Harmon on one of F. da Milano's fant

[LUTE] Roger Harmon on F. da Milano

2010-02-11 Thread ml
Hi, in the Lute News, or somewhere else (cant't remember where...) there is an article by Roger Harmon on one of F. da Milano's fantasy. Its an analysis. I moved recently, and my library is still a mess, so I don't find that text. I need it quite urgently, for teaching purposes. Perhap

[LUTE] Re: Manchester Gamba Book

2009-11-16 Thread ml
how beautiful, this music! thank you! Manolo From: Richard Yates To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Mon, November 16, 2009 3:13:49 PM Subject: [LUTE] Manchester Gamba Book I have been burrowing through the Manchester Gamba Book for a while and arranged 25 of the pieces for Renais

[LUTE] Re: Denis Gaultier Sonets

2009-11-13 Thread ml
://luthlibrairie.free.fr/?Baroque:Fran%26ccedil%3Baise Click and download and you'll have obtained the music with sonnets included. It's a free download but on the welcome-page you are invited to make a donation for the work involved. Cheers, Lex van Sante Op 3 nov 2009, om 23:19 heeft ml he

[LUTE] Denis Gaultier Sonets

2009-11-03 Thread ml
Hi, does anybody of you have Denis Gaultier' sonets, those published in 'La Rhetorique des Dieux'? Thank you in advance for any help! Saludos, Manolo Laguillo To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] sarabande by Mesangeau played by A.Bailes

2009-09-11 Thread ml
Hi, does somebody have a beautiful Sarabande by Mesangeau, I think it is in C Major? It is the one played with amazing speed by A. Bailes, as recorded in the 70's in an EMI Reflexes vinyl (track 5). Thank you in advance! Saludos from Barcelona, Manolo Laguillo To get on or off this l

[LUTE] Re: strings, pitch, thickness tension - need help!

2009-06-27 Thread ml
my humble opinion: your vihuela, Oskar, was designed and build by Batov with a tension with which it sounds at its best. I would ask Batov about everything related with stringing, fretting, etc. Each instrument is a world in itself, and also sounds different when played by different musicians

[LUTE] Re: Book price

2009-04-14 Thread ml
I would say you are speaking about two different books... Manolo El 14/04/2009, a las 6:43, Edward Martin escribió: No, it is _not_ a normal price. Amazon, in the USA sells it for $46.71 http://www.amazon.com/Performance-Lute-Guitar-Vihuela-Interpretation/dp/0521019435/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF

[LUTE] sicily lutenists

2009-04-13 Thread ml
Hi, does anyone know of sicilian lutenists, and compositions for the lute done in / related with Sicily, in the 16th. 17th. and 18th. Centuries? Thank you very much! Manolo To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Josquin

2009-04-07 Thread ml
thank you, Rainer! Manolo El 07/04/2009, a las 21:23, adS escribió: wolfgang wiehe wrote: Hi, John H Robinson posted his list from 1997 "Lute intabulations of music by Josquin in prints and manuscripts" to the lute list some years ago. I have a paper copy. Wolfgang w. Here we go Rain

[LUTE] Re: melchior neusidler's pieces

2009-04-04 Thread ml
very much, Manolo El 04/04/2009, a las 9:54, Arthur Ness escribió: - Original Message - From: "ml" To: "Lute Net" Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:00 PM Subject: [LUTE] melchior neusidler's pieces | Hi, | | could somebody tell me where I can find the intab

[LUTE] melchior neusidler's pieces

2009-04-03 Thread ml
Hi, could somebody tell me where I can find the intabulation of these 2 pieces by Melchior Neusidler: "Herr Gott nun sey gepreyset" "Joseph lieber Joseph mein" ? POD plays them (tracks 20 & 21) in his recent CD devoted to M. Neusidler. I searched the index of the modern facsimilia, to be

[LUTE] Re: Hippolyte et Aricie

2009-03-31 Thread ml
..funny, I was reading about Rameau's H&A only a couple of weeks ago... BTW, I found and bought (not cheap, but worth the money) a wonderful DICTIONNAIRE DE LA MUSIQUE EN FRANCE AUX XVIIe ET XVIIIe SIÈCLES, Ed. M. Benoit (Fayard, 1992). 800+ pages full of information. Manolo El 31/03/20

[LUTE] Re: frequent re-fretting, a must... was nylon frets

2009-03-21 Thread ml
not at all... photos came out blue... El 21/03/2009, a las 22:17, Roman Turovsky escribió: Did you have an amber filter with you? RT - Original Message - From: "ml" To: "List LUTELIST" Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 5:11 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: frequent re-fre

[LUTE] Re: frequent re-fretting, a must... was nylon frets

2009-03-21 Thread ml
's lute. In a tiny college practice room. With a smoke detector. Using someone's borrowed matches. I was sure I was going to set the fire alarm and sprinklers off and ruin everybody's $400,000 violins and cellos. Chris --- On Sat, 3/21/09, ml wrote: From: ml Subje

[LUTE] Re: frequent re-fretting, a must... was nylon frets

2009-03-21 Thread ml
I would avoid using nylon for fretting. A 6 c. lute I used to have had them, the builder himself did it. When I changed to gut the sound changed for good. Let's say that it sounded less bad with gut then with nylon, all other things being the same. OK, nylon frets last forever, but this is a m

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Van Lennep 13 c.

2009-03-16 Thread ml
Hi, a friend of mine without internet access sells his 13 c. Joel van Lennep baroque lute (bass rider, string length 67.5 cm). For details please contact me via email off list. Saludos, Manolo Laguillo To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lu

[LUTE] Van Lennep 13 c.

2009-03-15 Thread ml
Hi, a friend of mine without internet access sells his 13 c. Joel van Lennep baroque lute (bass rider, string length 67.5 cm). For details please contact me via email off list. Saludos, Manolo Laguillo To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lu

[LUTE] Re: glueing back decoration

2009-03-15 Thread ml
why don't you ask the builder, Anthony? He must know better, IMHO... BTW, what string length does your beautiful intsrument have? saludos, Manolo Laguillo El 15/03/2009, a las 11:54, Anthony Hind escribió: Dear Lutenists While carrying out my latest octave tweak, replacing the octav

[LUTE] Re: neusidler's beschaffens glueck

2009-03-02 Thread ml
rody of a french chanson. All best, Joachim "ml" schrieb: hi, lutelisters, where can I find Hans Neusidler's "Beschaffens Glück ist unversammpt" ? It's not in "Das Erste Buch". BTW, how would that phrase be in modern german ? What does "unversamm

[LUTE] neusidler's beschaffens glueck

2009-03-01 Thread ml
hi, lutelisters, where can I find Hans Neusidler's "Beschaffens Glück ist unversammpt" ? It's not in "Das Erste Buch". BTW, how would that phrase be in modern german ? What does "unversammpt" mean ? Thank you in advance! Manolo Laguillo To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Vienna

2009-01-04 Thread ml
Hi, in the near future I will travel to Vienna (Austria). Besides the many places that interesting city has (in art, music, literature, architecture, psychoanalysis...) I would like to ask this list about any suggestions related with the lute that I can't miss. Thank you very much in adva

[LUTE] Re: was Galliard after Laveche (William Ballet Lute Book), now: scan vs camera

2008-12-06 Thread ml
another possibility of scanning microfilm: making a photography of it with a digital camera. I imagine that it would not be that difficult to arrange a "reprography stage" using: 1. a negative holder recycled from an old analog photographic enlarger for holding the microfilm flat, and at the

[LUTE] Galliard after Laveche (William Ballet Lute Book)

2008-12-06 Thread ml
Hi, lutelisters, is there a modern edition of the "William Ballet Lute Book"? I'm after "A Galliard after Laveche" (Anon.), among other pieces. As always, thank you very much in advance for your help. Saludos from Barcelona, Manolo To get on or off this list see list information at http:

[LUTE] Re: Laveche and Queen's Goodnight

2008-11-24 Thread ml
hola, Jean-Marie, Yes, Barcelona is a nice city: good weather, at the sea, etc... Thank you very much, again! Manolo El 24/11/2008, a las 7:53, Jean-Marie Poirier escribió: Hola Manolo, Here : http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/julia/ap1/TCD4081.htm you will find the complete list of all the

[LUTE] Re: Laveche and Queen's Goodnight

2008-11-23 Thread ml
thank you very much, Jean-Marie, you are very kind, as always. I have only a (small) question: What is the reference of that "Ballet Lute Book"? Thank you, again, Manolo El 23/11/2008, a las 21:22, Jean-Marie Poirier escribió: From Julia Craig McFeely's thesis ( http://www.cs.dartmouth.

[LUTE] Laveche and Queen's Goodnight

2008-11-23 Thread ml
Hi, dear lutelisters, I would like to know the sources of these pieces for two equal lutes: A Galliard after Laveche Queen's Goodnight. Both are anon Thank you very much in advance for your help! Saludos from Barcelona, Manolo Laguillo To get on or off this list see list information a

[LUTE] Re: thumb-index

2008-11-05 Thread ml
Hi, I don't think it was as you say: in the 16th C. Spain was already a nation state, ruled by a king. They had a very clear idea what bounderies meant, and therefore distinguished well between the different nationalities. "Extranjera" was understood as: outside the iberian territories.

[LUTE] Re: origin of the word figueta

2008-11-03 Thread ml
I forgot to explain that 'figa' is also a contemporary catalan word, meaning the same as in spanish, italian, lunfardo, etc. That 'fig' has many meanings has a visual base, of course. And when we play the lute using 'figueta', our right hand approaches the 'figa' gesture. Manolo El 04/11/2

[LUTE] Re: breaking-in a lute, not linear

2008-11-02 Thread ml
ha, ha, ha...! nice story! so you did need a reminder, did you? El 02/11/2008, a las 19:36, howard posner escribió: On Nov 2, 2008, at 9:06 AM, ml wrote: hi, Howard, what do you mean with "passage glued to my lute case"? I mean I photocopied the pages from Mace, cut out the p

[LUTE] Re: breaking-in a lute, not linear

2008-11-02 Thread ml
hi, Howard, what do you mean with "passage glued to my lute case"? Manolo El 02/11/2008, a las 15:36, howard posner escribió: Mace actually warns of the dangers of plopping down carelessly on a bed with a lute in it, remarking that he has seen several lutes "spoil'd with such a trick" or

[LUTE] Re: breaking-in a lute, advice

2008-10-30 Thread ml
Hi, Anthony, how interesting is what you explain! Thank you, 1st for sharing Benjamin's recipe (I have a new viola da mano since last august that is evolving nicely since only a couple of weeks, and I will make use of that advice), and 2nd, because it gives me material for thinking about othe

[LUTE] Re: Pietre Rotolanti on archlute

2008-10-26 Thread ml
now, non posso essere satisfatto, prego... Manolo El 26/10/2008, a las 15:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: Hi lutenists, I played the famous (ba?)rock song Dipingi nera quella porta by even more famous Pietre Rotolanti. My version is partly improvised. In YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wa

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: BWV 995

2008-10-24 Thread ml
/ If you are not sure of the address, you can find in the Google by typing/searching Daniel Forget + lute. It indicates as the first option the address above. Rregards! Saludos! Marcelo Alonso --- Em qui, 23/10/08, ml <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: De: ml <[EMAIL

[LUTE] Re: Respighi

2008-09-17 Thread ml
French tablature, spiral bound. You can order it from: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lyre/lyre.html Dick's foreword mentions that numbers 59, 50, 49, 24 and 43 are in Respighi's first suite. On Sep 16, 2008, at 5:23 PM, ml wrote: I was listening to the 1st Suite by Respighi (Antiche A

[LUTE] Respighi

2008-09-16 Thread ml
Dear lutelisters, I was listening to the 1st Suite by Respighi (Antiche Arie e Danze), and became curious: the first and second pieces are by Molinaro and V. Galilei, and the 3rd and 4th are Anon. Which pieces exactly are the originals used by Respighi? Where are they available (I mean th

[LUTE] Re: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender

2008-06-29 Thread ml
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[LUTE] et don bon soir

2008-06-25 Thread ml
Dear lutelisters, some weeks ago I asked this list about the authorship of the intabulation from the chanson "Et don bon soir". Mathias Rösel, Charles Browne and Arthur Ness kindly answered that it belongs to G da Crema. Now I have another requests about "Et don bon soir": is this chanson