[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-25 Thread Narada
I'm a guitarist (blues rock). Lute being very much my second instrument. Neil -Original Message- From: Christopher Stetson [mailto:cstet...@email.smith.edu] Sent: 19 January 2009 14:33 To: Lute List ((E-mail)) Subject: [LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' Hi, all

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-19 Thread Edward C. Yong
On 19 Jan 2009, at 6:33 AM, howard posner wrote: On Jan 18, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Mayes, Joseph wrote: I don't know why the world of classical guitar is of such interest to this list Perhaps because 90% of us are or have been classical guitarists? I'd be really interested to know how

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-19 Thread Mayes, Joseph
...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sun 1/18/2009 10:16 PM To: Mayes, Joseph; David Rastall Cc: Lute List (E-mail) Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' Hi Joe, No envy here. No Schadenfreude, either. It turns out that our seemingly more succussful

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-19 Thread Roman Turovsky
From: Edward C. Yong ky...@pacific.net.sg I don't know why the world of classical guitar is of such interest to this list Perhaps because 90% of us are or have been classical guitarists? I'd be really interested to know how many on the lute list are also guitarists or have been at

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-19 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, In answer to Edward's question, I started on guitar (Delta blues, as a matter of fact), moved to lute, then back to guitar, with mandolin thrown in. Right now I play mainly guitar, several styles, but I'm currently mostly interested in turn of the century (19th to 20th) American

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-19 Thread David Rastall
On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Mayes, Joseph wrote: They wouldn't think of firing the lute professor? Oh yeah, there is no lute professor. It works both ways. I can think of a number of highly accomplished and successful lutenists and musiclologists in the lute world with academic

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' w/ ham on the side...

2009-01-19 Thread Daniel Winheld
Three day weekends are great. Sometimes the lute list really does turn into an afternoon down at the Lute Player's Pub, except we each have to provide our own beverage. So I told my wife (The Soprano Who Must Be Obeyed - apologies, R.I.P., John Mortimer) that the guitarists-who-play-lute are

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-19 Thread Edward Martin
I am one of those lute professors, but my position is just adjunct, so there is no use letting me go. ed At 10:31 AM 1/19/2009 -0500, David Rastall wrote: On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Mayes, Joseph wrote: They wouldn't think of firing the lute professor? Oh yeah, there is no lute

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' w/ hamon the side...

2009-01-19 Thread Christopher Stetson
Well put and succinct, Dan. Darn Russki sure can play. Further, I think that I, when playing Hawaiian guitar music from 1915, can claim total irrelevance with confidence. Happy inaug. to you from your side of the puddle, though about as close as you can get to the other side. Chris.

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' w/ ham on the side...

2009-01-19 Thread Mayes, Joseph
PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' w/ ham on the side... Three day weekends are great. Sometimes the lute list really does turn into an afternoon down at the Lute Player's Pub, except we each have to provide our own

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread G. Crona
Does it strike you, that the provider of this must be colour blind?? - Original Message - From: Stuart Walsh s.wa...@ntlworld.com To: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 2:41 PM Subject: [LUTE] 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' Has this been

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Mathias Rösel
Stuart Walsh s.wa...@ntlworld.com schrieb: Has this been noted before: http://www.hernanmouro.com/uploads/pdf/guitar_timeline.pdf Stuart Thanks for this! (Sweelinck has been placed a bit awkwardly, though.) -- Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Stuart Walsh
Mathias Rösel wrote: Has this been noted before: http://www.hernanmouro.com/uploads/pdf/guitar_timeline.pdf Stuart Thanks for this! (Sweelinck has been placed a bit awkwardly, though.) The whole thing seems rather eccentric -even allowing for the colour-coding confusion of

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread chriswilke
All, Elliot Carter, while not very prolific for guitar, is noticeably absent. (And still very much alive and composing at 100!) Other than that, my general observation in that its sad that Leo Brouwer is the youngest composer o be called notable. (Sad that he's even included as a notable,

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread David Rastall
On Jan 18, 2009, at 12:37 PM, chriswi...@yahoo.com chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: Sorry to be a downer but I'm afraid, despite the awesome technical abilities of many performers today, that the CG world is slipping from the heights it attained in the mid 20th century once more into the cultural

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Anthony Hind
There may be a couple of pieces for guitar, and guitar and voice, by Maxwell Davies, I believe. http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx? TabId=2432State_3041=2workId_3041=11859 http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx? TabId=2432State_3041=2workId_3041=11859 Anthony Le 18 janv. 09 à

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Mayes, Joseph
__ From: David Rastall [mailto:dlu...@verizon.net] Sent: Sun 1/18/2009 2:45 PM To: chriswi...@yahoo.com Cc: Lute List (E-mail) Subject: [LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' On Jan 18, 2009, at 12:37 PM, chriswi...@yahoo.com chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: Sorry

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread G. Crona
List (E-mail) lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:11 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' I don't know why the world of classical guitar is of such interest to this list - although I believe it's natural to be interested and a little

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread howard posner
On Jan 18, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Mayes, Joseph wrote: I don't know why the world of classical guitar is of such interest to this list Perhaps because 90% of us are or have been classical guitarists? -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Daniel Winheld
Well- what heights, exactly was it up to; and where precisely has it slipped today? Is there some higher orbit that it was supposed to attain, other than where it is now? It seems to me that it went from close to nowhere (early 20th century) and finally reached a proper level, (Thank you,

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread G. Crona
11:40 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' Well- what heights, exactly was it up to; and where precisely has it slipped today? Is there some higher orbit that it was supposed to attain, other than where it is now? It seems to me that it went from close to nowhere

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Stuart Walsh
Daniel Winheld wrote: Recently I heard some Astor Piazzola (some original guitar, some very well transcribed pieces) that I love so much I may try to get and desecrate on the Renaissance lute. Piazzolo - all clenched and seething (or then again, gushing) would be a strange thing on the

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Stuart Walsh
Stuart Walsh wrote: Daniel Winheld wrote: Recently I heard some Astor Piazzola (some original guitar, some very well transcribed pieces) that I love so much I may try to get and desecrate on the Renaissance lute. Piazzolo - all clenched and seething (or then again, gushing) would be a

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Daniel Winheld
No idea- that completely upsets the fruit cart. Specialty seasonal food section, or the open can of worms dept. (should have kept my damn mouth shut). Dan And where among the apples and oranges do you place G. Sollscher's altgitarr, Blanchette's archguitar, harp-guitars, etc.etc. ? G. --

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread Daniel Winheld
Daniel Winheld wrote: Recently I heard some Astor Piazzola (some original guitar, some very well transcribed pieces) that I love so much I may try to get and desecrate on the Renaissance lute. Piazzolo - all clenched and seething (or then again, gushing) would be a strange thing on the

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread chriswilke
: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' On Jan 18, 2009, at 12:37 PM, chriswi...@yahoo.com chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: Sorry to be a downer but I'm afraid, despite the awesome technical abilities of many performers today, that the CG world is slipping from

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-18 Thread David Rastall
On Jan 18, 2009, at 10:16 PM, chriswi...@yahoo.com chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: ...No envy here. Me neither. As a player on both instruments I'm not exactly in competition with myself! ...You'd quickly realize that the world can do without yet another 20 student versions of Leyenda (and 20