[LUTE] Re: Buxtehude Lutes

2006-11-10 Thread Arto Wikla
Dear Edward, I've been asked to play for Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri next March, accompanying a chamber choir and a quartet of string players. I haven't a Theorbo, but would an Archlute be inappropriate? It's a large Harz-model, so it's pretty loud... I haven't seen the music yet, but

[LUTE] Re: Buxtehude Lutes

2006-11-10 Thread LGS-Europe
I've been asked to play for Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri next March, accompanying a chamber choir and a quartet of string players. I haven't a Theorbo, but would an Archlute be inappropriate? It's a large Harz-model, so it's pretty loud... I haven't seen the music yet, but would it be

[LUTE] Re: Buxtehude Lutes

2006-11-10 Thread Edward Martin
An archlute would be very appropriate, and fine. From all accounts,, anything could have been used, including archlutes, theorbi, baroque guitars, battente, guitars, gambi, etc. ed At 03:46 PM 11/10/2006 +0800, Edward C. Yong wrote: Dear Chaps, Greetings from sunny and humid Singapore! I've