Hi David,
I hope you have amplification, unless it's a very small number of
people. When they're talking, they're shouting their heads off so they
can be heard over the general din, and when they're eating, they're
smashing knives and forks against plates - concerto for stainless steel,
David,
I take it you're looking for a couple of no-page-turns, lots-o'-
variety readable books. Pickering can work if you're sure you've got
enough light. Phalese '68 has quite a few dances and oodles of anticho
noodles + quite a few chansons that might work in your case too. I
know this
Just a tip: play while they are eating, much more silence :-)
Best regards,
Stephan
Am 16.08.2010, 20:16 Uhr, schrieb David van Ooijen
davidvanooi...@gmail.com:
All
Coming Saturday I am to play for two hours during a dinner. The
request was for early-Baroque dance music, but I think that
Coming Saturday I am to play for two hours during a dinner. The
request was for early-Baroque dance music, but I think that can be
interpreted as anything between 1500 and 1700 of a lively nature.
agreed, playford and broadside music should give you lots of variety.
There are some items
I think that can be
interpreted as anything between 1500 and 1700 of a lively nature. Most
of the dancers I have played live music for seem to prefer a tempo that
brings them to exhaustion. Some dances benefit with a more stately
performance tho.
Pucell sets 'Hole in the wall' nicely in his
David,
For these types of occasions, I have a notebook with all my favorite
pieces to play, so I do not have to bring piles of books. I have
photocopied all my favorites, so I do not have to search through
books. Something light, airy and fun is also useful, some Scottich
pieces from
In the Milleran manuscript, Francois Mouton transcribed a good number of
relatively easy Lully dances for his pupil, Ph. Milleran.
It's very nice Baroque dance music, easy to listen and a fantastic start for
improvisation.
:-)
--Messaggio originale--
Da: David van Ooijen
Hello David:
I recommend interesting and tuneful variations: Piccinini's Saravanda,
Une jeune fillette from Schele, So-called Dump Philli from Marsh, John
Johnson's fminor passamezzo, any of the many Goings from Windows,
Monsieur's Almain from 3056...Isn't it fun to get paid for
I think more important than what you play is your overall impression
and how that fits in with the image of the person hiring you. Often,
people have a Disney-esque image of what the Renaissance was and who
knows what impression of the Baroque (wigs and make up). Of course you
are
