Yes - the vihuela must have been played with a plectrum originally. It was
called a vihuela de pendula I think - to distinguish it from the vihuela de
mano and vihuela de arco..
In fact most plucked stringed instruments, including the lute and the guitar
were played with plectra as a matter of course until the end of the 15th
century - and probably played only a single line. Playing finger style in
several parts began to be deveolped towards the end of the 15th century - as
I understand it.
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RALPH MAIER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "'Vihuela Net'" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:35 PM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: dedillo
thank you - my thumb over technigue doesn't exist and
it's a relief to know that sig. fuenilana preferred
the (to me, infinitly more natural) thumb-under.
was the vihuela - any vihuela - ever played with a
plectrum?
bienvenuto - bill
--- RALPH MAIER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all,
The other two are do dedos (thumb and finger like
most lutenists), and index and middle finger (like
modern guitarists). The last was apparently
Fuenllana's fingering of choice.
Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:03 pm
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: dedillo
To: 'Vihuela Net' <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> archiving (is that a word?) problems from your
address
> might be "spam" related. it happened to me once
and i
> felt just awful about it (my italian server was to
> blame ...)
>
> in ralph maier's excellent article there's a quote
in
> translation from miguel de fuenllana which
mentions
> "... three ways [in] which [they] customarily are
> played on this instrument, the vihuela." only one
-
> dedillo - is elaborated.
>
> please, what are the other two?
>
> - bill
>
> --- Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Wayne has told me that the archive computer has
> > decided it doesn't like
> > me...and is refusing to archive my posts. I'm
trying
> > not to take this
> > personally.
> >
> > BTW, Ralph Maier, he of the online article re
> > dedillo (and excellent vihuela
> > playing) has joined our list. Welcome, friend.
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> > Rob
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