Sure, Gary. I have no doubt that it can be ''most pleasant and musically coherent'. The same could be said of Bach's violin or cello suites on the modern guitar. But that's not the same as saying it is as good as. Oddly, Bach's violin and cello music just doesn't sound musically coherent on a baroque guitar - at least in my hands. But I feel I'm missing your point. If you are saying Guerau sounds fine on a modern guitar, well, fine. Without at all being disrespectful, the question is, So What?
Rob Rob MacKillop Musician In Residence Queen Margaret University 0131 474 0000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] More info.: http://qmusicblog.blogspot.com/ Website: www.qmusiconline.co.uk >Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is a registered charity: Scottish Charity Number SC002750. > >Inspired by the great tradition of Scottish education, Queen Margaret University is dedicated to delivering professional learning and specialises in research which is of value to the community and enhances people's lives. We have expertise in health; drama and the creative industries; media and social science; and business and enterprise. We welcome all in society, from home and abroad, who wish to realise their full potential. > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: gary digman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 September 2008 09:45 To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [VIHUELA] Guerau on "modern" guitar Dear Monica; In a recent exhange I pointed out that aside from the octaves on the 4th and 5th courses on a baroque guitar tuned to play Francisco Guerau's music the tuning was identical to the first five strings on a modern guitar and hardly reentrant. I'm sorry, I do not remember your exact words, but I believe the gist was that without the octaves on the 4th and 5th courses Guerau's music would be unplayable or incomprehensible. I finally got around to playing a few passacalles on a modern guitar and found the result to be most pleasant and musically coherent, albeit different than the same pieces played on a baroque guitar. Gary. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
