[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online

[Martyn Hodgson]

 
  He requested them but it doesn't seem to have been approved: ie nothing in 
minutes or listings.  Of course, what he was asking for was Gallichons and, 
more importantly, their players who, even then, seem to have been a rare breed.
   
  MH

Roman Turovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  From: "Rob" 
> From the deep and faded, dusty vaults of my memory, I seem to recall 
> reading
> that Kuhnau bought two Gallichon's for St Thomas's in Leipzig, which were
> still there when Bach took the post. Is that right, or am I drifting
> helplessly towards senility?
The former (I am not sure about them still being there though...).
RT



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> Interesting point about the similarity of tuning, Martin. I never thought 
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> Rob
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> From: Martyn Hodgson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 25 November 2007 16:49
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> Note that the top three courses of the D tuned Gallichon/Mandora are the
> same as this 'german' theorbo in Dm. Coincidence? - maybe, since the 
> large
> A tuned Gallichon (string length c 95cm) seems to have been the usual
> professional continuo instrument of this family with the smaller 
> instruments
> (say mid 60s - mid 70s) being amateur instruments. Advantage of the G/M 
> is,
> of course, a fully chromatic stopped (ie no over-ringing) bass from D (or 
> A,
> for the large instrument). Kuhnau thought they were ideal, especially for
> ensuring the bowed basses entered on the beat.................
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> MH
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> Rob wrote:
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> Thanks Jurek. It seems that a few players use dm tuning for continuo. I 
> once
> saw Imamura accompanying singers on a 13c lute. It sounded great. But so 
> far
> I haven't seen anyone perform in dm without the chanterelle, as mentioned 
> by
> Baron. Apart from Tim Burris and now Benjamin Narvey, who else does?
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> Rob
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerzy Zak [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 25 November 2007 00:58
> To: baroque Lutelist
> Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dm continuo - Narvey article online
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>> Thanks to Benjamin for such an interesting article. Hopefully it will
>> stimulate discussion here. Does anyone play continuo on baroque lute?
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> If it's not strictly Italian (and sometimes even then) I play continuo
> on d-m more often then on any other lute. For German music seems the
> most obvious, for an ''archlute music'' the sound efect is almost the
> same -- just personal choice (and joy).
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> Jurek
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