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

[Jerzy Zak]

Dear Collective,

It may indeed be better to devide the subject into two different 
threads on:
-- the continuo on d-m BL, and
-- the German continuo theorbo

Any speculations on continuo practice from a perspective of 300 years, 
with such a small amount of written out exemples (if that's possible at 
all) for the GCT the discussion may go about intervals, diapasons and 
logical speculations. How far or close they are to the actual 'style' 
of playing at the Saxon court? More bass, or more chords, and what were 
the tricks? -- an everlasting questions in relation to any historical 
lute continuo practice.
Are the Heinichen theorbo obligato in one concerto grosso and one 
movement in a Serenata nel Giardino Chinese of 1719 by him, too, the 
only written out parts for the instrument? Obligato is not a continuo 
so still we know very, very little on the actual style of continuo 
playing on that instrument. Etc., etc...

As an entertiment try to write down the guitar part played as one of 
the greatest hitorical(!) duos -- Grappelli / Reinhardt. Imagine 
Pisendel / Weiss / ...a bass player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqGZ_sUbovk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcF0zNkPsOQ&feature=related
and others...

Jurek
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On 2007-11-26, at 17:25, Rob wrote:

I think if we're to take Baron's advice, we should
concentrate our continuo efforts on the instrument and the tuning we
know best, whatever that may be.<<<

Sure. There have become two different discussions under this one 
subject
topic. One is continuo in regular dm tuning, for which the above 
comment
says it all. The other is the question over the German Continuo 
Theorbo,
with chanterelle displaced. I was looking for comments from players 
who use
this tuning in practice, what are their thoughts, pro and contra the
usefulness of the tuning, and whether they use it outside of the German
repertoire. Tim Burris and Benjamin are the only two (to my limited
knowledge) who regularly use this tuning. I would like to know if it 
is more
widespread. I can imagine that such a large instrument in this tuning 
would
have a magnificent sound.

Rob

www.rmguitar.info




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