When I was at Oakland University, 1970something one of the requirements was ensamble playing. The director, Lsyle Nordstrom, organized consort groups large and small. I don't remember having any serious issues with tuning. We all tuned to the same "A"440 and away we went. I never noticed anything being so out of tune that it colored the performance. Is it not possible we are placing too much significance on this issue? We know that the foundering fathers played in all sorts of groups. Do you think they agonized over the problem the way some of us are doing?
Vance Wood ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob MacKillop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Lute net'" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 12:14 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: tuning > Interesting, David, but why bother? There are many depictions of lutes > playing alongside citterns and keyboards, - there is no way to get them all > to agree. The impression is that performers seemed not to mind, and carried > on regardless. Doubtless there were some who objected, but they seem to > have been in the minority. Ever heard a folk group called The Incredible > String Band? They were all over the place with temperaments, but nobody > raised an eyebrow. > > I say all this of course realising that some of you get very upset about > such things. I don't mean to upset you, but I really think one can > intellectualise oneself into a black hole with this subject. In the world of > practicalities, one just gets on with playing. > > Rob > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
