Piccinini's preface is not only vague but also very curious. He advises
the player to do a gruppo with only the index finger (like a dedillo)
and when the gruppo is joined by another part (with the thumb) it is
called Arpegiare! Go figure...
2012/3/27 David Tayler <[1]vidan...@sbcglobal.net>
Piccinini's works are vague on the subject of nails, and his
remarks
have been widely mistranslated. It would appear that he used the
nail
for an effect, but that is of course a can of worms owing to the
nails
lobby. And rightly so! Tthere should be a lively discussion on
this
issue since the economic implications are so important.
However, since there are no nails players today (that I know of,
please
point me there!) that play on gut strings, we can safely assume
that it
is neither practical nor desirable, and that there must be other
factors at work such as volume and stability--20th century issues.
It would be interesting to see a reconstruction of a Piccinini
technique, using the nail in a supporting role, with a double
strung,
all gut strings archlute for example, but it would be very
different
than anything I have heard so far. I think it would make a great
video
project.
dt
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From: howard posner <[2]howardpos...@ca.rr.com>
To: Lute List <[3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Tue, March 27, 2012 3:36:18 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Vimeo: Monica Pustilnik playing Piccinini
On Mar 27, 2012, at 3:40 AM, Mathias Roesel wrote:
> What I was referring to is the position of her right hand close
> to the bridge, her playing with nails, and the initial movements of
her
> index and middle fingers from the root joints. That's how I was
taught to
> play the classical guitar.
Piccinini's 1623 foreword specifically instructs players to use
nails.
Of course, he may have been influenced by modern classical guitar
technique.
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