Arthur- that is fantastic, never knew this existed. Thank you!
Dan
On 8/13/2013 10:48 AM, Arthur Ness wrote:
Hi Joseph!!
Here's more on Iadone with samples of his playing:
http://lyrichord.com/theartofthelute-josephiadone.aspx
Regards, Arthur
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayes, Joseph" <ma...@rowan.edu>
To: "Dan Winheld" <dwinh...@lmi.net>; "Edward Mast" <nedma...@aol.com>
Cc: "'lute'" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:49 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: now- How did Iadone play?
Hi Dan
I have a picture of Iadone from an old string packet. I know how
misleading pictures can be (future guitarists will look at Picasso's
"Blue
Guitar" and be flummoxed) but his right hand looks like the archaic
bent-wrist guitar style.
I'll send the picture along if I can find it.
Best,
Joe
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Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:35 AM
To: Edward Mast
Cc: 'lute'
Subject: [LUTE] Re: now- How did Iadone play?
Hi Ed-
That's right- New York Pro Musica, Noah Greenberg. And those old heavy
but cool Passauro (Sp?) lutes. Do you know if there are any vids of him
playing? Or even still pictures somewhere? Even some ex- student's
description would help. I have largely gone over to thumb-out myself-
"HIP" thumb out as far as I can figure it out- too much Archlute,
Baroque lute & late Renaissance lute to stay with thumb under
exclusively; so I would like to know more about how Joe played, since
his recorded sound impressed me so much all those years ago.
Thanks! - Dan
On 8/13/2013 6:40 AM, Edward Mast wrote:
Hi Dan,
Joseph Iadone was my first exposure to the lute. He headed an early
music workshop that I attended for several years in Vermont (early
70's).
Lucy Cross taught there also. And Richard Taruskin, who led us through
the early chapters of Hindemith's Elementary Training for Musicians. I
never heard any lute solos there, just amazing ensemble music, and lute
songs, of course. (Russell Oberlin was there the first year I
attended).
Joe was a truly unique player; no one played - or plays - like him. I
actually first heard about him through my brother, who was studying
bass
with him at the Hartt School of Music. He did play with the New
York Pro
Musica, founded by Noah Greenberg. I have some of their recordings
with
Joe, or Christopher Williams (one of his students) playing. He also
made
some wonderful recordings with the Renaissance Quartet. One of the
recordings I have on CD is one he did largely himself at home,
recording
all the parts to duos, trios and quartets.
The story as I've heard it is that Hindemith asked Joe to play the lute
in his collegium at Yale, so he had to teach himself how to play it. I
think some of the information about technique he got from the
introduction to Varietie of Lute Lessons. Thumb over (or out) but
without nails and thumb-index for single lines.
Ned
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