Here is another photo from 1970, of JI playing his Papazian. Funny thing, back in the late 70's, I had a Papazian guitar.
http://le.luth.free.fr/precurseurs/iadone/ ed At 08:03 PM 8/13/2013, Dan Winheld wrote: >Ed- >GREAT pic! Joe's hands look very good; not the twisted Segovia >contortion of the right hand, more like a relaxed Julian Bream-ish >hand, not out of place for some 17th century positions (except for a >free pinky). Perfect, total control left hand- the common eternal >proper left hand position. > >Young Martha Bixler is HOT! > >Dan > > >On 8/13/2013 3:47 PM, Edward Martin wrote: >>Not only that, but I found a photograph of Iodone with Hindemith >> >>http://music.yale.edu/news/?p=8933 >> >>ed >> >>At 12:48 PM 8/13/2013, 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 >>>> >>>>________________________________________ >>>>From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of >>>>Dan Winheld [dwinh...@lmi.net] >>>>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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>To get on or off this list see list information at >>>>>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >>Edward Martin >>2817 East 2nd Street >>Duluth, Minnesota 55812 >>e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com >>voice: (218) 728-1202 >>http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name >>http://www.myspace.com/edslute >>http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin >> >> >> Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
