Another to consider is the "Chilesotti" codex: much it contains is relatively easy and several pieces are quite recognizable in having been set for orchestra by Respighi.
Eugene -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Tristan von Neumann Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 7:36 AM To: lutelist Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: Rewarding Renaissance Lute repertoire Great idea, I have never used the file! It seems my poll has been misunderstood :) "Playability" meant "Playable without years of study". That excludes Molinaro/Gostena (except No. 1), most Dowland, and certainly most Bakfark :) Terzi is half half to me - some pieces are surprisingly easy yet effective, but others like the canzona intabulations are almost impossible to play, at least if you want all voices to sing. I totally forgot Marco Dall'Aquila, which has at least a few pieces on the easier side, and Capirola. If we don't forget playability: I forgot to mention Thomas Robinson. I only managed to play two Fantasies by Rippe, the others have crazy fingerings. Does anyone have a trick how to play Rippe? I found that most composers have special quirks in the fingering - once you have found out how they work, they are much easier to play. Am 05.12.2017 um 05:13 schrieb Jurgen Frenz: > You may check Gerbode's Excel file and sort it by difficulty. He has > ratings of 1...6 and sometimes they are _very_ subjective but it may > help to get an idea of the degree of challenge of the individual piece. > > Jurgen > > ---------------------------------- > "There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen." > > JalÄl ad-DÄ«n Muhammad Rumi > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Rewarding Renaissance Lute repertoire > > Local Time: 5 December 2017 3:41 AM > > UTC Time: 4 December 2017 20:41 > > From: brai...@osu.edu > > To: lutelist Net <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > I love the vihuelists (especially Narvaez and Mudarra: I see you've > already listed one [Milan]). Among the unsung (or at least less-often > sung), I'm particularly fond of Valentin Bakfark. Bakfark may be a > little more on the challenging side, but not so much as Melchior > Neusidler. > Carry on, > Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: [1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > [[2]mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Tristan von Neumann > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 3:18 PM > To: lutelist Net > Subject: [LUTE] Rewarding Renaissance Lute repertoire > Here's a poll for Renaissance Lutists - > what do you consider most rewarding to play in terms of playability > combined with beauty? > So far, I love Francesco da Milano and most anonymous pieces from the > Siena Ms., they never get tiresome and lie gently on the hands. > Also Hans Neusiedler and Luis Milan. > Not in this category: Albert de Rippe. Amazing music, but honestly, did > this guy have six fingers on each hand?? > What are your favourites? Is there any obscure repertoire to discover? > To get on or off this list see list information at > [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > References > > 1. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > 2. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
