[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Lute Strings for theorbo

2011-08-11 Thread Christopher Pearcy
I'm not a theorbist, so I can't speak from experience, however could some analogy shed some light on this? There are extent Italian theorbos, some with string lengths in the mid to late 70s some in the mid 80s and some in the 90s Similarly there are extent Italian 'renaissance' lutes with a

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Weiss for 11c

2011-07-29 Thread Christopher Pearcy
Thank you to everybody who gave suggestions. That was really helpful. I shall be buying the UK Lute Soc 6 Sonatas and the Rohrau ms. Best wishes Chris -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Weiss for 11c

2011-07-26 Thread Christopher Pearcy
Dear List As some-one who plays exclusively the French repertory, I'm now looking to explore Weiss a little. Can anyone let me know what the best primary sources for his 11c music are? I suspect that the London ms is probably one - but how much of it is for 11c lute? Best wishes