Hi Rob,
I have no knowledge of the source of this suite. Do you know if it is
in Weiss's own hand?
I'm opening myself up to brickbats here, but it is usual for classical
guitarists to make slight alterations to the pieces they play, to suit
their own physical characteristics and
Dear Rob,
It is a stretch but I do think the low A (ie 13th) is meant: the BL MS
is very clear and there are no signs of an a on the 6th course being
altered to a 6 (as we sometimes find elsewhere).
I think there are two factors here:
1. Clearly much depends on how one
The Dresden Ms version has that bass note up an octave. Nevertheless, it isn't
the only example in Weiss of playing notes on the 1st and 13th course
simultaneously (and if you travel further in time, Hagen and Falckenhagen)
Danny
On Oct 4, 2011, at 4:05 AM, Rob MacKillop wrote:
Enjoying
Hi all,
Something I've found useful in executing those nasty jumps in the bass
register:
1) Having the bass line in your head--and teaching your thumb to
associate a pitch with a given course, and a musical leap with a
physical one.
To that end, I sing the bass line when
Hi Martyn,
I believe I've found David's stuff on string spacings in the archive:
[1]http://www.mail-archive.com/lute@cs.dartmouth.edu/msg19722.html
Best regards,
Bill
From: Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk
To: BAROQUE-LUTE baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Rob MacKillop
Hi Rob,
Here's something you can try for chords like this: With your thumb well out
in advance of the fingers, lift the pinky off the soundboard, rotate the
knuckles parallel to the floor and bend the wrist away from the belly. (This
will essentially turn your right hand into a modern
Thanks, Bill. That's it. To which Malcolm added a few more, including the
bizarre c.160mm on the small Berr, the smallest lute but with the largest
string band.
Thanks to all the advice on different approaches to managing these stretches.
I'll give them all a go.
Rob
www.robmackillop.net
Thanks Bill,
Indeed these are the figures I recall.
The average of all them all is 148. As already remarked, the Edlinger
(and some other Hapsburg lands instruments) seem generally bigger than
most at around 155mm; whereas the Hoffmann's (North German) seem to be
generally
At a quick glance I'd say that the median is about 146mm.
I'd love to see similar figures for 11c lutes. I once heard an eminent
maker say that they tended to be more widely spaced than the first 11
courses of a 13 course lute, and it would be nice to see that confirmed
(or not)
Robert Barto uses a string band of 152mm, no real difference to my 153mm, so I
have nothing to complain about. Just get on with it, MacKillop!
Rob
www.robmackillop.net
On 4 Oct 2011, at 14:06, William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
At a quick glance I'd say that the median is about
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Rob,
I'll second the lifting of the pinky off the soundboard. If you watch some
of the videos of this suite and other Weiss suites, some performers, perhaps
without
Bill,
I believe Baron played a 12 course. He's picture with one and I remember
reading that nearly all of his music only calls for 12. Although the 13th
course is found in a few pieces, it was probably written in later. I have
spent virtually no time with Baron's music, so I can't really
That's getting on the wide side, Sterling. Would you have a problem with Bar 4
of L'Infidele? I agree that close spacing is difficult. I don't know how people
can play with a string band of less than 148, but they do. People find a way.
Rob
www.robmackillop.net
On 4 Oct 2011, at 22:34,
When I started baroque lute 30 years ago (!!), I had difficulty at
first, but I learned to accommodate the stretches. On 13 course
lute, I seldom rest the pinky on the soundboard, and when playing the
first 2 courses with my middle or ring finger (with the thumb on 12th
or 13th course), they
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