[BAROQUE-LUTE] BWV 565 and Chacone

2006-02-24 Thread sterling price
Hi-So I went to the library and found that article about BWV 565 being a lute piece. The author makes a very flimsy case. His main piont is that the piece contains so much 'bariolage'- which is the alteraion of fast moving notes with an equally fast but fixed note. He also metions that the big

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bach

2006-04-13 Thread sterling price
have tried other versions in different keys and e-minor works the best for me. Sterling Price --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I'm wondering which keys are favored these days for the Bach lute works, and which editions are commonly used. I played around with PFA in F, D and Eb the last

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Toccata and Fugue in d minor (BWV 565) on baroque lute?

2006-09-03 Thread sterling price
I did a transcription for baroque lute. It works quite well, better than the 'guitar' version. Sterling Price Interesting. Anyway, it's in d minor, so would it be easily transcribed for the d minor baroque lute? Are there any such transcriptions? Jim -- To get on or off this list

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Toccata and Fugue in d minor (BWV 565) on baroque lute?

2006-09-13 Thread sterling price
Hi, well the first measure in my transcription uses octaves on two courses and then the bass courses take over, which of course are in octaves. Sterling --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Sterling and All: My question on the Toccota is whether your transcription renders the opening portion

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: A query from Bob Barto

2007-01-06 Thread sterling price
with the same spacing. I got used to playing with the ring finger out of need. I'm not sure, but it seems that the late Edlinger lutes tended to have wider spacings than say Hoffman. Sterling Price --- Mathias Rösel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Roughly half a century later, German Kniebandl has

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Buffardin, Weiss, and Baroque Flute Music with Lute

2007-08-20 Thread sterling price
Hi-there are nice reconstructions done by Richard Stone of two lute and flute duets on his Weiss Concerti recording. Sterling --- Thomas Tallant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's known that Buffardin (the traverso virtuoso) and S.L. Weiss concertized together numerous times. Do we know what

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: 13 course rider/swan

2007-11-30 Thread sterling price
- Original Message -Half of Weiss' output is for 11 course lute (the entire London MS, with only a few exceptions). Now I -know- that is not true. And a good deal of the London MS is for 13 course. Not sure of the exact numbers though. Sterling

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Balcarres Ms.

2007-12-09 Thread sterling price
Hey this reminds me that I heard a similar story a few years ago about Lord Herbert of Cherbury's lute book being published soon. Anyone know the story on that? Sterling - Original Message From: Stephen Arndt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, December

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Stringing

2007-12-16 Thread sterling price
It is easy enough to just pluck the fundamental with the index finger in those passages. Sterling --- Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which would some passages in Hagen in the wrong octave. So I wouldn't say all. RT All baroque lutes, to my knowledge, were strung with octaves at

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Rank Amateur Recording # 2

2008-01-29 Thread sterling price
Well, in one video I'm playing a lute by David Van Edwards(borrowed for the performance). It is the big 1762 Rauch copy. Another is a Widhalm\Bruner model made by Michael Thames(with a red triple pegbox). The last one is a Burkholzer model made by John Butterfield with a holly ribs-neck and

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tuning Down Chantarelle ( was Deuxième tombeau sur la mort de ma chanterelle)

2008-02-12 Thread sterling price
Does anyone else tune down the chanterelle after playing or tie pieces on to broken strings and re-use them? If so, how long does it extend the life of the string? I do this all the time with lower non treble courses that break above the nut. I even use thick non stretchy thread or even

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Gallot

2008-11-20 Thread sterling price
Hi all- I am searching for a piece by Jacques Gallot- 'La petit seraille chaconne' in f minor. Any ideas on where I can find this music? Thanks, Sterling Price To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: 11 or 13

2009-01-10 Thread sterling price
- Original Message In fact they are easier to be played. More basses - more problems with the thumb ;-). And there is plenty of good music for it (beside French music Austrian, Bohemian, German etc.). Best regards Markus I disagree with this-I have always contended that more

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: 11 or 13

2009-01-12 Thread sterling price
. And I say this as a person that enjoys playing on a 13-course lute (and sometimes suffers under it ...) Best regards Markus sterling price schrieb: - Original Message In fact they are easier to be played. More basses - more problems with the thumb ;-). And there is plenty of good

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: B-lute 6th course, with octave or no?

2009-10-24 Thread sterling price
I still maintain that with a little practice it is quite possible to isolate the fundamental with the index finger. I do it all the time in Weiss and later music. Sterling - Original Message From: Daniel Shoskes dshos...@mac.com To: chriswi...@yahoo.com Cc: BAROQUE-LUTE

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: lights, camera, action!

2010-02-27 Thread sterling price
Hi- 4.4mm at K on a baroque lute by John Butterfield. 3.9mm at K on a baroque lute by Michael Thames. Sterling - Original Message From: Dale Young dyoung5...@wowway.com To: BAROQUE-LUTE baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Fri, February 26, 2010 5:08:58 PM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE]

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Study of the Lute

2010-07-11 Thread sterling price
Just a couple of questions about Baron's Study of the Lute. Does anyone know about how many copies were printed in 1727? I'm just wondering how many people may have read it. Also, how many original copies are still around? Thanks, Sterling To get on or off this list see list

[BAROQUE-LUTE] New Semi-Tone Device

2010-10-08 Thread sterling price
Dear all-- I have just created a new semi-tone device for a Jauck type baroque lute. This allows me to change the pitch of bass strings by a half step without tuning. I can go from say e-flat minor to A-major in just a few seconds with complete stability.    A similar semi-tone device is

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: New Semi-Tone Device

2010-10-08 Thread sterling price
or journal. Does anyone know which one? Sterling - Original Message From: sterling price spiffys84...@yahoo.com To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 5:30:25 AM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] New Semi-Tone Device Dear all-- I have just created a new semi-tone device

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: New music to d-minor tuning?

2010-10-10 Thread sterling price
I have started a suite in c# minor for baroque lute. I am just finishing up the allemande. I also have a complete G major suite. Sterling - Original Message From: Roman Turovsky r.turov...@verizon.net To: Stephan Olbertz stephan.olbe...@web.de; baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sat,

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: New music to d-minor tuning?

2010-10-10 Thread sterling price
16:11:24 -0700 (PDT), sterling price spiffys84...@yahoo.com  wrote: There is the fine music of Stefan Lundgren for baroque lute written in a modern style. Sterling - Original Message From: wiklawi...@cs.helsinki.fi To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 5

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Bach Cello #6

2010-10-12 Thread sterling price
I have just finished my transcription of the prelude from the Bach cello suite 6 in D major. Let me know if anyone would like a copy. Beware--you need 14 frets for this one. If I send it to you I want to hear your opinions. Its 4 pages of scanned music. I have many other Bach transcriptions

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Bream and the B-Lute

2010-10-13 Thread sterling price
Many years ago I read somwhere an interview with Bream where he talked about the reason why he didn't play the baroque lute. I can't remember what he said but it was very interesting. Anyone know this info?? Sterling To get on or off this list see list information at

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Wenzel von Radolt

2010-11-07 Thread sterling price
This is fascinating. So can we assume that the f lute would be around 65cm, the e flat maybe 72cm and the c lute around 77cm? I love those bigger baroque lutes... --Sterling - Original Message From: Andreas Schlegel lute.cor...@sunrise.ch To: Edward Martin e...@gamutstrings.com Cc:

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Seller's Remorse

2011-10-22 Thread sterling price
Hi all- So I am down to just one baroque lute now after selling one recently and am suffering from lute-loss anxiety. I have had some great lutes in the past and only sold them because I needed the money at the time. I am writing this to see if anyone has or knows of any baroque

[BAROQUE-LUTE] A=392

2011-11-28 Thread sterling price
Hi- Today I just recieved back a lute I had sold 3 years ago, a Larry Brown Edlinger at 75.5 cm. When I had it before I tuned it to A=415, but now I think it should be 392 because of its size. My question is: should I just tune the same 415 strings down or get a new set of strings

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: A=392

2011-11-30 Thread sterling price
. Anthony - Mail original - De : William Samson [1][11][14][17]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk A : Anthony Hind [2][12][15][18]agno3ph...@yahoo.com; sterling price [3][13][16][19]spiffys84...@yahoo.com Cc : [4][14][17][20]baroque-lute

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Early Recordings

2011-12-18 Thread sterling price
Like many of you, I collect baroque lute recordings(on LP and CD). I've been collecting them since before I first got a baroque lute in 1994. My latest Lp I recieved from Europe-a Toyohiko Satoh record from 1981 of Bach BWV 995 and 1007. The sleeve says the lute used is a Van der

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Early Recordings

2011-12-19 Thread sterling price
Ah--thanks for reminding me of your site. I was mistaken--it wasn't Satoh but Lutz Kirchof with Sonata 40. I am still anxious to hear it as it seems to be quite a rare recording. --Sterling From: Peter Van Dessel peter.vandes...@gep.kuleuven.be To: sterling price spiffys84

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Early Recordings

2011-12-19 Thread sterling price
Ok-now after looking at the Weiss recording site I remember which Satoh recording I was looking for. Its: SLW: Lautenmusik aEUR Lute Music - 3LP / Philips with Sonata 46 in A that interests me. I have never seen this lp anywhere. -Sterling From: sterling price spiffys84

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: f#-minor feels good...:-)

2012-01-14 Thread sterling price
Hi-I love those sharp keys. I was working on writing a suite in c#minor and got pretty far with it but then decided to transpose it to c minor, mostly because I don't like tuning the d# bass. Of course now I have to tune an a flat though... --Sterling From: wikla

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Mouton's campanella technique

2012-04-11 Thread sterling price
Hi-I use this technique all the time in J.S. Bach transcriptions. Its very handy. I have my own way of notating it that is more clear than using a big and little letter or number. --Sterling From: Mathias Roesel mathias.roe...@t-online.de To: Baroque Lute Net

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: My new classical baroque lute album

2013-06-04 Thread sterling price
Hi- I just listened to the whole disc and I must say I am impressed. I might even go as far as saying astonished. This performance is quite good. I would be very interested to know more about your right hand technique and how it evolved for you. I didn't get the liner notes

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Weiss Volume 9 Facsimile

2013-07-27 Thread sterling price
: Arthur Ness arthurjn...@verizon.net To: sterling price spiffys84...@yahoo.com; baroque lute list baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 5:56 AM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Weiss Volume 9 Facsimile Hang on, Sterling! You're in for a rough ride. The volume you

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Swan Neck Baroque Lute for sale

2014-06-24 Thread sterling price
...@hotmail.com, [4]r.turov...@gmail.com [5]r.turov...@gmail.com, sterling price [6]spiffys84...@yahoo.com, [7]baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu [8]baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 9:07 PM The difficulty comes from having to drill a new hole very close to an old one

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Swan Neck Baroque Lute for sale

2014-06-24 Thread sterling price
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 5:51 PM, sterling price spiffys84...@yahoo.com wrote: I think it depends on what your'e used to. My first 13 course had 157mm and that is what I learned on, and I try to only play lutes with that spacing. Once I had a lute for 6 months that was much

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Smith Dissertation

2014-08-28 Thread sterling price
Hello-- I am looking for the Douglas Alton Smith dissertation 'The Late Sonatas of Sylvius Leopold Weiss'. I read it 20 years ago when I borrowed Pat O'brien's copy. Does anyone know of the availability of this? Thanks, Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Burkhard Korn

2015-01-28 Thread sterling price
Hi--does anyone know the German lutenist Burkhard Korn? I have been playing his JS Bach lute transcriptions of keyboard music and they are amazing. I would like to ask him about them. --Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[BAROQUE-LUTE] White Holly Lute

2015-04-13 Thread sterling price
Hi all--I have decided to sell the white Holly lute. Check out the pics and specs here-- [1]Lutes for Sale [2]Lutes for Sale 13 Course baroque lute after Burkholzer/Edlinger made by John Butterfield 2007. Ribs, neck and pegbox in very white holly. 71.2 cm string length.

[BAROQUE-LUTE] More Weiss

2015-05-04 Thread sterling price
Here is another video I did of an insane Weiss work. If you can endure to the end of it you will hear my cadenza that goes up to fret 14 then down to course 13. Sterling [1]Sylvius Leopold Weiss Allegro in D minor--Sterling Price [2]image

[BAROQUE-LUTE] White Holly Burkholzer

2015-04-08 Thread sterling price
Hi all--So I am thinking of selling my John Butterfield all white holly Burkholzer 13 course and I'm wondering if there might be any interest. Some of you may remember this lute causing a little stir and excitement at a couple of LSA seminars, where several well known players loved

[BAROQUE-LUTE] 14 String Guitar in Theorbo Tuning

2015-04-03 Thread sterling price
Hi all--here is an eBay auction I have for an earlier Weiss Guitar that I made. It has 14 strings and is presently tuned as a re-entrant theorbo. Now is your chance to have an extended range guitar for under $900. [1]14 String Guitar [2]image

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Buxtehude

2015-08-17 Thread sterling price
, Aug 17, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Sterling Price [7][3][7]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: Hi all. I'm looking for the buxtehude suite on Gerwigs album from the 1960s. I had heard that there was an 18th century version for lute, but then I read that wasn't the case. Also

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Buxtehude and Pachelbel (better layout?)

2015-08-21 Thread Sterling Price
Many thanks to all who responded-- especially as usual to Arthur for the great information. Sterling Sent from my iPad On Aug 19, 2015, at 1:48 PM, AJN arthurjn...@verizon.net wrote: Hi, Sterling! You were asking about the Buxtehude Suite in E minor (BuxWV 236) recorded by

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Buxtehude

2015-08-17 Thread Sterling Price
Hi all. I'm looking for the buxtehude suite on Gerwigs album from the 1960s. I had heard that there was an 18th century version for lute, but then I read that wasn't the case. Also the pachelbel suite on the same album I'd love to have. Thanks! Sterling Sent from my iPad To get on or off

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Bach BWV846 Prelude n. 1

2015-12-20 Thread sterling price
I tried this prelude many years ago. I found that to do it in C major a low G was necessary. Sterling __ From: "l...@manassero.net" To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, December

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Lute Lessons--Seeking Students

2016-05-03 Thread sterling price
To the World Lute Community---I am now offering lute lessons via Skype. I specialize in baroque lute, archlute and theorbo--(and even renaissance lute too!) Please do contact me for more info--- Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[BAROQUE-LUTE] In Search of a Lute

2017-01-24 Thread sterling price
Hi all-- I'm in the market for a baroque lute-preferably something with 14 course-power. The bigger the better (75-77cm) Does anyone have or know of such a lute that might be available? Thanks! Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Richard Berg, Andy Rutherford

2016-10-05 Thread sterling price
Hi all--- I am in search of anyone who has a Richard Berg or Andy Rutherford 13 course lute who might be considering selling in the near future. If you know of anyone selling--please let me know-- Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dresden missing pages?

2016-10-27 Thread sterling price
I have been fascinated by this courante for 20 years. There was a reconstruction done by Hans Neeman of the last line which I find very unconvincing. There are two great recordings of sonata 40, the first by Stephen Stubbs which is phenomenal. His reconstruction of the courante must

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dresden missing pages?

2016-10-28 Thread sterling price
- Forwarded Message - From: sterling price <spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> To: G. C. <kalei...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dresden missing pages? Ah dang it--I'm talking about the last d minor sonat

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dresden missing pages?

2016-10-28 Thread sterling price
urb...@sea.plala.or.jp> To: sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com>; baroque lute list <baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Dresden missing pages? On Oct 28, 2016, at 1:39 PM, sterling price <[1]spiffys8

[BAROQUE-LUTE] The Lute Mustang--Part Two

2017-05-10 Thread sterling price
The Lute Mustang is back "Wait--that's like a Flute, right?" [1]The Lute Mustang Part Two [youtube.png] The Lute Mustang Part Two "Wait--that's like a Flute, right?" -- References Visible links 1.

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Welcome to the Lute Mustang

2017-05-07 Thread sterling price
Here is a video I made this morning--- Sterling [1]Welcome to the Lute Mustang [youtube.png] Welcome to the Lute Mustang 29 String Arch Lute -- References Visible links 1. https://youtu.be/OPlKpLYMVcA Hidden

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Tielke Baroque Lute

2018-01-03 Thread sterling price
Hi all, I'm trying to find the whereabouts of the Joachim Tielke 1678 baroque lute made in Hamburg. I'm planning to make a copy of the pegbox. I've got the drawing, but I'd love to see pictures of this instrument. An Internet search yielded nuttin. Danke, Sterling Sent from my iPad > > >

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tielke Baroque Lute

2018-01-04 Thread sterling price
Hellwig? > http://tielke-hamburg.de/htm_english/einfuehrung.htm > <http://tielke-hamburg.de/htm_english/einfuehrung.htm> > > Andreas > >> Am 04.01.2018 um 05:35 schrieb sterling price <spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu >> <mailto:spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu&g