Some time ago the message copied below was sent on another list.
Apparently it was from an article printed in the Times (London) at the
end of January.
PART of a lost work by a 17th-century Italian composer has been
resurrected after fragments of the score were found inside an old
lute. The score
Dear e-friends,
I am proud to announce that that Eduard Drach, a very fine Ukrainian poet,
composer and kobza player (a member in the famous Kobzars' Guild), has
given me a permission to adapt one (hopefully the first in a series) of his
finest songs im Volkston for our instrument.
It is now
Everyone knows the basic strong-weak p-i alternation.
Done on open strings, it makes a nice warm-up exercise. As a variation, I
tried tapping my foot along with the exercise, but with reversed
articulation:
right hand:loud soft loud soft
right foot:soft loud soft
Hi!
(baroque lute, French mid 17th cent.)
Is there a standard way to play a chord like
_c_
_a_
_b_
_c_
___
___
a
regarding the right hand fingering?
best regards from
BH
They used a pen-like device that was made up of a sharp stylus on one
end and a sort of flat scraper on the other to smooth out the table (or
erase bits). The practice of using wax tablets started with the Romans and
lasted up until sometime in the 17th century. Here are some references;
Hello,
this past weekend I had the pleasure to be invited to Austria to play
together with a viol player (who is actually a peace researcher) and a
singer from japan who studies in Austria.
I was a bit afraid because I didn't know about the quality of the
singer. But she was/is marvelous,
Bernd Haegemann [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
(baroque lute, French mid 17th cent.)
Is there a standard way to play a chord like
_c_
_a_
_b_
_c_
___
___
a
e.g. in Gallot 1670, or Mouton 1698, you'll find this with 2nd through
4th courses played by a raking forefinger, and the 1st
