[LUTE] Re: Fancy by John Danyel

Dear Alain, the version of that piece that I know has the second lute part reconstructed by Robert Spencer. There were few people better placed than him to track down the original, and my understanding is that reconstruction was made because it wasn’t to be found. That was a good many years

[LUTE] Re: e vs c

Dear Sean & Tristan, the Robert Dowland ‘Varietie of lute lessons’ and Barley’s ‘New book of tablature’ both have ‘r’ for ‘c’ although the latter is engraved rather than typeset. I suspect that the Varietie of lute lessons may have had an undue influence in modern times because it was the first

[LUTE] Re: Borrono-Francesco facsimile

Dear Robert, Diana Poulton wrote about this in her article 'Graces of play in renaissance lute music' (Early Music vol. 3 no.2 April 1975) where she refers to the second edition of the 'Intavolatura di Lauto dell Divino Francesco da Milano et dell' eccelente Pietro Paulo Borrono' printed in Milan

[LUTE] Re: French tab prints - why 5 lines?

in longer pieces requiring page turns. Thanks again & best wishes, Denys -Original Message- From: Alain Veylit Sent: 04 May 2019 01:19 To: Denys Stephens ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: French tab prints - why 5 lines? Great explanation, Denys :) Paper was the

[LUTE] Re: French tab prints - why 5 lines?

I was intrigued by this question. Phalese is one of the most prolific users of a five line stave for lute tablature, and looking at his prints suggest several reasons why he did it. In single impression printing of tablature the tab lines are integral with the letters, and it's surprising in

[LUTE] Re: Leonardo da Vinci and the lute

Dear Andreas, There are some passages in the life of Leonardo in Georgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists which refer to music: 'For a while he attended to music, and then he very soon resolved to learn to play the lyre, for he was naturally of an elevated and refined disposition; and with this

[LUTE] Re: Fronimo titles

Dear Martin, I have noticed that problem too - if you are using a PC you should be able to copy and paste the characters you need from the Windows Character Map which includes versions of all the letters you might need with the various accents used in common languages. That has always worked

[LUTE] Re: Android MIDI player

There's an app on Google Play called 'MIDI Player' by a developer called Volcano Mobile that I have used in the past to play midi files saved from Fronimo on my Android tablet - worked fine for me  Best wishes, Denys -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu

[LUTE] Re: Earliest printed tablature with ornaments

First instance in this book: First pavana, last system of 2nd page (m. 71), the third cipher is one too many leading us to believe it is an appogiatura. This sort of repitition occurs frequently in the dance settings in this book. I hope this helps. Sean On Mar 6, 2017, at 8:13 AM, Denys Stephe

[LUTE] Re: Earliest printed tablature with ornaments

I couldn't say without looking. I'm remembering a reference by Diana Poulton to an ornament where there are two tablature letters (in brackets if I remember correctly) of which only the first is plucked. Best wishes, Denys Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Mar 2017, at 16:23, Rainer

[LUTE] Re: Earliest printed tablature with ornaments

Dear Rainer, I don't have my books to hand just now, but If I remember correctly I think there is some ornamentation in one or more of the Borrono prints - I will look it up later. Best wishes, Denys Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Mar 2017, at 10:49, Rainer wrote: > >

[LUTE] Re: Star of David

It seems that the star pattern which is found so often in lute roses is likely to be Islamic in origin rather than being a star of David, and is part of the European lute's relationship to its Arabic predecessors. There is a great article on symbolism in lute roses by Robin Headlam Wells in Early

[LUTE] Re: Capriola Lute Book on Ebay

Dear All, This is the Otto Gombosi edition of Capirola, which contains the editor's extensive research on Capirola and his historical musical context, together with parallel staff notation and Italian tablature for all of the music. It's rare to see this book on sale (it was a collector's item 40

[LUTE] Re: mudarra Tres libros de musica en cifras para vihuela

to performers. Hopefully it will be available later this year. Best wishes, Denys Denys Stephens General Editor of Music Editions The Lute Society -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Leonard Williams Sent: 13 March 2013 20

[LUTE] Re: Chitarrone

Dear Roman, I fully respect your freedom of speech, but I find it sad to see Robert Spencer referred to in that way. His article was written 36 years ago, and represented a significant contribution to the subject at the time. It's hardly surprising that things have moved on since then, but

[LUTE] Re: ... lalcier, et un spiciar, lave??

Dear Arto, It's a dedication. I quote from Otto Gombosi's introductory essay on the manuscript, from his 1955 SMA edition of Capirola: 'We can be more definite in determining the identity of 'lalcier,' who, together with an unnamed apothecary, possessed Ricercar VIII: he was Alvise Arcieri,

[LUTE] Re: An old Capirola edition?

Dear Arto, I think you must have a photocopy of the version from pages 29-30 of Anthony Rooley's 'A new varietie of lute lessons' which was published in 1975 together with an LP of all the pieces in the book. It was rather an exciting idea at the time. It formed part of a series of publications of

[LUTE] Re: An old Capirola edition?

-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Daniel Winheld Sent: 15 June 2012 22:28 To: Denys Stephens Cc: 'lute net' Subject: [LUTE] Re: An old Capirola edition? Understanding now that this is a version for beginners, I apologize for telling Arto to throw away anything

[LUTE] Re: Why no active historical lutes?

Dear Martin, The question of the heritage of the Gerle lute is very interesting. I can't help feeling that Robert Lundberg rather muddied the waters by stating in his book that it was built in 1580 and that 'it is thought to illustrate what they felt the earlier instruments looked like' without

[LUTE] Re: Dumps and Downes

Dear All, The words of the song 'Where griping grief...' from 'Romeo Juliet' are quite helpful: 'Where griping griefs the heart would wound And doleful dumps the mind oppress, There music with her silver sound Is wont with speed to send redress. Of troubled mind for every sore, Sweet music hath

[LUTE] Re: problem opening CD Libros de Musica Para Vihuela

Dear Franz, There is a translation of the introductory essay to the vihuela CDROM in the October 2004 issue of Lute News (Number 71). There are a number of vihuela related articles in that issue. It should be available as a back number from the Lute Society. Best wishes, Denys -Original

[LUTE] Re: tablature software programs

Dear Alain, It's good to know that you are giving such careful thought to the longevity of our electronic tablature files. Your reference in your e-mail: 'there existed already a project for a tablature specific XML schema, based on MusicXML, lead by a famous lute scholar in England' must

[LUTE] Re: Roses

Dear Franz, One of the best articles on the subject is 'Number symbolism in the renaissance lute rose' by Robin Headlam Wells in the January 1981 issue of Early Music (volume 9 no.1 ISSN 0306-1078). It discusses the lute rose, its historical origins and its relationship to renaissance humanism in

[LUTE] Re: Flow my tears

The presence of a repeat sign in the original print makes it clear that the section must be repeated, notwithstanding only one set of words. And it's such a powerful line that it's repetition very much emphasises the meaning of the song. And as an aside, why would the solo versions contain

[LUTE] Re: Future facsimiles from the Lute Society

. That will take some time, but it's good to hold onto the vision. Best wishes, Denys Denys Stephens General Editor of Music Editions The Lute Society -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of A. J. Ness Sent: 01 February

[LUTE] Re: Su, Su, Leva, Alza Le Ciglia source?

Dear Scott, That piece has been on my list of things to get a copy of the original of for years! (I don't have it yet). It's listed in the Grove music online in the article on Bartolomeo Tromboncino as being included in RISM 1517 (2). I don't have a copy of the RISM catalogue, but according

[LUTE] Re: Italian songs

Dear Helen, One of the mysteries of 16th century Italian music is why there are so few lute songs surviving - other responses to your question have mentioned most of the known sources, and they are far fewer in number than we might reasonable expect. We certainly know that singing to the lute was

[LUTE] Re: English solo music ca 1500-1525?

Dear David, Although you have already had some great answers to this post, there are a few points that can be added, particularly with reference to the early years of Henry VIII's reign. Otto Gombosi writes in his introduction to his edition of the Capirola manuscript that 'there was a phenomenal

[LUTE] Re: abc tab

Am I right in thinking you are asking about notating diapasons in Abctab2ps? It's a while since I used that system, but it's true that the user guide doesn't refer to any more than 10 courses. From a quick attempt to edit the Kapsberger piece in the examples that come with the program I can't get

[LUTE] Cambridge University Library Ms. Dd.2.11

Denys Stephens General Editor of Music Editions, The Lute Society. -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Carlin Sent: 09 November 2010 00:26 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Dd,2,11 The Lute Society

[LUTE] Re: Francesco and flat back lute?

Dear Arto, I have never heard of a surviving example of a viola da mano, but Stephen Barber Sandi Harris make a very convincing recreation of the viola da mano based on the Raimondi engraving. What struck me most about playing one of these instruments was its remarkable clarity of sound - in some

[LUTE] Re: See through soundboard?

Dear Herbert, There is an extraordinary photo of Chris Wilson on the back of the booklet of his 'Fantasia de mon triste' CD showing his lute with a strong backlight where you can see that effect. In that particular case the light is clearly shining through the back of the lute and still

[LUTE] Re: See through soundboard?

not an effect many of us will be able to replicate... Hope you are both keeping well busy! Best wishes, Denys -Original Message- From: Stephen Barber and Sandi Harris [mailto:sb...@lutesandguitars.co.uk] Sent: 22 July 2010 19:10 To: Denys Stephens Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: See through

[LUTE] Re: Capirola

Dear Bruno, The best study of the Capirola Ms. is the Otto Gombosi edition published by SMA in 1955 - it's a work of truly outstanding scholarship and essential reading for those interested in the early Italian repertoire. The Federico Marincola translation of the instructions is extremely

[LUTE] Re: Marco dall'Aquila / O'Dette

Dear All, My apologies for digressing from the interesting discussion on the use of microphones. My copy of the Marco CD arrived this morning, and having listened to it intently, I agree with many of the sentiments expressed here about the sound, particularly when played through a speaker system,

[LUTE] Re: CD Dall'Aquila

Dear David, There is no currently available complete edition. All of the known pieces attributed to Marco in manuscript and printed sources are included in the Lute Society 'Lute News' series edited by myself and John H Robinson which are available from the Lute Society. The series also includes

[LUTE] Re: Dalza question.

: Denys Stephens; 'Christopher Stetson'; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Dalza question. Interesting theory. Gassenhauer     [1] ursprünglich: Nachtbummler, also Personen, die nachts das Pflaster (be)treten („hauen“ in der alten Bedeutung „treten“, „betreten“)     [2] abgeleitet, Musik

[LUTE] Re: Dalza question.

Dear Chris, In The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, (London: Macmillan, 1980), vol. 3, p. 612, in his entry under Calata Daniel Heartz notes that the Italian word calle meaning a path or small street and that the qualifying words included in titles (e.g. de strambotti and dito terzetti

[LUTE] Re: Dalza question.

...@pobox.com] Sent: 28 February 2010 19:09 To: Denys Stephens Cc: 'Christopher Stetson'; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Dalza question. Gassenhauer in German? On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, Denys Stephens wrote: Dear Chris, In The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, (London

[LUTE] Re: Jane Pickeringe's book in the net?

Dear All, The British Library has an excellent imaging department that can sell you a microfilm or a copyflow microfilm print - it might even be cheaper than a second hand copy of the facsimile (if you can find one). http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/imaging/imaginghome.html Best wishes,

[LUTE] Re: Tune Index

Dear Leonard, You are probably looking for No. 68 December 2003 'Twenty four preludes and recercars from the early Renaissance.'That has 3 pieces from the Craus ms. Best wishes, Denys -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of

[LUTE] Re: LSA Quarterly 1.2009, M. Fink and notes inegales

Dear Arto, Reading your e-mail made me reach for my now dusty copy of 'The interpretation of the music of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries' by Arnold Dolmetsch, where I reminded myself of the contents of chapter 3 - 'Conventional alterations of rhythm.' Its first two sentences read: In

[LUTE] Re: Josquin

Dear Ariel, I kept an electronic copy of John Robinson's list (originally posted to the lutenet on 30th October 2002) as it's such as valuable piece of information. There are few people in the world of lute music that can match his knowledge of the repertoire, and especially where to find it. The

[LUTE] Re: Francesco and the viola da mano

Dear Rob, The best source of information that I know of about the viola da mano is Hiroyuki Minamino's article 'The Spanish plucked viola in Renaissance Italy, 1480-1530' (Early Music, May 2004). It doesn't say a lot about Francesco owing to the scarcity of information, but he covers Isabella

[LUTE] Re: new piece of the month

Dear Ron, Just a short note in support of your point: as I am sure you will remember, the lute instructions in the Petrucci prints are entitled 'Regole per quelli che non sanno cantare' - i.e. for those who don't know how to sing. Petrucci and his lutenist contributors clearly expected to sell

[LUTE] Wickhambrook Manuscript Facsimile

no payment for it. Best wishes, Denys Denys Stephens General Editor of Music Editions, The Lute Society blocked::http://www.lutesoc.co.uk/publications.htm http://www.lutesoc.co.uk/publications.htm The `Wickhambrook' Lute Manuscript is no. 6 in our series of lute book facsimiles. It is a large

[LUTE] Re: Wickhambrook Manuscript Facsimile

:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 April 2008 16:58 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Denys Stephens Subject: Re: [LUTE] Wickhambrook Manuscript Facsimile I received my copy last week and am delighted with it - there is a much clearer contrast between the tablature and the paper than is the case with most

[LUTE] Re: rocha fuso

Dear Arthur, Thanks for that very illuminating posting! It would be great to hear more about that manuscript and which lost print is copied into it if you could spare the time to write more? Thanks best wishes, Denys Dear Bernd and Denys, That is most likely a Venetian street song. El

[LUTE] Re: rocha fuso

Dear Bernd, My guess is that La rocha el fuso originated as a Venetian dance-song like several other mainstays of the Italian repertoire - for example 'la Traditora' and 'la cara cossa.' An interesting blend of street song and dance that became popular standards for several decades, appearing in

[LUTE] Re: amateur recording

Dear Sean, Tony Rooley cetainly had a hand in popularising 'Ostinato vo seguire' - It's recorded on the Consort of Musicke LP 'The World of Early Music' (1978) and included in his book 'The Penguin book of early music' (1980).' That's where I first heard it, and it's been a favourite on mine ever

[LUTE] Re: Lute News 84 Music Supp.

Dear Leonard, When I edited that piece I included the repeat signs almost exactly as they are found in the manuscript. The scribe uses an 'S' shaped sign with a dot either side of the top. The original is of course in Italian tablature, and the signs are at the bottom of the stave. Fronimo

[LUTE] Re: Personal Awesomeness Index

Dear Gernot, It's a 'Pikasso' which was built for Pat Metheny by the Canadian guitar maker Linda Manzer.Apparently it has 42 strings. There a description of it in 'Acoustic Guitars - The Illustrated Encyclopedia' - Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, 2003. A nice book if you like acoustic guitars. I

[LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge?

Dear All, A word of advice from one of the 'old ones:' 'Neither would I have thee thinke that in this that I detract from the other differing ways, which other men do use, not unfitly, so that there be reason for them, and an easy gracefulnesse in them. For a man may come to the same place

[LUTE] Re: Spinacino online

from Classical Music Library is _Prokofiev's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Op. 80___ Go to my web page: http://mysite.verizon.net/arthurjness/ For some free scores, go to: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepq31c/arthurjnesslutescores/ - Original Message - From: Denys Stephens [EMAIL

[LUTE] Re: Spinacino online

That is simply stunning! Many thanks to you and John Griffiths. Sean On Nov 30, 2007, at 3:26 PM, Denys Stephens wrote: Dear All, The digital facsimile of the two Spinacino books has gone online today as John Griffiths said it would in a mailing to the list a while ago: http

[LUTE] Re: Spinacino online

Dear Arthur All, Even though we are looking at two sets of images of the same prints, the published and online facsimilies are interesting to compare. Two things are immediately apparent. The library stamp has been removed from the title page of the Minkoff edition, which is fair enough as it's

[LUTE] Spinacino online

Dear All, The digital facsimile of the two Spinacino books has gone online today as John Griffiths said it would in a mailing to the list a while ago: http://www.cesr.univ-tours.fr/ricercar/luth/corpus/corpus_luthistes.php http://www.cesr.univ-tours.fr/ricercar/luth/corpus/corpus_luthistes.php

[LUTE] Re: chansons intabulated

Dear All, I made a setting of 'O bone Jesu' for voice and lute several years ago, and I have included it in quite a number of lute song concerts given in churches. It taught me a lot about how to perform intabulations. It's very tempting to play the Francesco solo version of this piece too

[LUTE] Re: Heigh ho Holiday

be found at: http://www.lutesoc.co.uk/ Best wishes, Denys Denys Stephens General Editor of Music Editions The Lute Society -Original Message- From: Stephen Fryer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 November 2007 21:50 To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Heigh ho Holiday

[LUTE] Re: Neck section in a 6 course lute

Dear Luca, There is an excellent article by Stephen Barber on the Beare collection Dieffopruchar lute in 'The Lute' (Lute Society Journal) 1982, volume XXII Part 2. I believe that his drawings of the original continue to be available, and they are likely to be the starting point used by makers who

[LUTE] Re: Capirola question

Dear All, Concerning the dot above tablature letters found in a few places in the Capirola manuscript, I feel sure that Martin's opinion that it denotes a note played with the right hand thumb is correct. I included a discussion of this notation in the introduction to the Lute Society edition of

[LUTE] Re: Lute Chord Confusion

Dear Neil, I find this question very interesting, because it uncovers some of the expectations created by the modern guitar tradition. We have agreed names for guitar chords because of the fixed pitch of the instrument.Admittedly there are three or four positions for the same chord on a guitar

[LUTE] Re: Strawinsky, Bream and a Lute

Dear All, This sequence is included in Julian Bream's 'My life in music' DVD. As I remember it he recounts that the meeting was arranged by a TV company, and he accepted the offer because of his wish to meet Stravinsky. He felt rather uncomfortable about the situation because it took place

[LUTE] Re: Wickhambrook facsimile avalable?

, but I thought that you and others on the lutelist might like to know that this project is in hand. Best wishes, Denys (Denys Stephens General Editor of Lute Society Music Editions) -Original Message- From: LGS-Europe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 June 2007 09:13 To: lute

[LUTE] Re: Francesco

Dear Hera, I am assuming that this is a real question! You need to be aware that the Ness edition of Francesco da Milano is subject to copyright and that it's not available in an electronic format.As it's one of the most important volumes of lute scholarship of modern times, those of us that

[LUTE] Re: Some thoughts on accessibility of original sources of music (was Morley's canzonets with lute 1597)

Dear Alfonso, I have a lot of sympathy with your view that art belongs to everyone,and in that sense we shouldn't have to pay for it. But if that's totally true, shouldn't we all perform for free and just give away our recordings to people who like them? The major libraries of the world surely

[LUTE] Re: Morleys Canzonets with lute 1597

Dear Daniel all, We have the same problem with the Lute Society microfilm collection. We discussed the idea of scanning them into a digital format, but it's a formidable task, and as you say, the libraries that are hot on preserving their copyrights would not be at all pleased if multiple copies

[LUTE] Re: Morleys Canzonets with lute 1597

Dear Alfonso, Another Lute Society project in progress! The Morley Canzonets arranged for voice lute are being edited by Christiane Pusch, with some help from Chris Goodwin. Like the Phalese lute songs, in the original the lute parts and voice parts are presented separately rather than in score,

[LUTE] Re: Stefan Craus Lute Book

of a Lute Society modern edition of the manuscript, but we don't have a completion date for it yet. It should be possible to obtain a microfilm of the manuscript from the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, but it's not the easiest of sources to transcribe from! Best wishes, Denys Denys

[LUTE] Re: Petrucci

Dear Stuart, Concerning the earliest tablature in the Pesaro manuscript: True - but there must be a point when you have to begin to suspect something is awry. Perhaps not in the printed publications (but maybe even there too e.g. 'The lute's Apology' from much later) but e.g. in the Pesaro

[LUTE] Re: sofracob prices

Dear Andrew, Take a look at Ed Durbrow's interview with Paul O'Dette in the September 2004 LSA Quarterly where he confirms he uses Nylgut for performing. I use Nylgut too, and love the sound it makes on my lutes, but I would hate to be taken too seriously. Best wishes, Denys - Original

[LUTE] Re: sofracob prices

Dear Chris, Quite so! But I guess I have already blown it by confessing to using Nylgut :-) Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Denys Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:13

[LUTE] Re: Baghdad Oudists thumb-over

- Original Message - From: Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Craig Robert Pierpont [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Denys Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sean Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Arthur Ness [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Jean-Marie Poirier [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday

[LUTE] Re: How does this compare to Vintage Lutes

Dear All, Judging from the talks given by Michael Lowe, Stephen Gottlieb and David Munro given at the Lute Society meeting in November about the restoration of Jacob Linberg's Sixtus Rauwolf lute, the restoration costs alone must have been quite high. There was no mention of cost, but there was

[LUTE] Re: New Lutenist Question

Dear Jim, The incontestable reason for the survival of lute tablature is that it was the medium used by historical lutenists to preserve their music. Even today, despite the efforts of editors of lute music throughout the last century, the greater part of the lute repertoire has not been

[LUTE] Re: Capirola's Balletto, question 2.

Dear Herbert, There is a bit more to be said about Capirola's 'Balleto.' The entry in the index to the manuscript actually reads 'Ti (erased letters) baleto da balar bello.' On folio 19v above the piece itself is the heading 'Ti' also followed by partially erased letters. The reason for the

[LUTE] Re: Dalza

Barcelona, Manolo Laguillo Denys Stephens wrote: Dear Bernd, Thanks! I think your explanation is very probably the correct one. As you say, much depends on which interpretation of the rules one chooses. Your version, I think, corresponds to what Ornithoparchus / Dowland would have thought

[LUTE] Re: Dalza

in facsimile since 1980, and Dalza being perhaps the most popular lute composer of his era, the book is still full of unsolved mysteries. Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From: Bernd Haegemann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Denys Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED

[LUTE] Re: Dalza

Dear Peter All, Questions like this send me off to my shelf in search of my copy of Dowland's translation of the 'Micrologus' of Andreas Ornithoparchus, a compendium of music theory originally published in Leipzig in 1517 which Dowland translated and published in 1609. In chapter 5, under the

[LUTE] Re: [LUTE]

Dear Kay, If you are looking for beautiful lutes try Stephen Barber and Sandi Harris at www.lutesandguitars.co.uk . Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From: Kay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 3:09 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE] I don't

[LUTE] Re: There is thy Sting

Dear Mark, Re your comment: 2. Sorry but how ever quaint, Dowlands songs were not designed for singers sitting around a table. This was a way to publish Dowlands songs, as we now have songbooks for Metallica. But it does not mean that metallica sit playing their songs from music stands on

[LUTE] Re: Scarboro Fair

Dear All, I have on my desk at the moment the final draft of a forthcoming Lute Society edition of 19 English Folk Songs, arranged for voice and renaissance lute by Chris Goodwin, which contains a nice setting of 'Scarborough Fair.' It will be available from the Lute Society very soon. Best

[LUTE] Re: OT: list of visual artists also active as professional or competent amateur musicians/composers

Dear Roman, Three that immediately spring to mind: Giorgione was a fine lute player according to Vasari, and Vasari also writes about Leonardo playing the lyre. In the 20th century the painter Robert Bouchet both played and built guitars. Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From:

[LUTE] Re: Castiglione and the lute

Dear All, Concerning the famous passage from The Book of the Courtier :- I have pasted a copy of the English translation by Sir Thomas Hoby of 1561 below. Hoby spent a number of years living in Italy, and presumably brought some understanding of contemporary Italian to his translation of

[LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Phalèse's bookshelf

Dear Arthur, Many thanks for this posting - it's really useful information that I will keep and refer to in future. Concerning the pieces you think are by Giovan Maria, is that an intuitive guess, or is there evidence that suggests his authorship? I would be most interested to know. Best wishes,

[LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Phalèse's bookshelf

Dear David, I have read everything I could find over the years on Renaissance lute music, and I don't recollect having seen a study of the sort you describe, although I imagine there is much that I have missed. I think it would be a very interesting area to investigate, regardless of what's been

[LUTE] Re: Right hand

Dear Bruno, I think what's being described in that passage is no more than the natural movement of closing the hand. If you close your hand to make a fist, the tip joints start to bend inwards towards the end of the movement, but they stay relaxed within the earlier stages of the closing movement

[LUTE] Re: Der Juden Tanz - Neusiedler

? Or music generally? It's rather sad that such a small error in the original might have led to quite another interpretation in the 20th century. Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From: Arthur Ness [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Denys Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute net lute

[LUTE] Re: Der Juden Tanz - Neusiedler

Dear Sandy, For the full story on this you need to read Michael Morrow's article 'Ayre on the F sharp string' in the Lute Society Journal of 1960. The piece requires re-tuning the lute (5 courses) to give a tuning suitable for a drone accompaniment of a melody. Newsidler gives precise instructions

[LUTE] Re: lute straps

Dear Martin, Thanks for two very interesting mailings - I very much agree with what you say in both of them. There is plenty of evidence from the sixteenth century to lend further support to your point of view. Dinko Fabris writes in relation to the rules from the Capirola Lute book: Another

[LUTE] Re: Body pain (was Re: lute straps)

Dear All, Long term readers of the list will have seen my past mailings on lute playing and the Alexander Technique so I will make this one short. For many of us engaging in physical activities like playing the lute can inadvertently involve excess muscle tension and poor posture - both of these

[LUTE] Re: Lute on ebay germany

It looks identical to the instruments offered by the UK Early Music Shop - available ready made or as a kit. Particularly the rose design and the striped back. The current price in the UK is £ 497.45 - one of the least expensive instruments currently available. I have never played one, so I can't

[LUTE] Re: HBO Movie Elizabeth I

Dear All, I too watched the Helen Mirren / Jeremy Irons rendition of the latter years of Elizabeth's reign (entitled 'Elizabeth 1' ) when it was screened in the UK last year and found much to enjoy in it, although it's always a disappointment that in present day productions it is considered

[LUTE] Re: Heretical Thinking vis a vis Lutes

Dear Rob, If you are new to the list you will have missed an interesting discussion on soundboard thicknesses on the list a few months ago - you should be able to find it in the archives. I feel that heretical thinking is a good thing! It keeps us thinking and challenging received opinions, which

[LUTE] Re: Heretical Thinking vis a vis Lutes

, Denys - Original Message - From: Rob Dorsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Denys Stephens' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 3:11 PM Subject: RE: [LUTE] Re: Heretical Thinking vis a vis Lutes Denys, Actually some of the rant is moot as I am not performing now and may

[LUTE] Re: I saw my lady weep

Dear All, I think it's necessary to look at the song as a whole - the conceit is that music is personified here as my lady and Dowland is exploring the paradox of sadness being made beautiful in musical art. The song is almost sonnet like in its structure and negotiates a very difficult about turn

[LUTE] Re: Tinctoris

Dear Leonard, Sean all, Concerning detuning the 5th course on a 5 course lute - this made me think of Dalza's pieces which require lowering both the fifth and sixth courses by a tone (the Pavana alla Ferrarese group starting on f.27v). It has never occured to me to think of it this way before,

[LUTE] Re:

Dear Arne, Most of the points you have asked about relate to the Pesaro Manuscript (Biblioteca Oliveriana, Pesaro, Ms. 1144) There is a rather fine facsimile with a study by Crawford Young in Frühe Lautentabulaturen im Faksimile / Early Lute Tablatures in Facsimile, published by Amadeus Verlag,

[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

Dear Wayne, I too have been thinking along the same lines recently - sometimes it's too risky to take a lute on holiday, but I hate to arrive somewhere to relax and not have an instrument to play. In the absence of a cheap commercial travel lute there seems no alternative to a travel guitar. I

[LUTE] Re: Sound vs sturdiness trade-off.

that they mature after that is an added bonus. It's intriguing to imagine what the best lutes of our time will sound like in a hundred years or so Best wishes, Denys - Original Message - From: Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Denys Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED

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