In a message dated 9/8/2005 12:22:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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(but whenever I feel the need to menace a cat I tell
her you could be my next treble string :-))
I know this is a joke, but I assume everyone on this list realizes gut
strings are from sheep? I only
In a message dated 9/1/2005 9:22:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Of course not. Where is your logic? Actually I had no time and interest
to find out what MO was fighting and why. Not very entertaining.
best regards,
Arto
Hi Arto,
All this folderol reminds me of the
In a message dated 8/27/2005 4:26:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You'd find out how little it bothers you if Wayne stopped filtering for spam.
Okay, I get it; everyone(?) hates Mr. MO. It's still censorship.
James
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In a message dated 8/28/2005 8:53:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The fact is that
content-based restrictions are inherent in this list, and the only
question is where the lines are to be drawn.
The fact is that content-based restrictions are inherent in this list, and
In a message dated 8/28/2005 8:47:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As to his style: it is a small collection of journalistic cliches rehashed
ad nauseam.
Probably; but I've been reading this list for the last three years or so,
and I don't recall your contributions to
In a message dated 8/26/2005 5:09:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Since you have made it clear that your main purpose in posting
to the lute mail list is to harass someone, I am taking measures
block your posts to this list.
Wayne Cripps
Lute mail list manager
In a message dated 8/27/2005 12:33:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This is the lute list however, and Ophee had nothing to say
about the lute in this discussion, as he admitted himself.
There is no censorship involved in Wayne's decision. Just common sense.
Alain
If you want to defend tolerance, free speech and Voltaire, you are on the
wrong side of the border, in my opinion.
Okay, maybe so, but censorship bothers me. After Roman's post I had to go
look up the word censor again. :) Maybe he has a different dictionary than
mine, but the word fits
In a message dated 8/27/2005 6:43:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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My dictionary gives censor as an overseer of standards and morals BEFORE
the more familiar notions.
Seems to fit this scenario...
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In a message dated 8/3/2005 1:52:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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I think guitar habitually makes unrealistic claims..
Such as?
JE
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I think guitar habitually makes unrealistic claims..
Such as?
JE
Ever seen the Yamashita circus?
RT
That's an excellent specific example of one person's unrealism, I agree;
but I was hoping for an explanation of your seemingly general claim about
the guitar's habits.
JE
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In a message dated 8/1/2005 11:10:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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But there are many original 19th century arrangements ;-) of Mozart pieces
for guitar. Apart from the obvious Sor, Diabelli, Mertz, Morlitor and Traeg
come to mind. There's a well-done new edition of
In a message dated 8/3/2005 2:36:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Segovia also said:
The song of the piano is a discourse.
The song of the 'cello is an elegy.
But the song of the guitar is a song.
(Actually, to be more correct, he said The zonk of the guitar is a
zonk, but
An ingenious adaptation (arrangement) of a Ravel
piano piece surely classifies as an original guitar
piece, as original as a branle from the Treasures of
Orpheus. It depends on how well you transform it into a
guitaristic idiom. And how much more original can you
get than Ravel's arrangement of
Hi to all,
It seems that Ness is saying that a keyboard composition, reworked
(arranged) for lute, can qualify as an original lute piece. Thames is saying,
not so.
Do I have this right? I'm a little confused about this thread... I've
published several books with Mel Bay Publications of
In a message dated 6/17/2005 12:33:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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It's not a misconception - on a classical guitar, as you surely know, one
method of construction has the neck in line with the body, but then the
fingerboard is thinner at the higher frets, producing the
Hi to all,
I have an edition from Verlag Doblinger of a Sonata in D minor by Bernardo
Pasquini (1637-1710) arranged for two guitars. Under Pasquini's name it says:
Nach zwei bezifferten Bassen. I'm wondering what instrument that might be?
The music is quite pleasant and worthwhile. I'm
In a message dated 4/3/2005 11:58:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Don't forget the inequal if you play it! Without it there is no
swing... :-)
Hi Arto,
That sounds like fun, but regarding the inegales my understanding is Joplin
wanted his Rags played straight, and not
In a message dated 4/4/2005 4:34:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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My friend was just at Lorimar's a few days ago and tells me, Michael
Lorimar has already transcribed 40 sonatas of Weiss, for guitar, and working
on the rest. Soon to be published.
Lorimer is doing great
Something strange about my letter; I wrote Lorimer, yet the forward spells
it's Lorimar. What's up?
James
Lorimar is doing great work I'm sure, but Weiss, even more than
Bach, has always seemed uncomfortable to me on the guitar. I believe
Michael is transcribing them for six string.
In a message dated 4/4/2005 8:00:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Something strange about my letter; I wrote Lorimer, yet the forward spells
it's Lorimar. What's up?
James
I don't know the same thing happened to me, did you get a scolding from
Roman yet?
Michael Thames
Did Mesmer (1734-1835) play lute or guitar, and did he advocate sight reading
or memorization?
Spellbound,
James
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Sorry, he lived to 1815, not 1835.
James
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This is really a very interesting thread! I memorize pieces for solo
performance, and sight read (duo, or whatever) ensemble pieces. I find that
memorization actually gives me much more freedom in interpretation, from one
performance to the next. I memorize the notes, not the way I play
In a message dated 3/25/2005 9:41:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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The late Walter Gerwig played all the music on his 10-course renaissance
lute.
It surely is possible but early music is about to play the music of the time
on the instrument of that time, isn't it?
Hi to
In a message dated 3/17/2005 4:58:57 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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Yesterday I played the 2 Sor pieces from
http://polyhymnion.org/swv/opus-2.html
on my 13-course. Did it turn it into a guitar?
Hi Roman,
I was just thinking some of Sor's etudes might sound really well on
In a message dated 3/16/2005 5:37:40 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
++Unfortunately this has just been demonstrated graphically among a group
of people who should know better. Without mentioning the name of the
organization specifically, when a (past not current) membership
Hi to all,
Personally, I'm more interested in hearing about lute related issues, and I
would agree with Caroline's request to stop with the political discussions;
however, we should all feel free to talk about what we wish. If it pleases
some of you to continue with the obnoxiousness, carry
In a message dated 12/14/2004 6:38:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I bet a lot of lute-netters have a classical guitar laying around in its
case. I wonder what solutions have been invented to play the guitar
without maintaining fingernails:
Hi David,
I have a guitar
In a message dated 12/14/2004 7:34:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That's very interesting. If you have any insight into how your student
achieves such a sound I'm all ears.
Before obtaining a lute I played classical guitar thumb-under without
nails (about 8 years).
Hello to all,
The rolling of chords does not necessarily jeopardize rhythm, even in
dance pieces. I was thinking about this tonight while playing my restaurant gig,
rolling chord after chord. :) If you have a strong sense of the pulse of
a dance piece, you can do almost anything and
In a message dated 10/31/2004 4:57:49 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
However there is something to be said against the actual mechanical practice
of being absolutely precise in every note. Specifically running passages.
If all of this is played mechanically, and
Hi Ed,
The only movie where I remember seeing an early music instrument that
looked like the real thing and also sounded like it as well, was Polanski's
Pirates, from the early 1980's; I was impressed by that short scene of the
heroine playing a baroque guitar. I wonder who the studio
Hi Bill and all,
A very un HIP album by John Renbourn turned me on to early music, way back
in 1972. It was called Sir John-a-lot, of Merry England's Musick Thing,
or something like that. I think the story was that he'd been reading Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight, and was inspired
Hi Bill and all,
Hans Kockelmans has kindly remastered my Francisque CD, and the sound is
much improved. Thanks Hans!!! I'll repeat my offer of sending a CD to anyone
who wants one, including those who received the first version. Just e-mail me
your mailing address. The MP3's on my
Hi Ed,
You make some interesting points. I have a classical guitar book coming
out soon (Pioneer Suite) with Mel Bay Publications, of my arrangements of 19th
Cent. Americana; Foster, Joplin, McDowell, folk songs, etc. The title track's
arrangements feature settings which resemble
Hi Tom, and all,
My computer has been down for about three days, so I haven't been able to
respond to comments. Thank you to all who wrote back to me. It's a sorry
state when something as benign as a lute site can be corrupted by (for lack of a
better word) crap. Anyone who wants to hear
Hello to all,
I have recorded some music from Francisque's Le Tresor D'Orphee in the
last year, and would like to offer it for you to listen to, and get some
feedback about his music (and my playing of it). I don't know of any recordings of
his music, (although there must be some out
In a message dated 4/13/2004 4:12:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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Dear list,
I am forwarding this question, but I am quite curious myself: what does the
Honsok mean? This is one the duets in the Folger Dowland MS.
Thanks in advance for your science,
Alain
Hi Alain,
I
In a message dated 4/12/2004 8:01:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I definitely favor the sound of gut over synthetics on instruments intended
for gut. To play devil's advocate for just a moment, however, there are
some notables who sing Nylgut's praises. Paul O'Dette
Hi to all,
There's been a lot of mail lately about tuning, I thought this link might be
of interest: http://www.well.com/user/smalin/equal5th.htm
Sincerely,
James Edwards
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In a message dated 12/15/2003 4:39:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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Do
modern people have a preference for numbers as opposed to letters? And as a
follow-up question, do lutenists have an old fashioned mindset for prefering
French tab, or is it just dandy, and a little
Hi Michael, Jim, Bob, Kenneth, Vance, etc.
Many thanks to you (and everyone who responded) for your informative
answers to the top two lute questions!
Now I'll be able to sound knowledgeable about engineering and acoustics at
my next concert. :)
There are other questions often asked of
Hi to all,
Whenever I perform on the lute the number one question from the audience
is, Why is the head/pegbox bent at such a sharp angle? I'm guessing it's an
engineering solution to the torque of all the strings on a very lightly built
instrument, but I wish I could give a definitive
In a message dated 12/9/2003 4:48:59 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi James:
I view it as an issue of balance. The peg box loaded is probably the single
most weighty portion of the Lute. Bent back as it is helps to distribute
the weight more toward the center of the
To all,
Am I the only one who finds the name calling, and tone of some of these
e-mail exchanges offensive? It's great to be passionate and have strong feelings
about a subject, but how about a modicum of civility? I know, if you don't
like it, don't read it; but the subject matter is
Hi to all,
Thanks for the interesting and informative responses to my questions about
ivory; especially Kenneth Be and David Van Edwards'. Howard, I do like your
sense of humor; but surely you must know indoor elephants are illegal in
Calif.; we have to keep them in the backyard. They
Hi Ed,
I'm a lutenist/guitarist living in Cambria, California. My wife has worked
with elephants for years, so I asked her about the culling of herds and legal
status of ivory, etc. She says they tried to legalize it to discourage the
poachers, but that it hadn't seemed to stop the
Hi Ed,
How wonderful! Dan Larson has a tusk of what? Mammoth, elephant, walrus,
rhinocerous, or other; and where did he get it from? I'm sure he acquired it
legally somehow, but don't you want to know? It's odd to me that we can be so
concerned about the details of historical correctness
Hi Vance, Jim, and all,
=A0 I'm not doubting you at all Vance, about what Bream said!=A0 I was serio=
us in=20
suggesting that he may have used fake nails for the guitar, and then removed=
=20
them at intermission in order to play the lute without nails.=A0 In a book=20
called A Life On the Road,
Hello all,
I find this discussion very interesting, so I thought I'd throw in my two
cents worth. I'm a professional musician and private teacher of guitar and
lute. In a sense the real issue is a moral one, because I don't think anyone is
really making much money playing lute, or selling
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