[LUTE] Re: Numbers in a battle (Eysert), part 2

The battle of Jannequin traditionally has had a first and second part, sequentially. On Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 1:00 PM guy_and_liz Smith <[1]guy_and_...@msn.com> wrote: I've played a lot of Renaissance polyphony in facsimile (on sackbut), and in that context, secunda pars means

[LUTE] Re: future of the lute

" . . . a small collection of passionate, dedicated, opinionated, sometimes irascible lovable misfits with a somewhat spectrum-y devotion to detail and an unquenchable appetite for discussion . . . ." Sounds like the perfect group to solve crimes on some Tuesday night

[LUTE] Re: The lute list is retiring soon

I think I joined about '99 or so and I've watched this list become extremely important to the lute community. We've bounced so many ideas and facts across the world and we could always rely on this trusted, neutral forum, unhindered by outside social corporations. Personally, I've

[LUTE] Re: Tablature letters on lines - was Re: e vs c

> >> In manuscripts, Marsh Lute Book uses c, it's often very > confusing > > next > > >> to the e. > > >> > > >> French "above line" prints from earlier decades (Morlaye, Le &g

[LUTE] Re: e vs c

sing next > to the e. > > French "above line" prints from earlier decades (Morlaye, Le Roy) also > use c but I find those prints very readable. > > I don't recall "r" in prints, but maybe I missed some. > >

[LUTE] Re: e vs c

:56 PM, Sean Smith wrote: > Dear all, > There's a long tradition of scribing the cipher 'r' in place of 'c' in > manuscripts of lute tablature. It's quick and easy and serves to > differentiate a 'c' from an 'e'. My question is, did th

[LUTE] Re: e vs c

orlaye, Le Roy) also use c but I find those prints very readable. I don't recall "r" in prints, but maybe I missed some. On 04.08.20 00:56, Sean Smith wrote: > Dear all, > There's a long tradition of scribing the cipher 'r' in place of 'c

[LUTE] e vs c

Dear all, There's a long tradition of scribing the cipher 'r' in place of 'c' in manuscripts of lute tablature. It's quick and easy and serves to differentiate a 'c' from an 'e'. My question is, did this carry over into historic printed tablatures with standardized typefaces? Can

[LUTE] Re: Weird instrument depiction in painting

Looking at the sound holes, I suspect a harp. On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:07 AM Sean Smith <[1]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: Looking at the sound holes, I suspect a harp. On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:04 AM Tristan von Neumann <[2]tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> wrote:

[LUTE] Re: LeRoy guiterre tabs

I agree whole heartedly with 2nd paragraph, Ron, and most of the first but, having copied or studied a number of books from the period specifically with dots in mind, I have found very few wayward dots. As it requires an extra step to add that dot, either with quill or lead, I've

[LUTE] Re: LeRoy guiterre tabs

Hi Leonard, I think we can consider these to be accurate. Adrian LeRoy was his own publisher so I'm sure he had the chance to proofread it. On single lines his dotting is much as we would expect in most lute tab: on the off beats as an indication of the index finger. But we also

[LUTE] Re: Le Roy for guitar

And a ms: [1]https://mazarinum.bibliotheque-mazarine.fr/records/item/3628-redirec tion Sean On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 6:37 AM Rainer <[2]rads.bera_g...@t-online.de> wrote: [3]https://mazarinum.bibliotheque-mazarine.fr/ark:/61562/mz3625

[LUTE] Re: Terzi and the viola bastarda

Thank you, Rainer. That's an excellent overview and analysis. s On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 8:16 AM Rainer <[1]rads.bera_g...@t-online.de> wrote: [2]http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-08.pdf Rainer Am 02.07.2020 um 23:11 schrieb Sean Smith: > Dear al

[LUTE] Terzi and the viola bastarda

Dear all, I have a question regarding the overlap in repertoire between the viola bastarda and Terzi. In his second book (1599) he includes Chi farà fede [Striggio] with the note, "... accommodato à modo di Viola bastarda per suonar in Concerto con Liutto grande". I take it

[LUTE] Re: A strange "error" in Maestro

I hear ya, Sarge. Most pieces connected to Ghiselin in Spinacino aren't for the faint-heared. (ditto Kyrie de les armes) I don't know why. Isn't there a concordance in the Buxheim Organ book? Maybe make two edits: the first faithful and the second with ficta suggestions from the

[LUTE] Re: La rocha il fuso

Thanks for the probably reference. I've seen Rocha al/el/il Fuso. Of the three there a preferred spelling for the article? Sean On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 12:57 PM Robert Barto <[1]r.ba...@gmx.de> wrote: HI Sarge, La conocchia o rocca è uno strumento che in coppia

[LUTE] Re: The blemish in question

Sorry about that, folks. Two email addresses nearly identical. Please disregard! Sean -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: String conversion math question

As Mr Batov pointed out remember to take the string's stretch into account. When a chanterelle is slackened, the point at the nut moves to at least the 2nd fret when using nylgut--and sometimes further. That's means about 10% or more of the string mass taken away from the vibrating

[LUTE] Re: GAC early iltalian renaissance composers

It sounds like the G. A. Casteliono Diversi Autori of 1536. The Albert de Rippe pieces are listed as by Alberto da Mantua. Sean On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 1:21 PM Jurgen Frenz <[1]eye-and-ear-cont...@protonmail.com> wrote: Hello there, once again I'm looking at a

[LUTE] Re: Lute Tablature using Finale

I've used Parallels to open Fronimo on Mac and it works pretty well. My only complaint is that Mac updates sometimes would create problems as would OS upgrades. Eventually it would work but rarely the same problem twice. That was 8 or 9 years ago so that may be water under the bridge.

[LUTE] Re: Things to play in quarantine

It's only one chord different from the Antico (Opening chord Romanesca: III ; Opening chord Antico: i) and often appears as an Antico alternate in many sources. Compare the Dalza with the Valderabano Romanesca for similarity. Libro 7 f97. Apparently the Romanesca predates the

[LUTE] Re: Things to play in quarantine

School of Music seem too difficult and > � � unorganized for the beginner. > � � Though Robinson is nice and the introduction helpful, it fails to > � � create > � � a learning curve. > Ã

[LUTE] Re: Things to play in quarantine

l have different difficulties but nice to go through [3]https://www.lutesociety.org/pages/towards-lute-grades Best wishes Jürgen âââââââ Original Message âââââââ On Sunday, March 22, 2020 5:23 AM, Sean Smith <[4]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Things to play in quarantine

Both faves and we're lucky to have them. I know you like finding hidden things, Tristan. Go to the really long [Dump] on f280 in the Marsh. There's a measure missing between 114 and 115. Put in something you like or steal/adapt a measure from elsewhere. Now here's the fun part,

[LUTE] Re: Molinaro 12

ecessary. > > RA > __ > > From: [3][4]lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu > <[4][5]lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu> on

[LUTE] Re: Molinaro 12

ayed a small lute... On 15.03.20 17:59, Sean Smith wrote: > I foolishly mentioned that to him once. In his defense he pointed out > it was his first recording nearly 30 years ago. I'm still pretty

[LUTE] Re: Molinaro 12

I foolishly mentioned that to him once. In his defense he pointed out it was his first recording nearly 30 years ago. I'm still pretty impressed with it. And then there's his Terzi cd that is top notch. Sean On Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 11:22 AM Jurgen Frenz

[LUTE] Re: Everyone OK?

Berkeley had its own EM festival planned June w/ lots of Fringe concerts by locals that will likely suffer a similar fate. Thinking of all the performances cancelled maybe we could pick a week and have an informal series from our members on YT and/or Vimeo. On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at

[LUTE] Re: Everyone OK?

Thanks for the note, Leonard. We can indeed get caught up in 'the world' and forget our passion. I'm editing lute trios for when we can get together again. Did you know there are 74 trios in the Phalese Pacolini (yes, his spelling is all over the map) books and about 30 more in the

[LUTE] Re: Transposing/transcribing in fronimo.

I agree with you, Ron, on the uncertainties that creep into the automatic transposition. I've used it on relatively easy dances but for more complex work, especially any number of vocal parts, I just did it by hand--and in 2.1. Now I just do it all in the older version. It only

[LUTE] Re: another controversial question (again)

For the record I still believe Francesco Spinacino's two books are indeed cans of worms overflowing with colorful content. I've compared all the non-ricercars to their originals (where possible) and am certain that a) there are multiple intabulators at work, b) many of the pieces

[LUTE] Re: Android OS software

to use it herself for the duration. Danny > On Jan 5, 2020, at 4:55 PM, Sean Smith <[2]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Interesting thread. >I also bought a tablet (Surface 5) for tablet/tab/music stand. I chose >the Windows environme

[LUTE] Re: Android OS software

s does nothing like this as well. David -Original Message- From: [2]lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu <[3]lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu> On Behalf Of Sean Smith Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 1:56 PM To: lute <[4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>

[LUTE] Re: Android OS software

Interesting thread. I also bought a tablet (Surface 5) for tablet/tab/music stand. I chose the Windows environment so I could read and edit Fronimo and have it all contained in one box. Unfortunately I can't turn pages in Fronimo's Print Preview with my home-made-foot-page turner so

[LUTE] Re: Lute Humor

If they are playing for other angels dancing on a pin, no rush at all. But any human audience eventually needs to go home and feed the little humans. On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:07 PM Alain Veylit <[1]al...@musickshandmade.com> wrote: Only takes her that long because she has

[LUTE] Re: : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

Groovy sometimes; nutty others--and only a distant bridge to unite them. My understanding is that a depth of only half the diameter of the string is necessary with radius only slightly larger than the string. I prefer a little deeper on the chanterelle of my ren. guitar since it

[LUTE] Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

Would it adhere better to bone (or, shudder, ivory) than a hard plastic nut? Wood would be acceptable, too, I suppose. It might be that magic material to quickly build up a worn fret, too. Carefully done, of course. Sean On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 3:26 PM John Mardinly

[LUTE] Re: Arcadelt

Theoj89294, Jacob Arcadelt is wonderful composer to try your hand at transcribing vocal works if you don't see them elsewhere. The thinner textured French pieces are easier to work with and were even considered acceptable on the 4-course guitar. With one of the 4-c intabs of this

[LUTE] Re: Anachronistic playing style - Adriaenssen

The answer may lie with the undocumented performers and performing groups. They improvised and different groups would have varied success among tastes of various patrons, situations and other qualifiers. Sometimes these techniques would surface in the printed materials, mss,

[LUTE] Re: Anachronistic playing style - Adriaenssen

As far back (at least) as Paladin's 2nd Libro Primo there seems to be a tradition(?) of the Galliard Antico switching to a major key for the Represse. section. In the Adrianssen it not only switches to major but alternates between the I and the V. This interestingly echos the

[LUTE] Re: octave strings

I see what you're getting at--8ve and fundamental reversed--but the illustrator has continued the practice through to the 2nd course. I doubt it would have an octave on the 4th course at this point in time, either. I'm not sure how much faith I should put into this painting. Sean

[LUTE] Re: Plucking Room

There's: Szz [not worthy of the word] Sstain [not quite enough] Sustain [just right] Sustaaayayayayannn [too much] Sustain-Z [electric guitar]. My understanding is that it's a spectrum and we're a picky, fickle bunch. On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 1:57 PM Roman Turovsky

[LUTE] Re: De Visee

After I pare my nails I step outside and find a brick sidewalk or wall and sweep the back of my hand over it--the opposite direction you'd use to scratch your fingers on the blackboard to irritate others. It's a crude ceramic abrasive surface but it works. I could spend more time on

[LUTE] Adriaensen 1600

I found in the recent digitization of the LSA microfilm library, a second printing of E. Adriansen's Pratum musicum longe 1584 printed in 1600 with different music. I downloaded it but find it difficult to read. Is there a digitized facsimile (no microfilm middleman) available?

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

I find this type discussion fascinating. I was just looking at the Adriaensen books and noticed Phalese & Bellere's first use of 7th and 8th course: an open 7th course was -a- (w/ a line going through it since P always ciphered "in" the line instead of "in" the space). But an open

[LUTE] Re: Reymann

Jo Bringmann"s list of facsimiles lists two sources for the Cythara Sacra. *[1]http://www.jobringmann.de/facsimile-links On Wed, May 1, 2019, 11:28 PM Mathias Rösel <[2]mathias.roe...@t-online.de> wrote: Not easy to read, c and e almost undiscernible at many places.

[LUTE] Re: right hand technique -- bending the pinky

Robin On 06/03/2019, 21:00, "Sean Smith" <[2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of [3]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote:     To say that plucking the string closer to the bridge is "louder" opens     a few cans of worms here. T

[LUTE] Re: right hand technique -- bending the pinky

So true, Robert (and Martyn). The loss of thumb-index alternation also led to the loss of strong-weak beats within passaggi. Granted both thumb and index are expected to engage both strings, it's inevitable that one would win out being stronger and on the fundamental side. When

[LUTE] Re: right hand technique -- bending the pinky

To say that plucking the string closer to the bridge is "louder" opens a few cans of worms here. To pluck the string at any place along its length from 12th fret to near the bridge is to put the same amount of energy into the string but introduces various overtones depending on

[LUTE] Re: Gut Diapasons >180cm

Edward: Check your string adjacent if possible and see how much stretch it actually uses. Roland's advice sounds plausible. At 72cm I have a little stretch (and less on the 60cm) but you should have ~3x as much at 180cm. That may be all you need. Although I don't have an extended

[LUTE] Re: Codex carminum gallicorum, Vmhs 87, Uppsala

Awesome! Thanks, everyone! Sean On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 9:56 PM Dmitry Medvedev <[1]d.p.medve...@gmail.com> wrote: From RISM (somewhat ordered): f.1 Ce n'est rien que de fuir (Anonymus) f.1v-2 Super flumina Babylonis (La Fage, Jean de)

[LUTE] Codex carminum gallicorum, Vmhs 87, Uppsala

I'm not able to read all the titles to the intabulated works. Is there a description of the manuscript with a listing of contents available on the web? It is a recent addition to Jo Bringmann's facsimile page: [1]http://www.jobringmann.de/facsimile-links Thanks in advance, Sean

[LUTE] Re: Belly fret height

at the tenth just doesn't sound right to me. On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 1:20 PM Sean Smith <[1]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: I've always been plagued with a bit of fret buzz on my ren. guitar and was looking at the belly frets as a culprit. Measuring fret 12 with my calipers I found a

[LUTE] Belly fret height

I've always been plagued with a bit of fret buzz on my ren. guitar and was looking at the belly frets as a culprit. Measuring fret 12 with my calipers I found a height of .95 mm. (Belly surface to top of the fret) Could I safely bring this down? The belly surface-to-midstring

[LUTE] Re: The origins of tablature

(sorry to send it twice, Rainer, but once more for the greater list) I would suggest the article by Crawford Young in Vol. 52 #1 of the LSA Quarterly: "Tablature before 1400? Reflections on Lute-specific notation and Boethian roots" Sean [cleardot.gif] On Sun, Oct 7, 2018

[LUTE] Re: vocal scores

I can drop by the library on my way home this afternoon ... but I'll check this space in the case someone beats me to it. Sean On Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 2:15 PM Martin Shepherd <[1]mar...@luteshop.co.uk> wrote: Hi All, I don't have access to a library. Can anyone provide me

[LUTE] Re: Nigel's Francesco vol 2

Then it would appear I've played a part in the confusion as well. I hadn't understood that Ed hadn't heard it. My apologies. Sean On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 5:37 AM Edward Martin <[1]edvihuel...@gmail.com> wrote: Dear ones, I was asked to provide the answer to the list,

[LUTE] Re: Nigel's Francesco vol 2

wrote: __ From: Sean Smith <[2]lutesm...@gmail.com> To: lute <[3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Sunday, 26 August 2018, 12:41 Subject: [LUTE] Re: Nigel's Francesco vol 2 Dear Sean Don`t worry, Don Quijote de la Ma

[LUTE] Re: Nigel's Francesco vol 2

Fair enough. On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 11:20 AM howard posner <[1]howardpos...@ca.rr.com> wrote: > On Aug 26, 2018, at 10:38 AM, Sean Smith <[2]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If we cannot hear the differences between the two

[LUTE] Re: Nigel's Francesco vol 2

If we cannot hear the differences between the two instruments from a recorded performance, what conclusions should we draw? Is the difference more apparent when we are in the same room? Should we suspect they have been mixed (deliberately? inadvertently?) to make them more similar?

[LUTE] Re: More dots

hold, sometimes three notes, which leave you with few ways to go to the next chord, or none, if you put the wrong fingers on them. :) His Ricercars are very good practice material for voice leading. Am 04.08.2018 um 01:15 schrieb Sean Smith: > Antonio Rota in

[LUTE] More dots

Antonio Rota in his first book has a Saltarelo and Piva in the Dm Antico dance cycle that includes the passage (more or less similar in each) I2 0.2.3.5.7.I I3 2.3.5.7.8.I etc. It may not be clear above but it's a run of thirds where each cipher has a dot following. The

[LUTE] Re: intabulations

Ed, I asked Paul O'Dette at the LSA seminar last month about the general ratio between dances, fantasies/ricercars and intabulations in the 16th century. He put it at about one third for each. Sean On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 7:43 AM, Ed Durbrow <[1]edurb...@gmail.com> wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance Guitar Tuning/Stringing

Just to add, of the two deRippe fantasies, one of them uses a 4th course that's dropped one whole tone. You see this tuning from time to time in other pieces but it doesn't need a string change. s On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:14 AM, Sean Smith <[1]lutesm...@gmail.com>

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance Guitar Tuning/Stringing

Hi Tristan, Nobody's written yet so I'll have a go. Like most lute objects the ren. guitar has a top string tuned as high and as comfortably as possible. For a 55cm length that translates to an A (415, 450 or nearby). I use the same diameter schedule as the top 4 courses on

[LUTE] Re: Pacoloni

The printed trios are somewhat different from the trios in his hand from the Castlefranco ms in that the ms. contains very few errors and each part has its own part to play within the trio. Sean On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 7:54 AM, Mathias Rösel <[1]mathias.roe...@t-online.de>

[LUTE] Fronimo

Dear Wannabe Mac Fronimo users, I have just opened both Fronimo 2.1 and 3.0 on my Mac using Crossover 17 running on High Sierra. I have not explored of it yet but I thought I’d post this so more experienced Mac users can go through it for its strengths and weaknesses. I have a lot of projects

[LUTE] Re: Mandolino versus Mandola

Time for a stray thought? Maybe. I’ve always wondered if by combining a guitar, flute/penny whistle, violin, bass and bazouki/mandolin — sometimes all, sometimes less — there wasn’t a subconscious effort to recreate the English broken consort? Even in blue grass bands one gets something of the

[LUTE] Re: Rewarding Renaissance Lute repertoire

Hi Rainer, I haven’t found the page “dead” at all. Some links have been lost however and, yes, it could use a serious update but I still find it a useful tool. I asked the LSA about it and they report that they are working towards making the 700+ titles of their entire microfilm library

[LUTE] Re: Rewarding Renaissance Lute repertoire

I’m currently partial to the intabulators who took on the work of Archadelt. There's Vindella’s all Acadelt book (1546), the many variations of “Quand’io pens’al martir” and even the chansons for voice and renaissance guitar (A. LeRoy, Cinqiesme Livre). And Crecquillon, non Papa, Pathie,

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

I’m glad Frank Spinacino doesn’t work that bar. He’d’ve mangled that Martini. > On Nov 13, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Stewart McCoy wrote: > > A lute walks into a bar: "Tonight's programme will be entertaining - we've > got to get through 300 bars, and there aren't many rests." >

[LUTE] Re: Guillemette

A texted version (Cantus and Bassus parts included) of “Tant vous allez douce Guillemette” is found in Emanuel Adriaensen’s _Pratum Musicum…_, Antwerp, 1584^6 where it is attributed to Abrahan. Howard Mayer Brown gives RISM 1564^11. Sean > On Oct 19, 2017, at 7:31 AM, Isabelle Villey

[LUTE] Re: Interesting perspective on Spinacino & Petrucci

Right on, Arthur, The Spinacino book, like the other opening publications by Petrucci, does indeed look back to the 15th century and is the largest cache we have of Burgundian chansons set for the lute. Interestingly, there seems to be a few different styles in their intabulation. Only one

[LUTE] Re: Page two.

Sorry to bother y’all with that. Ignore that and this. Sean > On Sep 8, 2017, at 10:49 AM, Sean Smith <lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 0 > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Page two.

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[LUTE] Re: "Sting Effect" (was Direwolf Hall)

I received a nice gig from the effect. Sean > On Sep 7, 2017, at 1:55 PM, howard posner wrote: > > >> On Sep 7, 2017, at 1:40 PM, John Mardinly wrote: >> >> So is there any chance that this will result in archlute themed backpacks, >>

[LUTE] Re: Wolf Hall

I think it’s safe to say we pay attention to details of movies when they overlap our areas of specific interest. When I started doing optics I suddenly noticed that every characters' eyeglasses were of neutral power unless thick ones were part of the plot. It may not ruin the show but I

[LUTE] Re: KF vs. new Aquila bass strings

I recently saw a hurdy gurdy (19th century?) in an antique shop with some drone gut strings that looked (to my eye) about 1.5 - 1.75 mm in diameter. They were pretty old. I’ll bet it’s still there with that $3k price tag if anyone wants it. A nice old theorbo’d Vandervogl, too, that they had

[LUTE] Re: Source for Guedron, "Aux Plaisirs".

Interesting to see this play out again. I was in exactly the same situation 2 years ago, scratching my head over this same piece of music that I thought I had prepared for. Any others out there? Ron, I agree, learning about sources is every bit as important as technique, instruments and

[LUTE] Re: Earliest printed tablature with ornaments

Dear Denys, Rainer I was thinking of the Libro Ottavo, too, but found the same pattern in Intabulatura di Lauto del Divino FdM & del eccelente PPB da Milano … Libro Secondo, Venice, 1546. First instance in this book: First pavana, last system of 2nd page (m. 71), the third cipher is one too

[LUTE] Re: Marsh flavoured Chi Passa

I know the versions and fictas go all over the map but I’d hardly call any offensive. Paired up, they get very interesting, of course. I remember a mate and I going at them and pairing as many as we could w/ every size lute and cittern(s). “Piquant!” “Chewy!” “Clashy!” Never the ‘O’ word, tho.

[LUTE] Re: basses in octaves

> .I would have never thought a string would > go flat in higher positions it is usually the opposite. I’ve seen it happen regularly on my top string or 4th octave when an older style nylgut (the white ones) has been on for a long time*. Usually after 7 months I have to decide whether to

[LUTE] Re: basses in octaves

It’s also possible that the two strings are absorbing moisture at different rates. Furthermore they may absorb hand sweat in different areas preventing or promoting same. “It’s way more complicated than we ever imagined!” Sean On Feb 28, 2017, at 5:53 PM, fournierbru

[LUTE] Re: Information of facsimile

Thank you for your hard work. That’s a lot of lute music! Akemasita omedetoo gozaimasu, Sean On Dec 30, 2016, at 3:53 PM, T.Kakinami wrote: > Information of facsimile I knew so far is updated. List is categorized by > sources and by authors. Sources are from mainly

[LUTE] Re: new video

I never went to the soldering iron either until recently and I’m still undecided. For a long time I used the gas stove and a stainless butter knife. I could control the knife temp very easily and make a beautiful flat bulb on the gut end, too. Often the soldering iron gets too hot for me. A

[LUTE] Fretting tips

It’s good to bring these things up from time to time to help our new crop of players. I took the liberty of changing the subject line for that purpose. Here are a few more tips if I might be so bold (after M’s dialogue). Martin’s video for reference: https://youtu.be/Qs_pXOoBVLU Martin:

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi lute concerto

But, … doubled gut frets! I was struck by how classical guitar-like the fretboard was. Then I kept thinking the extension would probably have to be longer on a HIP instrument. Now I know. Thanks. Hull and spars notwithstanding, am I right in imagining the rigging isn’t very different from a

[LUTE] Re: Attaingnant's Preludes, Chansons, and Dances

Hi Michael, Is this a modern edition? Secourez moi is in Attaignant's "Tres breve et familiare…” (1529) but there are no dances in the book. It would require a singer as well since most chansons are presented twice — once as Cantus-and-lute and again as a lute solo. Sean On Sep 4,

[LUTE] Fronimo

What is the URL for the latest Fronimo build? thanks, Sean To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Hm

Howard, tsk tsk tsk. The dolphin whistles the Van Eyck setting while Arion accompanies on b.c. Sean On Jul 21, 2016, at 5:29 PM, howard posner wrote: > >> On Jul 20, 2016, at 11:36 AM, Rainer wrote: >> >> Arion on a Dolphin playing

[LUTE] Practice time [was Re: Quick Callus]

I found that even with fewer hours put into practicing my left hand gets more wrung out if the gut strings are aged. Consequently I tend use more pressure to get a clean note — which, in turn, ages the strings/frets even more. It’s a bad cycle. Same goes for frets. When I’m unconsiously

[LUTE] Re: Red string

intings showing coloured strings (not just basses, where it > might be an indication of loading), Dowland mentions them, and I think some > strings were just dyed different colours for some reason which escapes us. > > M > >> On 28/05/2016 18:27, Sean Smith wrote: >>

[LUTE] Re: Red string

at, May 28, 2016 at 9:59 AM, G. C. <[1]kalei...@gmail.com> wrote: > >pls. notice the RH nail contact? > On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Sean Smith > <[1][2]lutesm...@gmail.com> >wrote: > Good morning all, >

[LUTE] Red string

Good morning all, I was impressed this painting: http://www.fondationcustodia.fr/ununiversintime/1_meester_van_de_jaren_veertig_4494.cfm I appreciate that the artist was very attentive so I started zooming around with the magnifier. I noticed that while the spacing is unrealistic the top

[LUTE] Re: Not really a lute question but...

similes page is here now. > > http://lutesocietyofamerica.org/Tab-Facsimiles > > >> On 10 May 2016, at 7:50 AM, Sean Smith <lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Alternatively, most (all? I haven’t checked all the links) library sites >>

[LUTE] Re: Not really a lute question but...

steps > that ends with selecting 'Run as Administrator' - perhaps a more savvy reader > of this will know what to do. > > Alan > > > On 9 May 2016 at 22:34, Sean Smith <lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Monica, > > I have this CD of vihuela books and also f

[LUTE] Re: Not really a lute question but...

Hi Monica, I have this CD of vihuela books and also found the interface less than ideal. I opened it as its own folder (Finder in my case although I imagine Explore would do it, too) and found the group of images for each book. I named a new folder on my desktop for each book/composer and

[LUTE] Re: Vincenzo Galilei and The Well-Tempered Lute

Dear Zak, Thankfully this is not about tuning. The Libro d’intavolatura is indeed fascinating and deserves greater interest. I have a question about your word “circulated”. I was under the impression that VG prepared the ms. for publication and it never proceeded further. Since it remained

[LUTE] El atanbor

Dear vihuelists, guitarists and historians, The final piece in Valderabanos’ vihuela books is a "para discantar" over a one-measure “punto” 'commonly known as “el atanbor”’. Is there a meaning to this Atanbor? I’ve never seen in in relation to lute/vihuela music before. In the final line

[LUTE] Re: El atanbor

a when playing the part. > > Regards, > > Daniel > > -Original Message- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf > Of Sean Smith > Sent: 18 January, 2016 18:57 > To: lute list > Subject: [LUTE] El atanbor > > &g

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