[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-22 Thread David Tayler
My short DHL story: They sent the instrument, DHL messed up the paperwork. I had to send the instrument BACK to Amsterdam, and then BACK to America. Nice, huh? Three trips. dt At 06:15 AM 3/22/2011, you wrote: Hello Kakinami, Actually, I'm glad you sent this post because DHL is shipping

[LUTE] Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread howard posner
Wondering if anyone's shipped a big instrument lately, and has any recommendations. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread Nancy Carlin
I have sold a couple of instruments on Wayne's list in the past year and bought another, which was shipped to me from the UK. The onen from the UK came DHL last December and there was a week when I am pretty sure DHL did not have a clue where it was. I called several times a day and

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread Graham Freeman
My experience was similar to Nancy's, but with UPS. They had no idea about the status of the instrument, it got stuck in customs, and the buyer got stuck with a huge tax bill for a bunch of things of which we were never made aware. It also arrived with a small amount of damage to a

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread Catherine Arnott Smith
I am a newbie lute player who had a Dan Larson lute shipped from Duluth, MN to Madison, WI last spring -- via FedEx. It was one of the easier shipping experiences I have ever lived through -- the lute was very well packed, in excellent condition upon arrival, and my three cats have been

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread Nancy Carlin
The good things about Fed Ex are their tracking system and insurance policies. When I have applied for work visas for non-American musicians Fed Ex has been great both in the US and in delivering paperwork to other parts of the world. But nobody ever said they were cheap. Nancy

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread David van Ooijen
Non US-related. I had a guitar shipped to me through UPS within Europe recently. Supplier packed the instrument: Guitar in case. Bubble wrap (huge specimen, like balloons). Sturdy box. Foam corners, serious impact/shock absorbers. Another sturdy box. UPS rang the door when I wasn't in and left a

[LUTE] Theorbo shipping within the U.S‏

2011-03-21 Thread Ariel Abramovich
A sensitive advice: avoid UPS at all cost. They have stolen an instrument from me, and not payed for it to the date. They were not only incompetent, but also rude and disrespectful (both, USA and Spanish branchs) The instrument was later seen on ebay for sale. No need to say more,

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread Robert Clair
My theorbo, which I think is pretty much the same as Howard's, came (years ago) from Germany via UPS. Things to be careful of: * UPS, and probably the others, have size limitations - maximum on length + width + height (or length + circumference, I forget which). The theorbo in its box

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

2011-03-21 Thread wayne cripps
If you look at FedEx's insurance policies ( http://www.fedex.com/us/service-guide/terms/express-ground/ ) you will see that.. 6. Shipments (packages or freight) containing all or part of the following items are limited to a maximum declared value of US$1,000: Guitars and other musical

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo strings

2010-12-21 Thread Sam Chapman
Hi Caius, I absolutely agree with David - there is nothing better than a gut strung theorbo and it's much easier to keep under control than a gut strung lute. Also, unless you have an enormous instrument, the highest strings will not be as thin as they get on a lute, so

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo strings

2010-12-20 Thread Mimmo Peruffo
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[LUTE] Theorbo strings

2010-12-19 Thread hera caius
Hello lutenists, As I played theorbo really a lot this months, I started to wonder about the sound of the strings. In this moment I use some Nylon and carbon in the high registers and some copper on the basses and it sounds really good but the basses sounds too long

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo strings

2010-12-19 Thread David van Ooijen
On 19 December 2010 10:01, hera caius caiush2...@yahoo.com wrote:   As I played theorbo really a lot this months, I started to wonder about ..   Can anyone give me some ideas what kind of strings I can try (with   sound closer to gut), Sorry to be stating the obvious, but have you thought

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo strings

2010-12-19 Thread David Tayler
If the bass sounds too long, dampen the string. Mersenne gives I think 20 seconds for the duration of the tone. So you can time it and see :) dt At 01:01 AM 12/19/2010, you wrote: Hello lutenists, As I played theorbo really a lot this months, I started to wonder about the sound

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-20 Thread Gary Digman
Catherinot To: [2]Gary Digman ; [3]l...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:55 AM Subject: Re : [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. Do you think that six chords music is necesseraly worse than more complex music? To stay in jazz world, Fats

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-19 Thread jean-michel Catherinot
...@sonic.net A : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Mer 17 novembre 2010, 10h 00min 08s Objet : [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. After the Modern Jazz Quartet retired, Milt Jackson was interviewed. During the interview he complained that some kid who only know six

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-19 Thread Orphenica
Of David Tayler Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:52 PM To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. I think they should have a museum where all the paintings have been digitized and had the colors turned all the way up, ppl would love it. dt At 12:16

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-17 Thread Gary Digman
AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. It's even worse than you've all imagined. This guy is popular! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCage-_yz7A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCCE-oTwRfY Frankly, I actually enjoyed the Kozena et al. performance. There's also

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-17 Thread Orphenica
To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. I think they should have a museum where all the paintings have been digitized and had the colors turned all the way up, ppl would love it. dt At 12:16 PM 11/12/2010, you wrote: On 12 November 2010 20:29

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-17 Thread Ariel Abramovich
] On Behalf Of David Tayler Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:52 PM To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. I think they should have a museum where all the paintings have been digitized and had the colors turned all the way up, ppl would love

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-17 Thread G. Crona
Vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas :) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-15 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
-Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of David Tayler Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:52 PM To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. I think they should have a museum where

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-14 Thread Orphenica
I agree with Wikla, long live variety and strumming. I was at the Kozena concert in Hamburg, and it was a great experience. What I liked was, that the instrumentalists had their own pieces and were not hired mercenaries. And hey, whenever did people outside our esoteric circle got to hear a

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-14 Thread David Tayler
I think they should have a museum where all the paintings have been digitized and had the colors turned all the way up, ppl would love it. dt At 12:16 PM 11/12/2010, you wrote: On 12 November 2010 20:29, Bruno Fournier br...@estavel.org wrote: I personnally am getting tired of all this

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-13 Thread Daniel Shoskes
And I heard the same singer perform Mahler live last year with the Cleveland Orchestra. Quite versatile. On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 3:16 PM, David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com wrote: On 12 November 2010 20:29, Bruno Fournier [2]br...@estavel.org wrote: I personnally

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-13 Thread Edward Mast
And she does a fine job singing three Handel Italian Cantatas - with Les Musiciens du Louvre - on an Archiv recording. On Nov 13, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Daniel Shoskes wrote: And I heard the same singer perform Mahler live last year with the Cleveland Orchestra. Quite versatile. On Fri,

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-13 Thread Ron Andrico
@cs.dartmouth.edu From: nedma...@aol.com Subject: [LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. And she does a fine job singing three Handel Italian Cantatas - with Les Musiciens du Louvre - on an Archiv recording. On Nov 13, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Daniel Shoskes wrote

[LUTE] Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread Bernd Haegemann
Yesterday we watched a very nice concert. As it seems it also on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk4j_WRqd68feature=related then you can continue with the vids on the righ side of the page. best wishes Bernd To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread Bernd Haegemann
ok, in our concert there was a theorbo, played by Senor Baena. On the video is a wooden box instead , for sure one of the devices with which the CIA influence the weather. B - Original Message - From: Bernd Haegemann b...@symbol4.de To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, November

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread Bruno Fournier
I personnally am getting tired of all this theatrical way of doing baroque music, and the Latin american style of strumming used.A Don't get me wrong, I love strumming, but I prefer to hear it in Latin american music. A Bruno Cognyl-Fournier A On Fri, Nov 12, 2010

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread David van Ooijen
On 12 November 2010 20:29, Bruno Fournier br...@estavel.org wrote:   I personnally am getting tired of all this theatrical way of doing   baroque music, and the Latin american style of strumming used.A Don't It's fashion, it'll pass. In the mean time we can enjoy it (and get paid for doing it

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread Monica Hall
that. Monica - Original Message - From: Bernd Haegemann b...@symbol4.de To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 7:00 PM Subject: [LUTE] Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. Yesterday we watched a very nice concert. As it seems it also on youtube: http

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread Bruno Fournier
- Original Message - From: Bernd Haegemann [2...@symbol4.de To: [3]l...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 7:00 PM Subject: [LUTE] Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc.. Yesterday we watched a very nice concert. As it seems it also on youtube: [4

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread wikla
I personally would allow all the flowers blossom. Variety is the strength of our music. And so it used to be. And so it is also in the music we hear every day! I wouldn't like - perhaps even wouldn't tolerate - any besserwisser to tell us the _one and only_ right way of doing anything . (Btw:

[LUTE] Re: Kozena and guitars, theorbo, colascione etc..

2010-11-12 Thread Stuart Walsh
On 12/11/2010 20:55, wikla wrote: I personally would allow all the flowers blossom. Variety is the strength of our music. And so it used to be. Well.. maybe. Might those instruments have been used together for that music at that time? If not, and if the musicians want to perform the music in

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo treatises

2010-11-02 Thread Taco Walstra
On 11/01/2010 04:44 PM, Sam Chapman wrote: Hi, perhaps a more interesting book is delair's treatise of 1690: accompaniment on theorbo and harpsichord. I have a pdf of the english version which is not longer available. Grenerin and fleury contain several mistakes. Taco Dear Shaun

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo treatises

2010-11-01 Thread Sam Chapman
treatise (in which he talks about harmony and accompaniment in general) or the Addition au traite d'accompaniment from 1730 (which is much larger, and contains more specific info about theorbo, lute and guitar)? If the latter, there is an article by Kevin Mason: Franc,ois Campions Secret

[LUTE] Theorbo treatises

2010-10-30 Thread Shaun Ng
Dear All, Does anyone happen to know if there are English translations of the following treatises and if they are available (either original or translation) online? Angelo Michele Bartolotti: Table pour apprendre facilement `a toucher le theorbe sur la basse-continue (Paris,

[LUTE] Theorbo for sale

2010-10-17 Thread Stefan Olof Lundgren
Dear Luteplayers! Are You looking for something special? For some years I've played a 14-course Theorbo. Several photos here: http://www.luteonline.se/theorbo_for_sale_2010.htm It has the body of the instrument in the Germanisches Museum in Nürnberg (MIR 903) by Lepold Widhalm in 1755

[BAROQUE-LUTE] wanted: French Prelude in e-minor for theorbo

2010-08-03 Thread David van Ooijen
Suggestions, anyone? Saizenay p. 306 is all I can come up with. David -- *** David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com www.davidvanooijen.nl *** To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: wanted: French Prelude in e-minor for theorbo

2010-08-03 Thread Mathias Rösel
There is another, anonymous, on p. 308. Furthermore, there are two by de Visee in Paris, Bibiliotheque National, R 1575, p. 93v and 94. Mathias David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com schrieb: Suggestions, anyone? Saizenay p. 306 is all I can come up with. David --

[LUTE] Re: wanted: French Prelude in e-minor for theorbo

2010-08-03 Thread David van Ooijen
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Mathias Rösel mathias.roe...@t-online.de wrote: There is another, anonymous, on p. 308. Furthermore, there are two by de Visee in Paris, Bibiliotheque National, R 1575, p. 93v and 94. Danke! David -- *** David van Ooijen

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: d-minor theorbo specs

2010-07-06 Thread David van Ooijen
Thanks to all for sharing your thoughts and experiences, on- and off-list. There's even a d-minor theorbo living just across the road, it turned out! Interesting. I have a follow-up question for continuo players. How easy is it to play compound, complicated figures on a d-minor theorbo

[BAROQUE-LUTE] d-minor theorbo specs

2010-07-04 Thread David van Ooijen
The definition of a lute player is an instrumentalist who's always one instrument short. For me, the current missing instrument is a d-minor theorbo. What should be the specs? I know there a few of you playing such beasts (Benjamin?). I'm looking for enough chromatics in the bass to play Bach

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: d-minor theorbo specs

2010-07-04 Thread Christopher Wilke
of the d minor theorbo came up. Stephen claims that there is a wide spread misconception about the tuning. He says that it is not a baroque lute without the first course, but rather a d-minor lute with the first string down the octave (reentrant). The first six courses would therefore be: f - d

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: d-minor theorbo specs

2010-07-04 Thread Benjamin Narvey
A subject close to my heart! Precisely as Burris explains - and as my own readings of Baron, Mattheson, and Weiss would confirm - the d-minor theorbo did not have a re-entrant top f'. I am not aware of any source that backs this up, although of course absence of evidence is not evidence

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Lute/Theorbo Rentals

2010-05-12 Thread Jorge Torres
theorbo, and they do have a lutenist at the University, but no instrument. Is there any similar service to the VDGS's that will rent instruments? Best, Jorge Jorge Torres Associate Professor of Music 237 Williams Center Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042 (610)330-5365 torr...@lafayette.edu

[LUTE] Re: Bach on Theorbo

2010-03-21 Thread David van Ooijen
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Miles Dempster miles.demps...@globetrotter.net wrote:     Does anyone know of a good edition of the Bach Cello Suites for     theorbo? They've been recorded a number of times. Ideally, I'd make BWV 1007, 1008 and 1009 transcribed by Juan Carlos Rivera (also

[LUTE] Re: Bach on Theorbo

2010-03-21 Thread Robert Compton
These transcriptions are not for theorbo per se, but should be of use. http://www.clivetitmuss.com/lutebooks.asp Robert. On Mar 18, 2010, at 6:59 AM, Graham Freeman wrote: Wise Luters, Does anyone know of a good edition of the Bach Cello Suites for theorbo? They've been recorded

[LUTE] Bach on Theorbo

2010-03-18 Thread Graham Freeman
Wise Luters, Does anyone know of a good edition of the Bach Cello Suites for theorbo? They've been recorded a number of times. Ideally, I'd make my own, but I'd like to see a good transcription of them first. With thanks, Graham Freeman -- Dr. Graham Freeman Ph. D

[LUTE] Re: Bach on Theorbo

2010-03-18 Thread Sauvage Valéry
: [LUTE] Bach on Theorbo Wise Luters, Does anyone know of a good edition of the Bach Cello Suites for theorbo? They've been recorded a number of times. Ideally, I'd make my own, but I'd like to see a good transcription of them first. With thanks, Graham Freeman -- Dr. Graham

[LUTE] Re: Bach on Theorbo

2010-03-18 Thread Mathias Rösel
/bach_cello.htm Val. - Original Message - From: Graham Freeman freeman.gra...@gmail.com To: Lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:59 PM Subject: [LUTE] Bach on Theorbo Wise Luters, Does anyone know of a good edition of the Bach Cello Suites

[LUTE] Re: Bach on Theorbo

2010-03-18 Thread Miles Dempster
of the Bach Cello Suites for theorbo? They've been recorded a number of times. Ideally, I'd make my own, but I'd like to see a good transcription of them first. With thanks, Graham Freeman -- Dr. Graham Freeman Ph. D Musicology University of Toronto [1

[LUTE] Re: Heavy Theorbo

2010-03-11 Thread Peter Martin
I do that too, using a short strap connected to the button on the body by the bridge. And a footstool. It's an absolute liberation: no more weight on the shoulders. P On 11 March 2010 08:49, David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:43

[LUTE] Re: Heavy Theorbo

2010-03-11 Thread Graham Freeman
All, Thank you very much for all of your assistance. I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone with my hefty instrument. As always, I'm grateful for the assistance of the community. Best, Graham Freeman On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:33 AM, Peter Martin [1]peter.l...@gmail.com wrote:

[LUTE] Heavy Theorbo

2010-03-10 Thread Graham Freeman
All, I wonder if anyone can offer some helpful suggestions. I have a very nice theorbo of medium size with which I'm very happy. The only problem is that the neck extension is quite heavy, so much so that it interferes with the balance of the instrument. This isn't a big problem

[LUTE] Re: Heavy Theorbo

2010-03-10 Thread howard posner
On Mar 10, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Graham Freeman wrote: I wonder if anyone can offer some helpful suggestions. I have a very nice theorbo of medium size with which I'm very happy. The only problem is that the neck extension is quite heavy, so much so that it interferes with the balance

[LUTE] Re: Heavy Theorbo

2010-03-10 Thread David Tayler
are ever in California I hope you will feel free to drop by and try out instruments here. Best of luck, dt At 04:43 PM 3/10/2010, you wrote: All, I wonder if anyone can offer some helpful suggestions. I have a very nice theorbo of medium size with which I'm very happy. The only problem

[LUTE] Re: Heavy Theorbo

2010-03-10 Thread David van Ooijen
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:43 AM, Graham Freeman freeman.gra...@gmail.com wrote:   All,   I wonder if anyone can offer some helpful suggestions. I have a very Drastic solution a friend of mine opted for: 1. remove the veneer/top layer/panles on back and/or front of the extension 2. drill holes

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-07 Thread Peter Martin
...@sbcglobal.net To: [3]lute-cs.dartmouth.edu [4]l...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 7:03 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo I think the original article by Harwood, et al., is a pretty thorough study, it just draws the wrong conclusion from its own

[LUTE] S the theorbo

2010-03-07 Thread Roman Turovsky
For your perusal and delectation: a Passacaglia in e-minor for theorbo - http://torban.org/swv/passau992tiorba.pdf Enjoy, RT http://www.polyhymnion.org/swv/ostinato/992/pass992sau.mp3 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David Tayler
, but whether one uses ths term or not it seems like a basic, practical solution. The instrument is definetely louder than a theorbo, for reasons that are somewhat puzzling, but loud it is. I expected to corner the early 17th century market, but of course 99 percent of the clients have no idea

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David Tayler
Also, for those who wish to use a theorbo or archlute, when you have your instrument made, always ask the maker to build it so that it can be 6+8, 7+7 or 8+6. This is very easy to do, and allows you to fret the F sharp in any number of ways. I have the archlute in that configuration

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David van Ooijen
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 8:59 PM, David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I have a Caccini instrument which was made for me made for me which is exactly as Chris describes, a large bodied bass lute. I opted for seven courses, although eight or nine seemed like a good idea. Same story here. I

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread David Tayler
I think the original article by Harwood, et al., is a pretty thorough study, it just draws the wrong conclusion from its own research by conflating theorbo and chitarrone. Conflating the terms is understandable, because many of the terms were used interchangeably. The big mistake they made

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-06 Thread Roman Turovsky
Thankfully we have Renato Meucci to have sorted out the HArwood mess. RT - Original Message - From: David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 7:03 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo I think the original

[LUTE] Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-05 Thread David van Ooijen
Do we know anything about the instrument(s) Caccini played? His bass lines sometimes need G as well as G#, (and I believe F as well as F#) in one piece, which is impossible on a 'standard' (...) theorbo in a with 6 strings/courses on the fingerboard. If Caccini were just another composer, and I'd

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-05 Thread chriswilke
David, My guess is that is not what we would call a theorbo at all, but rather a bass lute probably tuned theorbo-like. All the strings would therefore be on one neck and those chromatic basses could be fingered. Whether the tuning was in A, G or something else and whether one or both

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-05 Thread John Lenti
Whenever I decide to play Caccini on 7-course lute or on my (essentially French kind-of) theorbo, I ponder the matter of Caccini's theorbo and things like the fingered g#. First, I really wish I could justify the expense of a bass lute with theorbo tuning. It would make me whole

[LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo

2010-03-05 Thread Roland Hayes
-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of John Lenti Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:26 PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: Caccini's theorbo Whenever I decide to play Caccini on 7-course lute or on my (essentially French kind-of) theorbo, I ponder

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo arpeggiation

2010-03-01 Thread Martyn Hodgson
on the lute these days (despite being well documented in early sources)... Does she mention this technique? rgds Martyn --- On Sun, 28/2/10, Martin Eastwell eastwe...@mac.com wrote: From: Martin Eastwell eastwe...@mac.com Subject: [LUTE] Theorbo arpeggiation To: Lute

[LUTE] Theorbo arpeggiation

2010-02-28 Thread Martin Eastwell
Hi! Looking through Francesca Torelli's excellent theorbo tutor (published by Ut Orpheus Edizioni), I was a little surprised by two of her recommendations for right hand arpeggiation. She explains (p 23)the technique in which 4 note arpeggios, for example, are played p i m i, with the index

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo arpeggiation

2010-02-28 Thread Peter Martin
...@mac.com wrote: Hi! Looking through Francesca Torelli's excellent theorbo tutor (published by Ut Orpheus Edizioni), I was a little surprised by two of her recommendations for right hand arpeggiation. She explains (p 23)the technique in which 4 note arpeggios

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo arpeggiation

2010-02-28 Thread Martin Eastwell
Sorry-just noticed an error in my post (near the end)! The result is that the melodic move Bb-A is reversed. For Bb-A, please read C-B! Unless, of course, you play a theorbo in G! Martin On 28/2/10 21:38, Martin Eastwell eastwe...@mac.com wrote: Hi! Looking through Francesca Torelli's

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo arpeggiation

2010-02-28 Thread Daniel Winheld
commonplace in 17th century French lute playing; specialists can confirm or correct me on this one. Perhaps getting a little OT from your specific theorbo concerns, I think many of us who came to lutes in general from modern guitar have a tendency to overuse the a finger, often to the detriment

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo arpeggiation

2010-02-28 Thread chriswilke
of chords in one stroke, as on the lute, but HK allows for no shortcuts.) Chris --- On Sun, 2/28/10, Martin Eastwell eastwe...@mac.com wrote: From: Martin Eastwell eastwe...@mac.com Subject: [LUTE] Theorbo arpeggiation To: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 4:38

[LUTE] My new theorbo

2010-01-14 Thread Sauvage Valéry
Let me introduce my new theorbo made by Didier Jarny. I got it on last sunday, and I'm really happy with it ;-) Here it is : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-X_chDkDos Val To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: My new theorbo

2010-01-14 Thread David van Ooijen
2010/1/14 Sauvage Valéry sauvag...@orange.fr: Let me introduce my new theorbo made by Didier Jarny. I got it on last sunday, and I'm really happy with it ;-) Congratulations with your new instrument! And so brave to bring it to YouTube immediately ... David

[LUTE] Re: My new theorbo

2010-01-14 Thread nedmast2
Thanks for the introduction - have you named him/her? A lovely sounding instrument, but as Heifetz said to a listener who complimented him on the sound of his instrument; (holding it to his ear) I don't hear anything. Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information

[LUTE] Re: My new theorbo

2010-01-14 Thread wikla
Nice instrument! And unbelievable that you can manage with it only in a couple of days! Arto On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:14:36 +0100, Sauvage Valéry sauvag...@orange.fr wrote: Let me introduce my new theorbo made by Didier Jarny. I got it on last sunday, and I'm really happy with it ;-) Here

[LUTE] Holiday Theorbo Time!

2009-12-24 Thread chriswilke
Hi all, Its that time again - time for eggnog, fruitcake, extended time with extended family, desperate last minute trips to the mall... and of course, theorbo music! Here are two clips of (just in time) seasonal theorbo offerings: My arrangement of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear con variazione

[LUTE] Re: Holiday Theorbo Time!

2009-12-24 Thread Sean Smith
, theorbo music! Here are two clips of (just in time) seasonal theorbo offerings: My arrangement of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear con variazione http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDg56TnhdV4 Robert de Visee's setting of the French Noel, Je me suis leve par un martinet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

[LUTE] Re: Holiday Theorbo Time!

2009-12-24 Thread nedmast2
Thanks and most impressive, Chris. While my ear has yet to be seduced by the sound of the theorbo as it has been by the lute, your arrangements and playing are wonderful. May all your strings resonant with wonderful harmonies in the new year. Ned -- To get on or off

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Women the Theorbo

2009-10-05 Thread theoj89294
All: After reviewing some lute iconography, it seems that the renaissance lute was played by more men than women (especially inebriated-looking Dutch guys), but it seems that the majority of theorbo players are women. Possible reasons? *Women are just prettier to paint? *My statistical

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Women the Theorbo

2009-10-05 Thread Peter Van Dessel
Dutch guys), but it seems that the majority of theorbo players are women. Possible reasons? *Women are just prettier to paint? *My statistical sampling is biased? *Theorbo was considered a 'woman's instrument' and not popular among 'real men'? *Theorbo was popularly used by women

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Women the Theorbo

2009-10-05 Thread howard posner
is that theorbos are spectacular-looking things. Years ago, a group I was with played what might loosely be called a concert because that we thought we would be professionally videotaped. Two thirds of the video turned out to consist of panning around my theorbo with a near-pornographic intensity

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Women the Theorbo

2009-10-05 Thread David van Ooijen
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:14 PM, theoj89...@aol.com wrote: After reviewing some lute iconography, it seems that the renaissance lute was played by more men than women (especially inebriated-looking Dutch guys), but it seems that the majority of theorbo players are women. Possible reasons

[LUTE] Re: French baroque, Lully and theorbo

2009-09-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
Arto wrote: Yes, I do know this is an ad in vain..., no interest in the List -- as usual. Dear Arto, Please do not assume that lack of response equals lack of interest or appreciation. I, for one, greatly admire your work and have enjoyed your videos over and over, and I am quite

[LUTE] Re: French baroque, Lully and theorbo

2009-09-12 Thread wikla
Dear Stephen (and all), thanks! I understand, and I think you are right. I just had a little bit too much wine, and a temporary Net depression... Now I am a little ashamed... And everything is ok again... :-) All the best, Arto On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:59:23 -0500, Stephen Arndt

[LUTE] Re: French baroque, Lully and theorbo

2009-09-12 Thread Thomas Schall
I wholeheartedly second Stephen's opinion. All the best Thomas To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] French baroque, Lully and theorbo

2009-09-11 Thread wikla
Dear lutenists, especially the theorbo oriented of us, my tiny research -- which still continues! -- of the theorbo solo arrs made of Lully's songs and pieces, has really convinced me of the quality of the music by Lully, and _also_ the quality of the theorbo players of his time! Strongly

[LUTE] Re: French baroque, Lully and theorbo

2009-09-11 Thread Nedmast2
Congratulations on your research, Aro. I am impressed that - given the challenges of the Renaissance lute - there are players that master that and also go on to master (or at least play very well) the Baroque lute and/or the Theorbo, and others of the family. Different tunings

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau for Logy for Theorbo?

2009-08-26 Thread David van Ooijen
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Arto Wiklawi...@cs.helsinki.fi wrote: that transcribing it to other medium would not make justice to the piece. Thanks everybody for all the help. I've told my theorbo-only friend to make his own arrangement, or buy a baroque lute. Slightly off-topic, I must say

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau for Logy for Theorbo?

2009-08-25 Thread Jean-Daniel Forget
: No. - Original Message - From: David van Ooijendavidvanooi...@gmail.com Is there a theorbo version of the Tombeau de Comte de Logy? Perhaps I could try to make one? Is there any modern notation version of the d-minor lute tab? Or at least and of course the d-minor lute tab in the net? If anyone

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Tombeau for Logy for Theorbo?

2009-08-24 Thread David van Ooijen
To the collected wisdom Is there a theorbo version of the Tombeau de Comte de Logy? David -- *** David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com www.davidvanooijen.nl *** To get on or off this list see list information at http

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau for Logy for Theorbo?

2009-08-24 Thread wikla
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:50:32 -0400, Roman Turovsky lu...@polyhymnion.org wrote: No. - Original Message - From: David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com Is there a theorbo version of the Tombeau de Comte de Logy? Perhaps I could try to make one? Is there any modern notation version

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau for Logy for Theorbo?

2009-08-24 Thread Roman Turovsky
It is way too idiomatic. RT - Original Message - From: wikla wi...@cs.helsinki.fi To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:05 PM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau for Logy for Theorbo? On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:50:32 -0400, Roman Turovsky lu

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau for Logy for Theorbo?

2009-08-24 Thread Edward Martin
No. ed At 11:02 AM 8/24/2009, David van Ooijen wrote: --===AVGMAIL-33507242=== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To the collected wisdom Is there a theorbo version of the Tombeau de Comte de Logy? David

[LUTE] viol and theorbo

2009-07-15 Thread hera caius
Hello lute players, I am searching for some music for renaissance viol and theorbo... Can anyone point some sources on the net? Or if somebody have some files to share I would be gratefull. Many thanks. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http

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