[LUTE] German Radio

2008-02-12 Thread Bernd Haegemann
ok, it's from Bavaria, but still... ;-) 14.2.2008 19:05 - 20:00 Bayern 4 Aufs Lautenwerk Andreas Martin, Theorbe Johann Jakob Froberger: Suite a-moll, Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite g-moll, BWV 995; Präludium, Fuge und Allegro Es-dur, BWV 998; Suite c-moll, BWV 997 Aufnahme vom 19. Dezember 2007

[LUTE] Re: How About A Lute-Care Handbook?

2008-02-12 Thread Michael Bocchicchio
Having done some repair work, I have seen many strange types of abuse to lutes. The biggest group of abusers are transitioning guitarists. Furthermore, they have never been the first owner of the instrument or in contact with the luthier who made it. From what I have seen, repairs are seldom

[LUTE] Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
I'd like to thank all those people who have written to me over the last couple of weeks enquiring about my arm. I'm happy to report that it feels 100 per cent fine. However, I'm not rushing back into playing for as many hours as I can cram into the day, and restricting myself to half an hour in

[LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba

2008-02-12 Thread Peedu Timo
When I click this tinyurl, the page opens. On top of the page there is a box which have the text: 'theorbo grove 1910', and a click button with text: 'search for works' (in finnish though). After clicking the button I get a list of entries. After clicking the first box I scroll down the page,

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But and others...

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Jean-Marie, That is VERY beautiful. I must get hold of this interesting manuscript. And your playing is first-class. I loved it! Rob On 12/02/2008, Jean-Marie Poirier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a beautiful one too, for Charles de Gallot (1669) in the de Gallot guitar manuscript from

[LUTE] Hautman

2008-02-12 Thread Shaun Ng
Does anyone know where this engraving of Hautman is taken from? http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/spencer/html/Page%20413.html Thanks. Shaun To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread David Tayler
Sony makes many good things, but not mikes :) One oft overlooked source of noise is the video camera. If it is a tape based recorder, remove the tape and record to a hard drive or to a laptop using the freeware HDVSPLIT. Windows moviemaker is easy to use for direct capture as well if you re

[LUTE] Re: Hautman

2008-02-12 Thread Shaun Ng
I have the pdf of the original document and it says nothing about its source. Thanks. On 13/02/2008, at 7:59 AM, Gernot Hilger wrote: Most like from Early Music magazine, which is probably what you already know. I do not have this 1976 magazine, thus I have no idea what the original

[LUTE] Re: Hautman

2008-02-12 Thread Gernot Hilger
Most like from Early Music magazine, which is probably what you already know. I do not have this 1976 magazine, thus I have no idea what the original source might have been. See also: http://www.unh.edu/music/Icon/iltifs.htm It might be worthwhile asking DvE. g On 12.02.2008, at 23:49,

[LUTE] Re: My Ballard of 1992 in Google Video

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Yeah, I'm a sucker for drones. Thanks for that, Arto. Very enjoyable. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Stuart Walsh
Rob MacKillop wrote: 'Mesmeric' ...hmm...possibly. I don't know the Campion piece Monica mentioned, but the de Visee piece is certainly very beautiful. I'm quite scared of playing it as it is so hard to get right, physically and otherwise. I'll give it a try, Eugene. Can't promise a 'mesmeric'

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But and others...

2008-02-12 Thread Jean-Marie Poirier
There is a beautiful one too, for Charles de Gallot (1669) in the de Gallot guitar manuscript from the Bodleian Library, Oxford UK. You can hear it played by Thierry Meunier on the website of our ensemble Le Trésor d'Orphée : http://tresordorphee.free.fr/thm.htm Best, Jean-Marie ===

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Monica Hall
Very enjoyable, Rob. Do you think (Baroque) guitar tombeaux (if that's the plural) have the same mesmeric effect as the lute ones? There is a beautiful one in Campion dedicated to M. de Maltot who apparently passed on to Campion the Rule of octaves. Monica Stuart This one is very

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 05:54 AM 2/12/2008, Rob MacKillop wrote: I'd like to thank all those people who have written to me over the last couple of weeks enquiring about my arm. I'm happy to report that it feels 100 per cent fine. However, I'm not rushing back into playing for as many hours as I can cram into the day,

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Stuart Walsh
Rob MacKillop wrote: I'd like to thank all those people who have written to me over the last couple of weeks enquiring about my arm. I'm happy to report that it feels 100 per cent fine. However, I'm not rushing back into playing for as many hours as I can cram into the day, and restricting

[LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba

2008-02-12 Thread Jean-Marie Poirier
Well, Timo, I suspect Finland must be one of Google's pet countries... ;-) Here, in France, I have the same problem as many others on the list : I get a map of the world with little red flags and the comment : Places mentioned in the text in French though but, that's all. No theorbo and no

[LUTE] Re: Okay, Totally Off-Topic...

2008-02-12 Thread Nancy Carlin
I saw these 2 being interviewed and singing a couple songs on TV and thought it was great. Nancy Carlin At 09:16 PM 2/11/2008, David Rastall wrote: Okay so we occasionally get off topic, here in luteland. Well, this is so far off-topic as to be practically off-shore, and I hope you'll bear

[LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba

2008-02-12 Thread Peedu Timo
I coul read the articles, and I'm in Finland. Timo Lähettäjä: Peter Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lähetetty: ti 12.2.2008 18:16 Vastaanottaja: Lute list Aihe: [LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba Still no luck. I think the problem is that I'm not in the US, like the

[LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba

2008-02-12 Thread howard posner
because then you have the book on your own computer. (If you have the space: it's nearly 49megs.) The book is volume V of the 1911 Grove's, which contains T-Z and the appendix. The entries on Vivaldi and Telemann say much about the 19th century attitude toward the 18th century.

[LUTE] Re: My Ballard of 1992 in Google Video

2008-02-12 Thread Stuart Walsh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear lutenists, when transforming some old videocam tapes to dvd's, I happened to find my practising for a recorging project already in 1992. Oh my hair was dark then... ;-) Anyhow the pieces are just direct takes... And the lute I play is model Andreas Berr, Vienna,

[LUTE] Re: Test 1 Baroque Lute List

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
You've passed all the tests, Stewart! Well done ;-) Rob On 12/02/2008, Stewart McCoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Test 1 Baroque Lute List -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --

[LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba

2008-02-12 Thread Bernd Haegemann
Here's the tiny http://tinyurl.com/3xcgqz When I use this url (the same happens with the long version) I only get a map, showing Orte in diesem Buch (locations in this book). :-)) ?? B. To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] My Ballard of 1992 in Google Video

2008-02-12 Thread wikla
Dear lutenists, when transforming some old videocam tapes to dvd's, I happened to find my practising for a recorging project already in 1992. Oh my hair was dark then... ;-) Anyhow the pieces are just direct takes... And the lute I play is model Andreas Berr, Vienna, 1699, made by Stephen

[LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba

2008-02-12 Thread Peter Martin
Still no luck. I think the problem is that I'm not in the US, like the others who've reported they can't see the book. Google operates a 'conservative' copyright policy for us. http://books.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=44666ctx=sibling Rats. P On 12/02/2008, Ray Brohinsky

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Martin Shepherd
Thanks for this, Rob - I'm glad to see you're back to playing, and playing so well. I didn't know this piece, so it's a real treat to hear it like this. The lute sounds as though it has developed, even in a couple of months. Best wishes, Martin Rob MacKillop wrote: I'd like to thank all

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Jean-Marie Poirier
Very beautiful piece and excellent interpretation too ! This instrument and you sound great. Thanks for this fine mp3, Rob, and very best wishes for a total and fast recovery. Jean-Marie === 12-02-2008 11:54:02 === This one is very moving, and I hope you enjoy listening to it. I

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Hi Mark, I prefer the sound of gut strings, but I am very dissatisfied with the current state of bass fundamentals and their tuning with their octave neighbours. In short, I got really fed up with playing out of tune. Experimenting with bass courses is an expensive pastime. Mimmo's new bass

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Lute
Dear Rob, Thanks fort the Mp3, enjoyed listening to that. I see that you have changed your stringing, would be interesting to know the background to that. All the best Mark -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Rob MacKillop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Dienstag, 12. Februar 2008

[LUTE] Re: Signor Tiorba

2008-02-12 Thread Ray Brohinsky
I have no problem with it either, on mozilla. It is not uncommon to have plugins that block content, like no-script. If so, you need to allow Google.com to see the content, and may have to allow Google-analytics.com as well. If you have java and javascript blocked, this may also have an effect

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
Rob, Lutenists the world over breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that you have recovered from your injury and are making music again. You latest recording is breathtakingly beautiful. After reading on your website what recorder and microphone you use, I got the same, but with the Sony

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
No. The Edirol is a self-standing recording device. I record upstairs, and my computer is downstairs. P.S. I've been meaning to comment on your lovely piece La belle cecille but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I shall soon. I hope you got lots of positive feedback on it. -

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
I'd like to thank all those people who have written to me over the last couple of weeks enquiring about my arm. I'm happy to report that it feels 100 per cent fine. However, I'm not rushing back into playing for as many hours as I can cram into the day, and restricting myself to half an hour in

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tuning Down Chantarelle ( was Deuxième tombeau sur la mort de ma chanterelle)

2008-02-12 Thread sterling price
Does anyone else tune down the chanterelle after playing or tie pieces on to broken strings and re-use them? If so, how long does it extend the life of the string? I do this all the time with lower non treble courses that break above the nut. I even use thick non stretchy thread or even

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: la belle cecille

2008-02-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
Roman, Forgive me for waiting so long to respond to your posting. If I understand correctly, you have taken a traditional Belgian song and arranged it for Baroque lute. Although I am not familiar with the original, I find your version very pleasing, quite melodic with an underlying chord

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tuning Down Chantarelle (was Deuxième tombeau sur la mort de ma chanterelle)

2008-02-12 Thread Edward Martin
It depends on how salvageable the string is. If it broke in the pegbox area and is a good treble, I have no shame in getting further use out of it. I am noticing much longer life lately in gut trebles for my baroque lutes (11 and 13 course), because I tune them lower than usual. ed At

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Stephen Arndt
Rob wrote: Thanks for the kind comments, Stephen. I thought you were being sarcastic at first! Not at all. I meant what I said quite sincerely. Having had similar problems myself, I have often wondered whether I shall someday be forced to stop playing lute. If I do have to stop, it is a loss

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Test 1 Baroque Lute List

2008-02-12 Thread Stewart McCoy
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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Anthony Hind
I hope the original went to Rob with photo Le 12 fevr. 08 =E0 17:00, Anthony Hind a ecrit : Rob Oh dear, that is exactly what I did. It happened for your very first recording, I seem to remember. I wonder what migh be causing this. Probably a Mac issue However clicking on the link works

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Anthony Hind
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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks for the kind comments, Stephen. I thought you were being sarcastic at first! I guess I'm just lucky in getting a recording set up which works for me. It worked on my old Dell PC and on my Sony Vaio. Sorry it doesn't work for everyone. I couldn't buy the Nero wave Editor independent of the

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Anthony Hind
Rob I seem to be the only one who can't see it. I am on Mac and Firefox Isi it on the page with De Visée etc? Regards Anthony Le 12 févr. 08 à 12:16, Mathias Rösel a écrit : Rob MacKillop [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: It seemed to bring out the best in them. This one is very moving, and

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Hi Jaroslaw, I have a cheap microphone, a stereo condenser by Sony, the *Sony ECM-MS907*. You can get them for around 50 UKpounds. It's the same as Martin Shepherd's. We also both use Nero Wave Editor which I use for chopping the ends off the files and adding reverb- this time I only added a

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Mathias Rösel
Rob MacKillop [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Good question, Mathias. I don't have a worked-out answer. As I said, I consider it a 'work in progress' recording. A lot of French baroque lute music seems to me to be less about a long arching melody than a sequence of sighing moments set up over an

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Good question, Mathias. I don't have a worked-out answer. As I said, I consider it a 'work in progress' recording. A lot of French baroque lute music seems to me to be less about a long arching melody than a sequence of sighing moments set up over an almost formulaic chord sequence. I guess I'm

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Tombeau de du But

2008-02-12 Thread Mark Houghton
Dear Rob. What a wonderful interpretation and recording! Bravo! Regards, Mark Houghton -Original Message- From: Rob MacKillop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 February 2008 10:54 To: Baroque-Lute Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Tombeau de du But I'd like to thank all those people who have