[LUTE] Re: continuo with baroque lute

2005-12-24 Thread Mathias Rösel
Charles Browne [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Tree Editions have just published Technique-building studies for baroque lutenists by Wlfred Foxe that contains both scales and cadences in common keys together with other exercises. It may be worth looking at Giesbert as well. yes, Giesbert is a

[LUTE] OT - shawm ensembles

2005-12-24 Thread Wayne Cripps
I have been working with a program that translates lute tablature to midi, which suspends notes for as long as possible rather than using a quick decaying sound. The result, when played with many of the midi voices available to Quicktime, sounds like an ensemble of shawms. I remember hearing

[LUTE] Re: OT - shawm ensembles

2005-12-24 Thread Robert Clair
I remember hearing the teachers shawm band at Amherst early music many years ago, and I remember being struck with how perfectly in tune the four experts were. I also remember that none of the student ensembles were anywheres close to being in tune! A couple of reasons: 1.) They are

[LUTE] Merry Christmas

2005-12-24 Thread Thomas Schall
Dear all, I wish you a merry christmas and happy lute playing in the new year - may the lute and you stay in tune! Best wishes Thomas -- Thomas Schall Wiesentalstrasse 41 CH-8355 Aadorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++41 (0) 52 365 00 04 http://www.lautenist.de http://www.lautenist.de/bduo/

[LUTE] Re: OT - shawm ensembles

2005-12-24 Thread guy_and_liz Smith
I occasionally play serpent in a loud band that includes several shawm players. They will often switch to recorder when we need to work through difficult sections so they don't tire out too quickly. Tuning is a continual challenge for them (as it is for serpent, but for entirely different

[LUTE] Re: OT - shawm ensembles

2005-12-24 Thread Greg Silverman
guy_and_liz Smith wrote: I occasionally play serpent in a loud band that includes several shawm players. They will often switch to recorder when we need to work through difficult sections so they don't tire out too quickly. Tuning is a continual challenge for them (as it is for serpent, but

[LUTE] [Lute] OT Re: Shawms etc.

2005-12-24 Thread Steve Ramey
Greg, Unless your wife is also an accomplished high trumpet player, the zink, in either form, will be a real bear-- think angry, surly polar bear, not just plain black bear or grizzly bear. We've all read how they finger just like a recorder. Well, they don't! They finger sorta,

[LUTE] Re: OT - shawm ensembles

2005-12-24 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.ciaramella.org/ Highly recommended. Some overlap in personnel with Piffaro. Daniel -- Wayne Cripps [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been working with a program that translates lute tablature to midi, which suspends notes for as long as possible rather than using a quick decaying