[LUTE] Re: La Bella strings

Dear Edward, I ordered some La Bella strings a few years back and their calculations were way off. I was able to do my own for the nylon strings by measuring the diameter but it was really hit and miss for the copper-wound strings as I didn't have any basis for calculation. The strings they

[LUTE] Re: Re: Re: 'Privé de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626.

Hi Rob, There is an instrumental version in Albrecht Werl's Lutebook (2r Aria [Privé de deux beaux yeux] / 4 P. Ballard: RISM B/I 16288, f. 27v; cf. n° 168 et 207. In the same book there is a pièce inspired by a song by Guédron called 'En fin ces beaux yeux' (80v) but I haven't made a

[LUTE] Re: Kapsberger

In Julie Anne Sadie's Companion to Baroque Music it is given as c.1580. Best Matthew On May 21, 2014, at 15:38, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Is Kapsberger's date of birth known more precisely than 1580 given in Groves on line? Monica -- To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Converts

In my opinion, if only the neck was changed, then the conversion is not complete. Generally baroque barring would be quite different, to what degree depending to an extent on what the lute was converted from (early 6-course or late 10-course?). Best Matthew On 27 juin 2014, at 11:00, Dieter

[LUTE] Re: Belgian radio broadcast in German - 60 min presenting 2 new CDS

The 4th piece (starting at 6'48 in the programme) is the Passamezzo from the F minor sonata, which is on page 54 of the facsimile. Best Matthew On 11 juil. 2014, at 12:20, Ed Durbrow edurb...@gmail.com wrote: What is the 4th piece he plays? It sounds like a passamezzo in Fm. I cannot find

[LUTE] Re: Belgian radio broadcast in German - 60 min presenting 2 new CDS

xerox which my guitar teacher gave me in the 70s, ends at page 53. Dang. How much more is there? On Jul 11, 2014, at 7:41 PM, Matthew Daillie dail...@club-internet.fr wrote: The 4th piece (starting at 6'48 in the programme) is the Passamezzo from the F minor sonata, which is on page 54

[LUTE] Re: Liuto attiorbato strings

I have never strung a liuto attiorbato but the principles should be exactly the same as for any other lute with an extended neck such a swan-neck 13-course. I find that the longer the string length, the more tension you have to put on to get the same feel under the fingers. Similarly, for a

[LUTE] Re: Bare spot on soundboard.

This is inevitable and is part of the life of the lute. The more worn it is, the more it shows you've been practicing! After a few years, the soundboards of the instruments of some professional players can look as though they are going to develop a hole where the little finger rests, but I've

[LUTE] Re: fuzzy lute

Hi Wayne, This is a common problem with instruments that are new but it is strange that your varnish has not hardened after all these years. I you leave it out of the case for a while, do the marks go away? Some varnishes seem to be 'self-healing' like that. It's difficult to give a general

[LUTE] Re: Bare spot on soundboard.

I did mean a plastic rubber (UK) or eraser (US) not a cloth to rub a finish on. Matthew On Jul 28, 2014, at 17:16, Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: A 'rubber' in this context isn't an eraser - the other meaning for the term outside the USA - much less a condom! It's a

[LUTE] Re: Problems with new nylgut string on top course

Dear Simon, One has to be wary about the nomenclature for nylgut strings as Aquila change their formula without informing customers. The old white nylgut was replaced by the 'new' rather sickly yellow material a few years back. The 0.40 diameter strings were very problematic and would indeed

[LUTE] Re: ML lutebook (aka sturt lutebook, Add. 38539)

It's not a tab staff. Robert Spencer comments: 'Forty-six permutations of the scale of C major in bass clef, suggesting changes for bell ringers, or sight-singing exercises. If and how these relate to the lute is not clear.' Best Matthew On Sep 12, 2014, at 22:46, Leonard Williams

[LUTE] Re: Le Roy - En espoir vis

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[LUTE] Re: Le Roy - En espoir vis

I twice tried sending a reply to Anton with a scan of the piece he was looking for but for some reason (attachment fearing, over zealous anti-virus set-up?) the body of my message got replaced with a '0'. Best Matthew On 21 sept. 2014, at 11:45, Matthew Daillie dail...@club-internet.fr wrote

[LUTE] Re: Neapolitan tablature?

You might like to read the introduction to Neapolitan lute music edited by John Griffiths, Dinko Fabris (notably page X):

[LUTE] Re: beginners, and practicalities of buying lutes

Hi Roman, Well, we've had this discussion before but I really can't agree on your minimum width for a 13-course lute. In paragraph 3 you say ' Make sure the bridge is not too narrow, ideally in the vicinity of 155mm between the 1st and the 13th course. If it measures only 145mm - stay away.

[LUTE] Re: beginners, and practicalities of buying lutes

Hear, hear! On Oct 15, 2014, at 22:50, howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com wrote: OK, but if you’re catching flak about your remarks on bridge spacing, and you know you won’t change those remarks even to say that not everyone agrees with you about it, why are you asking for ideas?

[LUTE] Re: Marco dall'Aquila edition

Too large a folder to send by mail but I can upload to DropBox if nobody else has sent it to you in the meantime. Best Matthew On 17 oct. 2014, at 01:08, al...@signtracks.com wrote: Darn, I am seeing this bit of information a little too late... Did someone download this precious material

[LUTE] Re: Marco dall'Aquila edition

I have had several requests for a DropBox link, I would just like Arthur's approval before sending it to people. Best Matthew On 17 oct. 2014, at 09:20, Matthew Daillie dail...@club-internet.fr wrote: Too large a folder to send by mail but I can upload to DropBox if nobody else has sent

[LUTE] Re: Marco dall'Aquila edition

Hi, I have now sent a DropBox link to people who wanted to download the files. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone, just send me an email if I have. Best Matthew On 17 oct. 2014, at 01:08, al...@signtracks.com wrote: Darn, I am seeing this bit of information a little too late... Did someone

[LUTE] Re: Savarez KF strings etc.

Dear Martin, I don't know if this of any use to you but Savarez do supply software to calculate their strings tensions (a program called 'Selector'). If you ring them or drop a line, they will send a copy free of charge (or at least they used to!). Best Matthew On 20 oct. 2014, at 14:41,

[LUTE] Re: Question

Dear Luca, I suspect that it is a Burkholzer copy by Lars Jönsson, about the same body size as the Fenton House Undervorben with a SL of around 71cm. The record company has put the CD booklet online here: http://www.bgsrecords.com/products/images/pages/BGS120.pdf Best Matthew On Nov 23,

[LUTE] Re: Narvaez

For his doctoral thesis François Dry did a translation into French of all the texts from all of the vihuela books but I don't know if that is of any help. Best Matthew On Dec 7, 2014, at 10:17, Bernd Haegemann b...@symbol4.de wrote: Ole Sterling, I can't remember having seen a

[LUTE] Re: Matthew Locke

Dear Mathias, This is what the Grove has to say: Locke's keyboard music is less important. His harpsichord works, mostly printed in Melothesia, are simple pieces doubtless written for teaching, some arranged from consort dances. The seven organ voluntaries in Melothesia were probably also

[LUTE] Re: Cul manuscripts available as bounded Pdfs to download

Thanks Matteo, I had started doing the same but did not get round to finishing! I have posted your email on the Ning Lute site. Best wishes Matthew On 23 janv. 2015, at 18:25, Matteo Turri matteo.o.tu...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Colleagues, I have (bulk)-downloaded all pictures of the

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de Mazarin

OK, I have worked out how to download individual images in JPG format (one has to sign-up with a Facebook or Google identity for example). Any way of downloading the whole manuscript in one go? Many thanks Matthew On 9 mars 2015, at 00:17, Grzegorz Joachimiak gjoachim...@wp.pl wrote: Dear

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de Mazarin

Thank you Grezgorz for this, a very interesting, little publicised project. I have consulted the scans at http://polona.pl/item/30170337/0/. Do you know if it is possible to download a full copy of the manuscript, the download button brings up a 404 error in my browsers? Many thanks, Matthew

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau de Mazarin

Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of David Smith Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 5:11 PM To: 'Matthew Daillie'; 'Grzegorz Joachimiak' Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Tombeau de Mazarin I have downloaded all the images

[LUTE] Re: Intabulation

I would suggest going back to some of the historical sources such as Le Roy's Instructions pour le luth (only the English version survives) or Il Fronimo by Galilei which both deal specifically with intabulating vocal works for the lute. Best Matthew On Feb 28, 2015, at 8:04, David van

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

As an innocent by-stander to these exchanges (lying low downstream to the trenches) but as a member of the lute community who reads most of the posts, I have been rather surprised by the veiled or sometimes outright criticism by Ron and Dr. Chris of other musicians' efforts and the unabashed

[LUTE] Re: December's lute

In response to Martin's (probably rhetorical) question, Ballard is quite frequently played to complement programmes of French 'Airs de cour'. I don't agree with Omer that his music lacks variety. It is very well composed and deceptively simple. I find that to get a convincing result requires a

[LUTE] Re: band-aid texture question

Hi Wayne Here in Provence the winter can be pretty dry too, especially when the mistral wind is blowing (although it's pouring with rain right now!). I try to avoid aggressive detergents (some washing-up liquids, for example, can really lead to callous skin). Drinking enough water is a priority.

[LUTE] Re: BBC and Lute News

Dear Nancy, There are software solutions for listening to the BBC outside the UK (such as Hola). These do obviously rise issues with regard to broadcasting rights. Best Matthew On May 3, 2015, at 20:53, Nancy Carlin na...@nancycarlinassociates.com wrote: A friend sent me a link to the

[LUTE] Re: Knot in the soundboard.

There are lots of knots in the soundboards of harpsichords, both period and modern. Purely cosmetic as far as the makers are concerned. I suppose that the main worry for lute makers would be the knot becoming detached and leaving a hole in the soundboard. It would be a shame to see one's lute

[LUTE] Re: Resonance vs power.

Hi, I am neither a lute maker nor a physicist but I would explain power in terms of volume, dynamics and projection and resonance in terms of sustain and the ability to make the whole instrument vibrate. Obviously the two are closely linked. A resonant and powerful instrument is not necessarily

[LUTE] Re: a missing saraband

The CNRS edition has been out of print for ages and unfortunately they have no intention of reprinting it so I certainly don't feel guilty of infringing copyright law by offering to scan one page for a fellow lutenist for a music project! Best Matthew On 29 juin 2015, at 20:47, Ron Andrico

[LUTE] Re: a missing saraband

Dear Tom, The D Major sarabande is in the second, much enlarged edition of the CNRS (which a friend has kindly lent me) but not in the first (which the same friend kindly gave me!). The numbers used in the CNRS are given for each track on Pascal Monteilhet's CD (the D major sarabande is number

[LUTE] Re: Soap Talc, quick question

I find that good quality peg paste (such as Hills) is far more reliable over time. Soap and chalk can become rather an unpleasant grunge after a while (often sooner than later). A sparing amount of peg paste once a year or so is generally enough to keep everything turning over smoothly. Best

[LUTE] Re: Soap Talc, quick question

of Hill's, please let us know. Martin - Original Message - From: Matthew Daillie dail...@club-internet.fr To: andy butler akbut...@tiscali.co.uk Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:59 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Soap Talc, quick question I find that good

[LUTE] Re: Violin and lute.

The French Lute society publishes two collections of music which should be perfect for what you're looking for. They are volumes three and eight of Le Secret des Muses series: http://www.sf-luth.org/index.php?Partitions/Le_Secret_des_Muses The introductory text is in French but that shouldn't

[LUTE] Re: Violin and lute.

be very boring for the lute player. Anyway, just a suggestion of material on my part (which was the original request). Best Matthew On 13 oct. 2015, at 12:30, WALSH STUART <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On 13/10/2015 09:57, Matthew Daillie wrote: >> The French Lute societ

[LUTE] Re: une jeune fillette dowland

There is an old post you can read on this topic at the following link. Best Matthew https://www.mail-archive.com/lute@cs.dartmouth.edu/msg05792.html On Aug 30, 2015, at 4:37, John Stickney jstickney2...@gmail.com wrote: Good day, anyone know how I can get a copy of this beautiful

[LUTE] Re: Casandra in Raimondo 1601

I shall send you a copy off-list. Best Matthew > On Dec 30, 2015, at 22:49, Josef Berger wrote: > > Dear collective wisdom, > I am looking for a tablature of the piece labeled "Cas[s]andra" in > Pietro Paolo Raimondo's Libro de sonate diverse (1601), does somebody

[LUTE] Re: Andreas Martin

He has a website (http://andreasmartinlaute.com) and can be contacted there: andreasmar...@me.com best Matthew On 07/01/2016 20:05, Anthony Hart wrote: Does anyone have contact with Andreas Martin? I have lost his contact details Many thanks Anthony --

[LUTE] Re: Performing lute in ensemble

Hi Danny, I'm not familiar with this particular music but as a general rule I suspect that one key to successful performance is using the instruments the composer had in mind (rather than modern manifestations) and getting the other musicians to listen to the lute and adapt their playing

[LUTE] Re: Quick and temporary fix

I hadn't read this reply properly but the octave on the 7th course is going to be far too large a diameter to be used on the top course. If you have an octave on the 4th course, that would be OK. I don't mean to sound patronizing but it really is a good idea to have a stock of spare top

[LUTE] Re: Quick and temporary fix

If you're lucky and the broken string is still long enough when it stretches to extend between the nut and the bridge, then you could try tying another string to it using a fisherman's knot so as to be able to wind it around the peg. Be careful to ease the knot over the nut so as

[LUTE] Re: Doulce Memoire - Ortiz Recercada

Hi Helen, I shall send you a scan. Best Matthew On 17 nov. 2015, at 17:42, Helen Atkinson wrote: > Hello - > > Can anyone help me find tablature for the following?: > > Recercada Segunda sobre la cancion 'Doulce Memoire', from Diego Ortiz >

[LUTE] Re: gluing body fret

You can buy ready to use hide glue which requires no expertise to use. Titebond make a liquid hide wood glue. It is quite suitable for small jobs such as gluing body frets (obviously professional lute makers prefer to use there own concoctions for jobs such as barring and assembling tops). Hide

[LUTE] Jacques Gallot, Chaconne La Comète

On 06/02/2016 09:17, dc wrote: Would anyone have a source (or a PDF) for this piece in score format? It must be in the CNRS volume (Corpus des luthistes français), out of print. Speaking of which, do we know if all these out-of-print volumes will be reprinted some day? Or issued in digital

[LUTE] Analysis of Dowland's lyrics

A few years ago there was a website which featured a number of the texts of Dowland's lute songs along with analysis of the possible meaning of problematic passages and suggested modern translations. I can no longer find any trace of it (even using a query with quotes of text from some of the

[LUTE] Re: new 6c design

Hi Martin, That's a very interesting project. I've often wondered how the rounder bodied 6-course lutes might sound compared to the more pear shaped copies most of us know. Having said that, in the photos your model looks quite similar to a Gerle. Could you give us some comparative

[LUTE] Re: Analysis of Dowland's lyrics

From: [2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [3]<lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of Matthew Daillie [4]<dail...@club-internet.fr> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 11:04 AM To: [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Analysis of Dowl

[LUTE] Re: Stringing for baroque lute.

Hi again Herbert, Martin, Arto et al., I have just spoken with the technician at Savarez. They are redoing their website and hope to update their string calculator at some time in the future. In the meanwhile I managed to get some explanations regarding their reference numbers

[LUTE] Re: Stringing for baroque lute.

Dear Hubert, I think there is some confusion here. The PUL number (poids par unité de longueur) is given by Savarez for its overwound strings so as to be able to calculate tensions and varies from one type of overwound string to another. It is not an indication per se of light or heavy

[LUTE] Re: unexpected phenomenon with Aquila 'shiny' nylgut

nale- From: Matthew Daillie Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 12:25 PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] unexpected phenomenon with Aquila 'shiny' nylgut Dear All, I have just changed some strings on my 6-course in a'. For the top two courses I used some nylgut strings from July

[LUTE] unexpected phenomenon with Aquila 'shiny' nylgut

Dear All, I have just changed some strings on my 6-course in a'. For the top two courses I used some nylgut strings from July 2014. These are the shiny, smooth nylgut strings Aquila produced for a year or so before they went back to the previous formula, apparently after complaints from

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

The navigation of the CD only worked on PC. One could view the images directly in their folders on a Mac but it was very inconvenient not to have the indexing capabilities. Best Matthew > On May 10, 2016, at 11:49, Martyn Hodgson wrote: > > Interesting David. I

[LUTE] Re: Case maker Pierre Rousseau

On 10/05/2016 13:15, Christian Aretz wrote: Dear Luteninst friends, at first: Thanks for all your replies to my last question regarding lute case makers! I tried to reach case maker Pierre Rousseau (http://pierre.fab.free.fr/contactme.html) through his mail address several times but didn't get

[LUTE] Re: Io non compro la speranza

It's in the Libro Primo of Bossinensis (xxx). You can find the facsimile online here: http://www.gerbode.net/facsimiles/bossinensis/tenori_e_contrabassi_v1_1509/ Best Matthew > On Jul 17, 2016, at 16:37, LSA Lute Rental Program > wrote: > > Does anyone have

[LUTE] Re: Lord Oxenford's March

Hi Ed, For the Earl of Oxford's march, Julia Craig-McFeely gives several sources, (but nothing for The Lord of Oxenford): http://www.ramesescats.co.uk/thesis/appendix4.pdf Best wishes, Matthew > On Jul 17, 2016, at 21:31, Edward Martin wrote: > > Dear collective

[LUTE] Re: Danzig 4022

On 15/08/2016 13:08, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Dear Collective Wisdom: I have grown so accustomed to easy access to catalogues and concordances in the baroque lute world thanks to Peter Steur’s excellent website that when I have a Ren Ms to query I feel lost. Specifically, is there a catalogue of

[LUTE] Re: Danzig 4022

On 15/08/2016 13:08, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Dear Collective Wisdom: I have grown so accustomed to easy access to catalogues and concordances in the baroque lute world thanks to Peter Steur’s excellent website that when I have a Ren Ms to query I feel lost. Specifically, is there a catalogue of

[LUTE] Re: CLM 68

You can read Diana Poulton's argumentation on page 172 of her book on Dowland. https://books.google.fr/books?id=gM4ikvRR4Z0C=PA172=PA172=dowland+Aloe=bl=-vut7Vvh87=nEJtzPUKm2eGhvsxwdhOOJ9_wY4=en=X=0ahUKEwi-4_K7r9bRAhVL1RoKHc5ABH8Q6AEIPjAH#v=onepage=dowland%20Aloe=false She speaks of a ballad

[LUTE] Re: CLM 68

On 22/01/2017 19:46, Rainer wrote: Nothing new... Rainer Well next time I won't bother then. Matthew To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Gigue in D minor (Possibly Weiss)

On 23/01/2017 12:58, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Thanks so much for the information Matthew. I went through the process (took a few days) and today was able to download a high quality scan of the Ms in which I have found other charming pieces that Pat O’Brien had shared with me as “possible Weiss”.

[LUTE] Re: Gigue in D minor (Possibly Weiss)

On 24/01/2017 17:31, David Smith wrote: And when I go to the link it is a blank page. Not sure what is going on but I have used both chrome and safari with the same results. David Sorry for the second dead and inappropriate link. If you follow Jean-Marie's instructions in his second post it

[LUTE] Re: Gigue in D minor (Possibly Weiss)

gt;> How much was it? And Is it this document? >> >> Laütenbüch 3989 >> Musique imprimée - 1740 >> >> Regards >> David >> >> -Original Message- >> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf >

[LUTE] Re: Wickhambrook

On 26/01/2017 20:51, theoj89...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: All: Is the Yale, 'Wickhambrook' Lute Manuscript available online? I haven't been able to find it- Cheers, trj -- An inexpensive edition of the facsimile is offered for sale by the Lute Society. There is

[LUTE] Re: More Vallet

As I commented in my previous post, I don't consider this as an issue at all. Indeed it was also common practice in many French baroque tablatures to use lines to indicate the duration of open bass strings. I see them serving as a visual guide and a reminder to the player. Best, Matthew On

[LUTE] Re: My Lady Careys Dompe

O'Dette's version follows seems to be taken from the harpsichord version to be found in the British Library Royal Appendix MS 58 (f.44v).. As well as being published in the HAM Arthur referred to, it can be found in MB LXVI (Tudor Keyboard Music 1520-1580). I can send you a scan of the latter

[LUTE] Re: My Lady Careys Dompe

I should have added that he has transposed the piece down a tone to use open bass strings for the ground. > On Feb 22, 2017, at 5:05, sterling price > wrote: > >Hi all-- > I am looking for My Lady Careys Dompe as played by Paul O'Dette on the > Royal

[LUTE] Re: My Lady Careys Dompe

Sorry, I meant to write 'O'Dette's version follows pretty closely the harpsichord version...' > On Feb 22, 2017, at 9:49, Matthew Daillie <dail...@club-internet.fr> wrote: > > O'Dette's version follows seems to be taken from the harpsichord version to > be found in the Bri

[LUTE] Re: My Lady Careys Dompe

On 22/02/2017 12:08, Ron Andrico wrote: Sterling: The piece is available in tablature from the Lute Society in a tablature supplement circa 2000. Contact Chris Goodwin, since I believe he made the arrangement. RA

[LUTE] Re: A strange evidence for a wrong note

Hi Rainer and Ron, I suspect that you are right Rainer in wanting to change the letter 'C' to the letter 'E' on the 5th course in bar 52, producing an E note in the bass rather than a D. The indication of the 3rd finger to play the note still remains problematic as it is not very practical to

[LUTE] Re: A strange evidence for a wrong note

By the way I noticed something very strange: Sometimes Vallet uses hold lines/slurs on an empty string. It might be worth checking this - perhaps the engraver should not have engraved an "a" here. That is quite common in French baroque music too. Well, there is certainly very little voice

[LUTE] Re: A strange evidence for a wrong note

On 20/02/2017 21:39, Rainer wrote: Here you go - or read :) http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1112=ppr Rainer Thanks, I'd forgotten about that article. I shall enjoy re-reading it. Vallet's fingerings really are very informative. His use of a star sign for

[LUTE] Re: Marsh flavoured Chi Passa

Which one, there are about 10 versions of Chi Passa in the Marsh? Best Matthew On 24/02/2017 13:09, Jim Dunn wrote: Hello all, Does anybody know where I can get hold of tablature for the version of Chi Passa in the Marsh Lute Book? My internet searches are drawing a blank...

[LUTE] Re: My Lady Careys Dompe

On 23/02/2017 18:58, Ron Andrico wrote: Here is a list of pieces titled "dump" from John Ward,"The "Dolfull Domps", Journal of the American Musicological Society, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer, 1951), pp. 111-121. Are there not copyright issues involved here? :-J Matthew To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: "Intavolatura de viola overo lauto" Naples, 1536

Hi Dan, I shall send you a list of concordances of the Libro Secondo. You are in luck, all of the pieces appear in Ness. The facsimile and its notorious Neapolitan tablature would demand an enormous amount of retraining of the brain to play from directly (at least for someone with an indolent

[LUTE] Re: Gigue in D minor (Possibly Weiss)

If you are interested you can order a scan of the Baltic Lute Book (F-Sim ms. Rm 271 (Baltisches Lautenbuch) from the Strasbourg library. Here are the links: [1]http://biblio.bnu.fr/opac/.do?sysb=bnu=LIBERA:Lautenbuch#5

[LUTE] Re: Mrs White's nothing

Dear Rainer, It doesn't sound awfully wrong to me. Furthermore, if you play just the bass line you will see that the voice moves in exactly the same fashion in bars 5 and 6. Best, Matthew On 15/01/2017 14:00, Rainer wrote: Dear lute netters, please note that the tablature snippets in

[LUTE] Re: Danzig 4022

On 17/08/2016 22:41, adS wrote: Dear Matthew, I am sorry to tell you: Howard Mayer Brown 'Instrumental Music Printed Before 1600' 4022 is a manuscript. The Lute Online resources portal: http://lutesoc.co.uk/lute-portal/annotated-catalogue-of-historical-printed-sources There is, of

[LUTE] Re: Re=3A?=_?=_Re=3A?= Baroque lute and the little finger=3F?=

On 26/02/2017 16:49, Ralf Mattes wrote: That might explain why the ring finger was hardly ever used in lute playing (and in most of 18th century guitar playing!). And let's not forget that keyboard fingering up the the early 18th century avoids right hand thumb and pinky. The ring finger

[LUTE] Re: basses in octaves

Unfortunately this is a common issue with a lot of strings. One thing you could try is to put the CD string on the other way around. Very often that solves the problem or at least makes it less prominent. I even had a similar issue with a long PVF string that I cut in two to put on the 5th

[LUTE] Re: Charles Mouton / CNRS

If you give me all the details I shall try to ring them (although many companies close during August in France). Best Matthew > On Aug 24, 2016, at 12:11, Mathias Rösel wrote: > > Dear everybody, > > In the beginning of June I ordered Les Oeuvres de Charles

[LUTE] Re: Kapsberger Toccata arpeggiata

Unfortunately SPES has ceased activity. Best Matthew > On Sep 19, 2016, at 14:44, David van Ooijen wrote: > > Dear Katalin > > Libro Primo D'Intavolatura di Chitarone (Venzia,1604) has the famous > Toccata Arpeggiata by Kapsberger. Get the box from SPES and

[LUTE] Re: Charles Mouton / CNRS

gust..." (Pendent le mois d'aout, > tous le monde est en vacances...:-D) > > >> On 8/24/2016 3:25 AM, Matthew Daillie wrote: >> If you give me all the details I shall try to ring them (although many >> companies close during August in France). >> Best >>

[LUTE] Re: Giles Lodges lute book

You can find digital images on the Folger Shakespeare Library site: http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/view/search/who/Lodge%252C+Giles%252C+fl.+1591.?q=Giles+lodge=50 Only a few pages contain lute tablature. This is what Chris Goodwin of the Lute Society had to say: 'Giles Lodge’s lute book

[LUTE] Re: Facsimile of the Add MS 31992

Thanks David. That represents an awful lot of work. I know because I started but only had time to download the first 30 folios or so. Keep up the good work! Best, Matthew > On Oct 2, 2016, at 5:13, David Smith wrote: > > I have downloaded images and put a PDF of the

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi lute concerto

On 10/10/2016 22:28, Roman Turovsky wrote: on a good authority of RT. Luca has at least 2 of these, one with a much longer extension. RT On 10/10/2016 4:16 PM, Jarosław Lipski wrote: Really? Is there any evidence to support this theory? JL On 10 Oct 2016, at 22:15, Roman Turovsky

[LUTE] Re: 5 c lute in Dd.3.18?

On 08/11/2016 20:33, Rainer wrote: Hello everybody, I wonder why the ground to The Marygolde Ellis Lawrey, Dd.2.18, f. 23r is copied for a 5c instrument (5 lines only). It is NOT for a 5c bandora which existed in those days. Any idea, anybody? Rainer adS PS: The treble is written on

[LUTE] Re: Shirley Rumsey

On 10/11/2016 17:43, Edward Martin wrote: Dear Collective wisdom, I am wondering if anyone knows the fate or whereabouts of Shirley Rumsey. She made a number of beautiful recordings on the Naxos label in the 1990's, and worked with Christopher Wilson - it is my understanding

[LUTE] Re: Pat O'Brien Files

On 23/10/2016 16:21, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Dear Lute World: I have finally had a chance to start sorting through and uploading musical files given to me by Pat O’Brien before his death. I have updated the website http://www.ob1lute.com as follows: Added files to

[LUTE] Re: new video

On 23/10/2016 18:32, Martin Shepherd wrote: Hi All, A new video in the "tips" series - this time some help with tying frets: https://youtu.be/Qs_pXOoBVLU Best wishes, Martin Dear Martin, Thanks for the video. Without wanting to question anything you demonstrated I thought I might add a

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi lute concerto

On 10/10/2016 15:29, fournierbru wrote: Hello all I would like your opinions on this interpretation of the Vivaldu lute concerto I found on YouTube. https://youtu.be/u9m3ghjN0RE BRUNO Not my cup of tea. He's using what looks like a single strung 13-course liuto forte, very

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi lute concerto

___ > > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf > of Matthew Daillie <dail...@club-internet.fr> > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 1:54 PM > To: fournierbru; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Vivaldi

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi lute concerto

On 10/10/2016 17:14, Ron Andrico wrote: The only bit of opinion in my previous message was that I thought Luca Pianca's performance was musical. The rest is supported by factual information. I'll let you have the last word To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - A HIP score

Ron, In the 'Saturday morning quote' you put on line today and publicised (as usual) on this forum, you speak of historically informed performance in relation to an Air de cour by Guédron entitled 'Bien qu'un cruel martire'. You claim that 'When the modern editor André

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - A HIP score

On 15/10/2016 19:23, Ron Andrico wrote: Matthew: It's nice to know you keep up with our blog, although I expect that you would direct your commentary there instead of this forum. We always appreciate thoughtful and respectful commentary. In your comment, you skew the point

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