Rob MacKillop
Wed, 07 May 2008 23:34:30 -0700
John Griffiths sent this email, but it it only appears to have come to me. Since he says 'et al', I'm sure he won't mind me sending it to the list. Dear Rob et al, You need to consult Manuel Morais on the machete. He was trying to organise a Machete conference in the Azores this year following his publication of a wonderful anthology of 19th-century Machete music that he found in Funchal. Candido Drumond de Vasconcelos, Colec=E7=E3o de Pe=E7as para Machete -- Collection of Pieces for Machete (1846). Estudio e revis=E3o Manuel Morais. Colec=E7=E3o Pensar o Som. Lisbon: Caleidoscopio, 2003. Also see, Manuel's recent article "Achegas para a Historia da Musica na Madeira (c.1584-c.1897): Os instrumentos populares de corda dedilhada na Madeira". A Madeira e a Musica (c. 1508-c. 1974): Estudos. Funchal, Madeira, 2008. Good wishes, John ================= Thanks John. Wish I could speak Portuguese! The machete is a whole new instrument for me. Never gave it much thought before. I hope someone records the manuscript pieces. Any descritions of the music? Folk style? Posh minuets? Arrangement of the Hammerclavier Sonata??? Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html