Here is at least a little information on Romanillos' "baroque" guitars as used by Bream:
http://www.kentguitarclassics.com/classical-guitars/jose-luis-romanillos/jose-luis-romanillos-of-semley-3 Enjoy. Eugene -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Monica Hall Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:47 AM To: Chris Barker Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 Yes. Re size - looking at clips of other people playing, his instrument does look to me rather large. My way of judging is to compare the player's head with the size of the bouts! It looks a heavily built instrument, perhaps with fan barring. Sounds as if it is strung with nylon with overwound strings for the bourdons and it wouldn't surprise me if it did have fixed frets. But it is difficult to tell from a Youtube clip. Monica ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Barker" <csbarker...@att.net> To: "'Monica Hall'" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:18 PM Subject: RE: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 > Jose Romanillos made a five course baroque guitar, a four course > Renaissance > guitar, and a six course vihuela de mano for Julian Bream. He played all > three instruments on one album which I think was called The Guitar in > Spain. > Looking at photographs of those instruments I believe that they might have > had fixed frets. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf > Of Monica Hall > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 12:52 AM > To: Braig, Eugene > Cc: Vihuelalist > Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 > > Many thanks for the information. Most helpful. > > Monica > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Braig, Eugene" <brai...@osu.edu> > To: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> > Cc: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:56 AM > Subject: RE: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 > > > Bream's de Murcia was recorded on a 1983 "baroque guitar" by Jose > Romanillos. > > Best, > Eugene > > ________________________________________ > From: Monica Hall [mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk] > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 4:20 PM > To: Braig, Eugene > Cc: Vihuelalist > Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 > > Please do - that would be helpful! > Monica > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Braig, Eugene" <brai...@osu.edu> > To: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 9:16 PM > Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 > > >> Bream's recording actually did use a 5-course guitar (I can check the >> exact phrasing in the liner notes when home from the office), but he >> certainly favored a modern functionality when dabbling in "early" >> instruments. >> >> Best, >> Eugene >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Monica Hall [mailto:mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk] >> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 4:08 PM >> To: Braig, Eugene >> Cc: Vihuelalist >> Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 >> >> That's helpful. I have just realized that Harvey Hope recorded 4 pieces >> by >> Murcia in 1979to . He and James Tyler play "baroque instruments" but >> Segovia and Bream presumably clasical guitar. I am sure there must be >> more. >> >> Monica >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Braig, Eugene" <brai...@osu.edu> >> To: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 8:33 PM >> Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 >> >> >>>I used to be on the guitar summit list, but I haven't looked in on their >>>activity for years. I'm not certain where to find them any longer . . . >>>or, as you've alluded, if they even still exist. >>> >>> Regarding pre-1987 recordings of de Murcia's music, I am aware of: >>> - Andres Segovia on modern guitar (Prelude and Allegro: 1977); >>> - James Tyler on 5-course guitar (Preludio, Gabota, and La Burlesca: >>> 1978); and >>> - Julian Bream on 5-course guitar (Prelude and Allegro: 1985). >>> >>> I would expect there are more, but these are the ones I have immediately >>> on hand in the day-job office. >>> >>> Some modern-guitar characters with related interests and whom you might >>> want to try contacting directly (several of whom were active on the >>> summit >>> list): Matanya Ophee, Stanley Yates, Carlos Perez (and his teacher, >>> Ernesto Quezada), and maybe Oleg Timofeyev. >>> >>> Luck, >>> Eugene >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On >>> Behalf Of Monica Hall >>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 3:06 PM >>> To: Azalais >>> Cc: Vihuelalist >>> Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 >>> >>> I have Lorimer's facsimile. What I am really trying to find out is >>> whether >>> there were any recordings of Murcia's music made before 1987 and also >>> whether any arrangements of it for classical guitar were published >>> before >>> that date. The date 1987 is crucial because that is when Lorimer's >>> facsimile of the Saldivar ms. was published and Murcia suddenly became >>> flavour of the month big time. Several people including myself did >>> dissertations on him in the late 70s-early 80s and Robert Strizich >>> refers >>> to him in his article on ornamentation in the LSA journal of 1974. >>> >>> Incidentally I wondered whether anyone on the list is on the >>> Guitar-Summit >>> list. I sent my message to them because it is more orientated towards >>> the >>> classical guitar and I thought there might be someone who could answer >>> this query which is more about classical guitar versions than baroque >>> guitar. >>> But my message didn't seem to appear on that list and I haven't had any >>> response. Perhaps it is now defunct. >>> >>> Regards to all >>> >>> Monica >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Azalais >>> To: Monica Hall >>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 7:32 PM >>> Subject: Lorimer's bibliography? (ISBN 0-9618527-1-2 >>> >>> >>> Hello Monica, >>> >>> >>> Your mention of the pre-1987 cut off date for de Murcia references leads >>> me to believe that you must already have access to Michael Lorimer's >>> book >>> and its bibliography. >>> >>> >>> If not, I have a copy, if you need anything from it. >>> >>> >>> Thank you for the research! I have always been a fan of De Murcia. >>> >>> >>> Azalais >>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > >
