Hi Theo,
you can play many Weiss pieces on an 11 course lute - and many of them
had been intended for it. The later ones might be sometimes a little bit
tricky, as the added basses give more freedom for the leading voices.
But on the other side: If some guitarist can play these pieces on 6
course, why shouldn't it be impossible on an 11 course.
I would never say that 11 course lutes are inferior to 13 course lutes.
In fact they are easier to be played. More basses - more problems with
the thumb ;-). And there is plenty of good music for it (beside French
music Austrian, Bohemian, German etc.).
Best regards
Markus
P.S.: I couldn't hardly resist to write "Theo, apostle of the 11-course"
;-).
Tadeyev schrieb:
Hi Markus,
Sorry if I came on strong; wasn't my plan!
I am just always feeling 'protective' of the 11 course, since most
people see it as a 'less valuable' younger brother of a 13 course
lute,
or only interesting for French music. So every chance I have to remind
people about how broad and useful the 11 course really can be
I end up putting my 2 cents in :-)).
Like everyone goes crazy with getting harpsichords of 5 octaves, while
the majority of the literature doesn't need/require it.
Kind regards,
Theo
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