> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 11:13:45 EST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] > Subject: [CITTERN] Re: arch-citterns [was: 12-c Saxon cittern] > > In einer eMail vom 05.12.2006 16:21:34 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >> seems the instrument in question may in fact be based on some kind of >> Corsican folk cetera revived in the 1970's, > > Well it seems I was absolutely right.
another feather well earned (seems I was "absolutely right" too, re your "main point") > Luca's instrument and tuning have no historical background. > This is no surprise considering the lutes he uses. Lute tuning on 6-courses wire-strung certainly has history. I'll let others comment on the other tuning -- even though he needn't be bound by any common stock tunings. Scordatura induced atmospheres are the _spirit_ of the music in question, and that spirit needn't be limited to _bowed_ strings (smart ass). > As far as the music goes one of the pieces (bagpipes) is based on a keyboard > piece by William Byrd, We used another part of this piece on our CD. and thank you for this info. Roger To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
