Maybe a bit harsh, but as a musician specializing in early music for the past 30 years, and the last 10 in medieval music, I find it pathetic that we are still finding groups ridiculing this music and making buffoons out of themselves. Incidentally I do not pretend to play shawm or bombard well, but I play it better than this guy. And yes it does take a lot of breath, but if you can't hack it, don't play it. The problem with all those medieval feasts, is that the public doesn't care about the music , the context or even if its remotely authentic.....they just want to have background noise and have a good laugh.
I've done the medieval feast, banquet scene, medieval wedding scene, etc, and I'm tired of it. Bruno www.estavel.org On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 7:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > A little harsh, surely. I have played the bombarde and the shawm, and > they take a great deal of strength, even if they do squawk. Go to the > following site: > > > http://nnm.ru/blogs/maravilloso/the_waverly_consort_las_cantigas_de_santa_maria/ > > for some additional input. See the nice pictures. > Cheers, > Alice > > In a message dated 12/9/2009 6:18:51 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > its pathetic if you ask me. The shawm player cannot play without skwacking > and the Hurdy player cannot be heard. Incidentally the hurdy gurdy as such > is not a medieval instrument. Only the simfonia and the organistrum existed > in the middle ages. This performance is hardly what the this piece in the > Cantigas de Santa Maria was meant to be I'm sure. > > Bruno > > www.estavel.org > lute,oud, flutes and sinfonia player > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
