Bruno
It all depends really on whether you are trying to entertain the rabble or please people who have as much interest in early music as yourself. There is as much a place for street musicians in the medieval world as there is for serious music, and the guys ay the faire would , I'm sure, not appreciate your brand. Horses for courses. You certainly would not have got serious music at a fair in the medieval and renaissance period. Take the lemon out of your mouth and lighten up, there's a place for everyone. Regards Geoff Turner Medieval and renaissance hurdy-gurdy player and 'street' musician in the UK Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:54:39 -0500 Subject: Re: [HG-new] Hurdy-gurdy video From: [email protected] To: [email protected] 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] 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. _________________________________________________________________ Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/ -- 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.
