I'll second Judith's comments. I had a really good time, learned some things, met some great people and reconnected with others I already knew. It was a very good weekend.
-- Dennis Sherman Chicago, IL, USA http://www.dennissherman.com > >From: Judith Lindenau <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wed, April 25, 2012 7:14:14 AM >Subject: Re: [HG-new] Baroque music performance > > >The weekend was a good success! Fourteen of us from Boston to North Dakota >and >points in between, excellent teachers in Tom, Juan, and Robert. Mel Dories >was >on site as well, so the maintenance discussions were interesting and useful. >I >particularly liked the helpful and supportive atmosphere--very encouraging and >informative. Lovely setting, as well. Only drawback: nobody was ready to go >home. Thoughts are, I think, to extend it by a day or so next year. > > >Wish you weren't quite so far away.... > > >judith > > >On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Wolodymyr Smishkewych ><[email protected]> wrote: > >Sounds like someone was at Bloomington's first Midwest HG convention! :^) >>How was it, Judith? >>I've looked on fondly from far away, thanks to Tom Lozano's kind FYI's. >>Vlad >> >> >> >>On 25 Apr 2012, at 12:36, Judith Lindenau wrote: >> >>I am appreciative of your "Birth of Venus" analogy. Last weekend I was able >>to >>participate in an excellent workshop with Dr. Robert Green on Baroque music >>for >>the hurdy gurdy. Above all, I was reminded of the meticulous attention to >>detail which is requisite to playing music of the era--not only the >>ornamentation and the other 'condiments', but also details of >>instrument maintenance--cottoning, dog design and strings. >>> >>> >>>On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:13 PM, michael <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Following Doreen’s interest in baroque music I am looking afresh at the >>>> French >>>>songs and dances from the operas arranged for two hurdy-gurdies. I find >>>>they are >>>>not as simple as they appear at first sight. This presents an interesting >>>>challenge, and one not to be shirked. French baroque music is not played as >>>>it >>>>is written but uses an unique musical shorthand indicating many forms of >>>>rhythmic and stylistic variation. These musical condiments, as we may call >>>>them, >>>>are essential in performance and without them the music is dull, and lacks >>>>both >>>>vigour and expression. >>>> >>>> The term baroque means ‘highly decorated’ and is applied to art and >>>>architecture as well as music. The word is pronounced as it is written in >>>>German: barock. As in Barock Obama. >>>> >>>> During the 18th century this repertoire was played in the many European >>>>courts which followed French fashion: Germany, Russia, Italy, Sweden…The >>>>music >>>>is as highly mannered and intricate as are the dances it accompanies. >>>> On first looking at these short tunes some thought is required to bring >>>> them >>>>to life and I find it a constant wonder how the latent patterns on a page >>>>of >>>>music can be coaxed, through the medium of a musical instrument, into the >>>>most >>>>lively dance music! It is as though a painting has come to life; as though >>>>Venus >>>>herself has stepped from her shell onto the shore and dances on the >>>>strand*. >>>> >>>>*Wikipedia: Birth of Venus >>>> -- >>>>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. >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Judith Lindenau >>>www.judithlindenau.com >>>Consulting and Personal Coaching >>>Management blog: http://www.realtown.com/Judith2/blog >>> >>> >>> -- >>>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. > > > >-- >Judith Lindenau >www.judithlindenau.com >Consulting and Personal Coaching >Management blog: http://www.realtown.com/Judith2/blog > -- >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.
