Hi Markus, Defiantly, Weiss uses the higher positions, but the left hand it seems resides 75% of the time in first position, a percentage pulled off the top of my head, but fairly accurate from what I've seen of Weiss. The exception being a suite such as the F# minor. Cardin in his liner notes says..."From the Allemande onward, the chosen key causes unusual left hand positioning " Michael Thames www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Markus Lutz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:35 AM Subject: Re: Weiss on guitar (was: Willams Concert)
> Michael, there are other suites that show a totally different picture. > Take e.g. the suite in f minor. Most music is playing in the high positions ... > The point might be to try to understand what's the reason for often using the lower positions. > I think, that the main reason might be the use of both of the chantarelles for the melody. > Because they are single courses it is much clearer than on the double courses. > But as the example of the f minor suite shows, he will use the positions he thinks will fit the best for his purpose. > And not too seldom he uses the 4th and 5th course where he also could have used a higher course in a lower position. > > Best > Markus > > > On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:57:38 -0600, Michael Thames wrote: > > MT> >In my eyes that isn't true for Weiss, but I should check >that once again. > MT> >He uses every possible position and his fingering is very >thoughtful. > MT> >Usually he therefore avoids unnecessary shifting of >positions, so very > MT> often notes are played in higher >positions, although they could have been > MT> played also in >the first positions. > MT> > MT> >Best > MT> >Markus > MT> > MT> For instance, in the Sonata in D minor 8 Dresden within the > MT> courante, out of 56 measures of the first repeat, only 2 venture out of > MT> first position. Of the remaining 79 measures in the last section 20 leave > MT> first position. > MT> In the Allemande, same suite first section, out of 17 measures 3 leave > MT> first position. Second section, out of 25 measures 2 leave first position. > MT> Safe to say, I believe that this is the norm. > MT> > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
