There was a very interesting article about how Magnus Tieffenbrucker and his relation with Vendelio Venere - they were, in fact, the same person - in the LS journal of '96, I believe, by Kiraly. A must read.
As ever, B In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Christopher: > > From Lundbergs book the information I found is the the Tiffenbrucker(s) > between 1570 and 1610. What you are probably looking at is the material > used during a later conversion or repair. The manuscript you mention was > from a period after Tiffenbrucker's work history by some fifty years or so. > > Vance Wood > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Challen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:15 AM > Subject: [LUTE] Magnus Tieffenbrucker > > > > Hello all aficionados of the lute, this is my first posting and so hope it > reaches you ok. > > > > Could anybody tell me Magnus Tieffenbrucker's dates please, or any other > details about him. I know he worked in Venice and I've seen instruments by > him dating from the late 16th to early 17th centuries, but never any > evidence of his birth and death dates. > > > > The reason I ask is because I'm working towards the publication of > twenty-seven fragments of a Venetian music manuscript, an Esther Oratorio > written between 1680 & 1710, which I found glued inside the back of one of > his lutes in order to stabilise numerous openings in the ribs. Knowing > Tieffenbruker's dates, or at least when he was active, would be a great > help. > > > > The realisation of the manuscript (in which Kenneth Mobbs (Mobbs Keyboard > Collection http://www.mobbsearlykeyboard.co.uk/) has done the lion's share > of the work) has so far yielded several minutes of very fine music: two > ritornellos for seven instruments and two arias (one for castrati) with > basso continuo, the recitatives have yet to be realised. > > > > I can't help but notice the underlying interest of the lute group leans > heavily towards the therapeutic value of music, I'd like to say that working > towards the publication of this music manuscript often leaves me feeling > stressed. > > > > Many thanks > > > > Chris (Challen) > > > > -- > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > >
