>> Dana, > > one issue to be resolved, how does a lutenist deal with loooong notes, > easy on a bow, they are a challenge to decorate while still maintaining > suspension (especially if one has difficulty playing like ala > balalaika).
As I think Stewart pointed out, it should be ok to reiterate that note. There are ways to keep it going w/out emphasizing the tyranny of the downbeat. A light touch, on somebody else's off beat, away from the bridge are some ways. > > Vocalized polyphony often brings out part-crossings by the simple > expediant of having naturally contrasted voices, a performance of the > same > work on piano might be a dull succession of the apparantly repeated > chords; the vocalized version is much more interesting to the > listener.w When we performed Cent milles ecus w/ the singer in the middle and a lute on either side it was far more effective and easier to understand from the audience's point of view (the stereo effect helped immensely as well as seeing who did what) than one lute accompanying her. Sean Smith To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
