In fact, there is a Mattheson quote about guitars that "are only appropriate
for Spanish music, with their garlicky foods".
RT
> Hi all!
>
>> An archlute would be very appropriate, and fine. From all accounts,,
>> anything could have been used, including archlutes, theorbi, baroque
>> guitars, battente, guitars, gambi, etc.
>
> Really? Last sunday I played archlute continuo for Schutz' Musikalische
> Exequien with a baroque guitarist. It worked fine, but I have never seeen
> any evidence that all kinds of different continuo instruments were used in
> baroque church music. If would love to know what your sources are!
> mvh
> Are Vidar Hansen
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