Weiss'own theorbo currently is believed to be the Tessler. Gutår! RT
----- Original Message ----- From: "magnus andersson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6:45 PM Subject: [LUTE] jan dismas zelenka and the tiorba > Dear lute-netters,=0A=0AI'm going to perform Jan Dismas Zelenka's trio > sonata no.5 this spring, and I do wonder about=0Athe continuo part. It > says Violone ( presumably played by the violone virtuoso Zelenka himself) > & Tiorba. I've tried to figure out which instrument would be most > appropriate for this music.=0AThe sonata is written sometime between > 1714-1723 in Dresden where Zelenka was employed. The sheer thought that > Weiss would have played=0Athe b.c. part is flattering, although he wasn't > appointed there until 1718. If it was written 1718-1723, and if Weiss did > play, what instrument did he use? A large theorbo tuned in d minor? Are > there many other sources from Germany stating "Tiorba" as an instrument? > Has Weiss ever being mentioned using a Tiorba? Was there a difference > between Tiorba and Theorbo ( or was it the same instrument?) at this time > in Dresden?=0A=0Abest wishes/=0AMagnus=0A=0A=0Aps. It's great music > anyway! I also found a site where you can listen to the sonat! > as at : http://www.hoboy.net/zelenka/ ds.=0A=0A=0A > =0A____________________________________________________________________________________=0AFood > > fight? Enjoy some healthy debate =0Ain the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink > Q&A.=0Ahttp://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com
