Sean: I understand, a six course instrument is the appropriate instrument
for the music you choose to play. But let us assume you also wished to play
Molinaro---not good fair for the six course instrument. I know one size
fits all is an awful choice given all of the subtleties of period music and
its appropriate instrument, but some desire to play all of this stuff but
don't have the financial resources to purchase another Lute or two. So for
a good portion of us having one instrument for everything is the only
reasonable choice.
VW
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From: "Sean Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lute Net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:48 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Is 8c really the standard?
>
Yep, I've followed this baby too. And thought it finally almost settled
down till these paragraphs, Vance.
So if you or anyone else could explain to me how an eight course
instrument can slow you down I would be most appreciative. It seems to
me that a six course instrument would have the same effect in its
limiting access to a large and significant portion of the literature.
This might not slow you down physically but musically is another
question.
What would slow me down would be to buy another instrument type and
choosing yet another rep to play. I had an 8c (ok, still do) and I've made
my choice of limits. Limits are good things. Some play lutes also; some
play lutes only; some play only baroque or ren lutes....
The Lute is what it is, and as such it is an instrument possessing many
strings. If anyone is going to progress beyond the first part of the
Sixteenth Century they are going to have to deal with "many strings".
There seems to be an assumption here of progress meaning moving temporally
forward in time. Ie, Johnson is good but to progress one should go to
whoever followed him. I don't buy it. I don't want to move on from my
chosen repertory. I've got more than my remaining lifetime's worth of
music within the 6-c rep. Yes, I miss playing some Terzis, Molinaros,
Cuttings and Dowlands but I don't need to spread myself thinner. Instead I
apply myself more focused on my daCremas, Gintzlers and Spinacinos.
Even if I were a beginner now it would be perfectly authentic to play a
6-c for an entire lifetime. Plenty did and were no less the lutenist for
it.
Slow me down. Fa.
Sean
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