Dear Bruno:
Thank you for your kind words. The lute I'm using is actually an 11-course=2C
strung in old tuning and tuned to E=2C giving me a contrabass G as the lowest
note. We always pitch songs where Donna's voice sounds best. The youtube
recording was made with the camera's built-in microphone=2C which seems to have
an automatic limiter and affects the balance between lute and voice a little.
The lute I used has a little more substance of sound=2C and I think it does
work better for continuo songs. As for a lute with more basses being more
appropriate=2C I think it has more to do with how well the lute sound
integrates with the voice. The more polyphonic accompaniments work better for
us with a lighter sounding lute.
Best wishes=2C
Ron Andrico
www.mignarda.com
> Date: Fri=2C 25 Jul 2008 23:01:59 -0300> To: [email protected]> From:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LUTE] Re: More on lute songs> > Hi Ron=2C> >
> What a Beautiful piece!> > I also believe that an intro helps to set the mood
> of the song. It's good to> know that more people do it as well.> > By the
> way=2C are you playing on ten course? Do you think bigger lutes are> more
> apropriate to acompany? Maybe even an archlute=2C as Karamazov does?> > >
> Thanks for sharing this great song!> > > > > > > 2008/7/25 Ron Andrico
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > Dear Bruno:> >> > Your question is a very good
> one=2C and touches on an important aspect of how> > we bring to life
> information otherwise trapped on the page. I think> > introductions and
> interludes add a great deal to live performances=2C if used> > sparingly.
> Sometimes=2C a lute song will seem to droop a bit if there is too> > much
> silence between verses=3B a short turnaround is a sure cure. As Stewart> >
> McCoy mentioned=2C it hel!
ps sometimes just to give the singer a rest.> >> > In other cases=2C the first
note of a song wants a bit of preparation by way> > of a prelude. Anthonly
Rooley does in fact create an introduction to> > Dowland's 'Awake sweet love'
(1597=2C no. XIX) on an older Virgin recording of> > Dowland songs with Emma
Kirkby. A simple turnaround played before the first> > note of the melody (high
F assuming a lute in g-tuning) softens an otherwise> > potentially shrill
beginning.> >> > You can check out how we approach the matter in an informal
youtube> > performance of 'Love's constancy'=2C a continuo song by Nicholas
Lanier.> > www.youtube.com/user/lutesongs We think the simple introduction and>
> interlude allows both the song and the singer to breathe.> >> > Best=2C> >> >
Ron Andrico & Donna Stewart> > Mignarda> >> > www.mignarda.com> >> >> >> >> > >
Date: Thu=2C 24 Jul 2008 15:28:18 -0300> > > To: [email protected]> > >
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: More!
on lute songs> >> > >> > > David=2C> > >> > > I found little !
intros in only 6 songs by Dowland=2C the great majority of> > his> > > songs
don't have any. Maybe the rest of the English repertoire is full of> > >
intros. Unfortunately=2C the ones I play from composers like Campion=2C> >
Johnson=2C> > > Rosseter=2C Morley=2C don't have.> > >> > > Do you add more
material to the songs or play as written?> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >
2008/7/24 David Tayler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> > >> > > > There are a significant
number of pieces with introductions=2C such as> > > > "I saw my lady weep" "In
darkness let me dwell"=2C and=2C notably=2C John> > > > Daniel's setting of his
brothers tryptich "Grief keep within"=2C to> > > > name but a few.> > > >> > >>
> > --> > >> > > To get on or off this list see list information at> > >
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html> >> >> >
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