Again, without going in to names, even the edited
CDs have irregular breathing and other noises,
which of course raises the interesting question
as to why the students are asked to breathe
differently than the teachers. But maybe it is a
good idea, I have tried it over the years, but it
doesn't work for me. Paradoxically, it is very
important in voice lessons. Whn singing and
playing at the same time, I recommend that the
lute has to take second place, and I find it very
challenging to hold the instrument steady while
tanking up. I have to stand and use a strap, even
then the lute really sits on the chest. The
theorbo also puts a lot of downbearing weight on
the shoulders, even with my ultralight 3 lb instrument.
dt
At 07:33 AM 9/29/2008, you wrote:
Listening to BACH "Intavolatura", CD by Rolf Lislevand, you can hear his
breathing (disturbing, IMO) and in some of POD CD too, but less disturbing I
think...
V.
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Eugene C. Braig IV [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoyé : lundi 29 septembre 2008 16:27
À : lute-cs.dartmouth.edu
Objet : [LUTE] Re: breathing
At 03:40 AM 9/29/2008, David Tayler wrote:
>Just out of curiosity, I listened to to samples from various
>recordings, especially concert recordings, since breaths are edited
>in recordings, using a pair of headphones that I use for editing.
>Without mentioning specifics, I can say for the majority breathing is
>pretty random and does not follow the phrases of the music. Maybe it
>should, but it doesn't seem to :)
>Plenty of subvocalization as well, which of course is also edited out.
Not quite lute (a 19th-c. Torres guitar), but an interesting CD with plenty
of "subvocalization" intact that does follow the phrasing of the music is:
Grondona, Stefano. 2004 La Leona: Stefano Grondona plays Julián Arcas
(1832-1882). Stradivarius, STR 33692.
The playing is quite fine, but the guttural utterances are sometimes
audible enough to be a little distracting.
Best,
Eugene
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