Dear David,

By the time I got there, the first clip had unfortunately been removed
from YouTube.

The second one, the Dialogue on a Kiss, is very nicely performed, but if
ever there was a time for singers to memorise a song, this was it. You
can't convincingly look lovingly into each other's eyes whispering sweet
nothings, if you have to keep looking at your folder of music for
inspiration.

Many years ago I sat in on a singers' workshop led by Anthony Rooley and
Emma Kirkby. One singer sang a long piece by Vivaldi, followed by Flow
my Tears by Dowland. The former was sung from memory; the latter wasn't.
Emma Kirkby asked, "Why?". She wondered if Vivaldi was perhaps being
treated with more respect than Dowland.

In the pop world, we don't see singers' glued to their music. Imagine
Madonna performing with a folder in her hand.

Just a thought.

Best wishes,

Stewart McCoy.

-----Original Message-----
From: David van Ooijen [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: 01 February 2009 22:00
To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] two more videos

Editing & saving takes ages, not to mention uploading, but here are
two more videos:

Coprario:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ-IfEJe1Ys

Henry Lawes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvqrWPXr_zc

David




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