Capriccio stravagante :)
dt At 02:30 AM 4/7/2009, you wrote: >Thanks, Dana. An enjoyable tale. :-) > >However, I had in mind Tobias Hume, who, for the first couple of bars of >his viol piece called "Deth" (no. 12 in _The First Part of Ayres_ >(London, 1605)), he wrote "Play this pashenat after every straine". Then >a bit further on, he cancels it out with "Play this as it stands". In >other words, as far as Hume is concerned, there are two ways of >performing a piece: "pashenat", and "as it stands". > >Elsewhere he indicates pizzicato - e.g. "your finger as before" - and >col legno - "Drum this with the backe of your Bow". Such things are >unfortunately rare, so I would be interested to know of similar >indications, not just for the lute, but for other instruments too. > >Best wishes, > >Stewart. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: 07 April 2009 00:42 >To: Lute Net >Subject: [LUTE] Re: Squares in a Treble > >On Mon, Apr 6, 2009, Stewart McCoy <[email protected]> said: > > > I wonder what other references there are to passionate play > >I am reminded of an incident from my youth, singing in a madrigal group. > > >We often began practice with a backrub chain and were all good friends, >many had dated each other, some were paired for later marriage. > >One of the young ladies with whom I was particularly friendly (tho not >intimate) attended straight from work, sans music, we shared mine. She >being short, and I being tall, she sat in my lap and held the large >loose-leaf binder while I peered over her shoulder. All was cozy and >comfy >for us, and as I was singing bass, she commented on the unexpected >physical sensation of my resonant middle pressed up to her back and >bottom. I suppose it might have led to a serious distraction as other >young ladies might have insisted on trying out this new experience, but >the director would have no more of it and insisted on more conventional >seating. >-- >Dana Emery > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
