We all recognize David and David in the first and third videos, but who is the theorbist in the 2nd one? As it is a British production, could it be Elizabeth Kinney? All are very well done!
ed At 10:50 PM 10/20/2009, David Tayler wrote: >I found it really interesting to view three versions of the same >Nigra Sum from the 1610 Vespers. I deliberately did not look at any >before performing it, because it is too tempting to borrow the really >good riffs. >Even though Monteverdi left no particular instructions for the piece, >it has become some of an urban legend in the Theorbo world, a little >moment in the sun before the darkness of the thundering herds of >Mordor descend. >Oooops wrong piece. >But in any case, what is kind of cool, really very cool, is that all >three versions use different orchestrations, different ornaments, >different techniques, different playing styles, arpeggiation, >stringing, frets, tastini, and so on. >All three theorbos are in a different tuning, so all of the chords >look different. Not to mention two are playing right handed instead >of the proper left handed (joke, joke) >Even more remarkable is that harmonization of the largely unfigured >bass is different as well. Different chords. Different suspensions. >If I had to do it over again I would borrow mucho! (with permission, >of course) >Numbers 1 and 3 are in tastini meantone. > >Three Vespers >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94-NIURkU8I >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRUEFcWJ7Js >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUqdpFYTatI > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.24/2449 - Release Date: >10/20/09 18:42:00 Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute
