I don't see how that would be possible, there is nothing to rest against
except the inside of the hand?
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From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 6:34 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Thumb rest stroke
Do any early sources describe something that could be interpreted as a
"rest stroke" being used on the chanterelle?
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From: David R <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, Jan 18, 2010 6:26 pm
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Thumb rest stroke
I think it came into use with the Venetian lutenists from 1500 or so.
Obviously you can't use rest strokes when you're playing thumb-index
diminutions, and you don't want to be damping the string directly below
your thumb if it's supposed to be sounding, but as a general rule I think
that wherever possible rest-stroke was the default way to strike a bass
string with your thumb right from the beginning.
Nobody knows what Dowland did. Is it so important?
DR
On Jan 18, 2010, at 4:31 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I'm curious as to when it is thought the rest stroke for the > thumb
came
into common use. Was it commonly used on the Renaissance lute? > Do
we
think Dowland used it early, or late, or at all in his career?
Thanks,
Ned
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