Hi Lutenists,
Dan W. pointed me a couple of interesting pictures of players:
Charles Mouton in
http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/history3.htm
and Robert Johnson in
http://copiah.msgenweb.org/Resources/Reference/Profiles/Johnson__Robert/robert_johnson1.gif
[Both are btw also my musician/composer heroes!]
There are striking similiarities between these two pictures:
* The right hand position.
* The left hand position.
* The right arm position.
* The left arm position.
* The legs are crossed in the same way.
* The instrument is placed same way on the right leg.
* Both pose for their "official court portraits", wearing their best.
* The body language generally is the same.
* ...
And btw, I see also some other similiarities between barock and blues:
* Text is important and often rules the music.
* Inegal is the secret of swing in both genres, etc. And there many
_different_ inegals in both styles, too!
All the best,
Arto
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