Dear Stuart, My words were meant as an answer to someon's link, hopefully this was understood by most… I won't develope on this, just only share my impression that the Gilbert Isbin piece and its rendition on YT convinves me far more then the other one, however you call your example an "amateur". So words are fluide…
Some years ago Stephen Dodgson wrote nice duets for two renesaince lutes -- where they are? Perhaps they can go along with Anton Höger's intabulations in a concert programs? Alltogether, there is place and demand for all standards and levels of complication in modern music for historical instruments. You can find elements of them in collections/handbooks of Stefan Lundgren or Toyohiko Satoh, what seams the best place to look for easy modern music -- for fun and edification. J ----- On 2010-10-09, at 17:52, Stuart Walsh wrote: > There is an interesting discussion on the Baroque lutelist about modern > compositions for D-minor lute. Gilbert Isbin has written some pieces for lute > in G tuning. > > Jerzy Zak writes: "Unfortunately, modern music needs playing on the highest > level, including a well tuned instrument." So that counts almost all, if not > all, amateurs out. I think that is bit sad! > > Here's a (flawed) amateur stab at a modern (or contemporary, not sure of the > difference) piece by Gilbert Isbin. > > > > > "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhDq0q8yGzc > > > Stuart > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
