I would add John Sturt to this list of composers, and most of the music
in the M.L. Lute book. It's great to have Liz Kenny's CD of that music
and Nigel North's Robert Johnson CD when you want to decide which piece
to explore next.
Nancy
At 07:14 AM 3/30/2011, Ron Andrico wrote:
Mathias:
R. Johnson, Ballard and Vallet wrote some of my absolute favorite
music
for lute. The perfect melding of melody, texture and polyphonic
writing - real or implied. I'm sure you have your favorites at
your
fingertips but if you or others are interested, I have a few
choice
pieces by Vallet available on our downloads page at
[1][1] http://editions.mignarda.com/downloads.html.
Best,
Ron Andrico
[2]www.mignarda.com
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:44:51 +0200
> From: [email protected]
> That does not imply that I've ceased to play the renaissance
lute. I
do play
> it and I enjoy it. Nevertheless, playing the baroque lute has
had an
impact.
> My current renaissance epee is a 10c instrument, me focusing on
Robert
> Johnson, Robert Ballard, Nicolas Vallet.
>
> Mathias
>
> > On 30 March 2011 13:59, Ron Andrico
<[1][email protected]>
wrote:
> >
> > Yes, of course jazz standards will work on lute, either in
old
> > tuning
> > or in d-minor tuning. The point in playing effective jazz
guitar
> > is
> > not just playing triad harmonies (always altered) but voice
> > leading.
> > Listen to old recordings by Dick McDonough and the player who
took
> > up
> > where he left off, George Van Eps. The latter spent his
entire
> > productive life demonstrating that improvisation with good
voice
> > leading in four parts was not only possible but the standard
by
> > which
> > idiomatic playing translates into good music you want to
hear.
> > That is
> > why playing - and writing - polyphony is the best way to wrap
your
> > head
> > around how any music fits on the lute. Face it, guitar is
easier
> > to
> > play, and block chords are simpler to understand. This is why
so
> > many
> > guitarists seem to gravitate toward music for baroque lute
with
> > its
> > simpler treble - bass construction.
> >
> > Ron Andrico
> > [2]www.mignarda.com
> >
> >
> >
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> > References
> >
> > 1. [3]mailto:[email protected]
> > 2. [4]http://www.mignarda.com/
> > 3. [5]mailto:[email protected]
> >
> >
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