I wouldn't fret about that. Miles
On 2011-05-21, at 4:01 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote: > It would do so as soon as it had frets on its neck. > RT > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Hall" <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> > To: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> > Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 3:57 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: two fifteenth century songs arranged by Eric Redlinger > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> >> To: "Lute Net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 7:36 PM >> Subject: [LUTE] two fifteenth century songs arranged by Eric Redlinger >> >> >>> I tried to send this a while ago but it never showed up. Maybe someone was >>> censoring my some slightly dodgy tuning. Anyway: here is a shot at a couple >>> of arrangements of fifteenth century songs. The music is a lot earlier than >>> the earliest known lute music but very attractive and not difficult >>> technically. >>> >>> (Probably the lute should be in some arcane temperament...and played with a >>> plectrum etc etc). >> >> Never mind the tuning - it's nice - but would the lute have been played >> polyphonically in the (early) 15th century? >> >> Monica >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-L_GXq78QY >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone interested can find these ,and similar pieces, here: >>> >>> http://medievallute.info/pdf/ >>> >>> In an FAQ, Trystero Montevideo (aka Eric Redlinger - thanks to RT for that) >>> says: >>> >>> .. the elegance of the counterpoint comes through even in a simple >>> rendering of these songs, >>> and in fact this is the primary reason I have chosen to make them available >>> in this (non-historical) way. >>> The intabulations included here contain most of the cantus/tenor structure >>> and incorporate notes from the >>> countertenor when they are "essential" to the flow of the song (as in >>> imitative passages, for example).... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Stuart >>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> > >
