> there and the music was generally very interesting but I hear your > theorbo only on the solo piece..." (a Kapsberger)...Na...
There's nothing wrong with an audible theorbo in an ensemble, probably, but the thing is, pluckers cannot hold their tones like singers, viols, flutes or organs do. So what should be heard are the impulses of each chord or note that you play. Profiling the rhythmic structure of an ensemble piece is a major task of the theorbo, I suppose. And if you're not content with that, there's another way to become audible. You can break the chords. Not in the way of quick arpeggios, but in regular rhythm. You can try to go in consonant intervals alongside the leading part in prominent passages. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
