> It does feel strange to play that way, especially during the 7-6 suspensions. Maybe > my ear is totally off, but I think I hear both Sigrun Richter and Anthony Bailes play it > as an upper appogiatura in their recordings.
That may be so. One does it out of habit, I suppose. A habit of hearing and playing, that is. Baroque trills start from the upper auxiliary note (and the earth is a disk). > Maybe the main note is played so > quickly and softly that I missed it. I'll try it "from below" and see what I can make of it. There are a few horrible videos that one may relate to for this matter: http://youtu.be/jAcHLUkIfDE http://youtu.be/lv19DBYQzBA http://youtu.be/8bQ8o6zP9TM http://youtu.be/m8MjEV9B66U http://youtu.be/CvwueqWPx7U http://youtu.be/GkDSywfh5XY Mathias > On Nov 19, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Mathias Rösel <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I have retuned my 11 course baroque lute into the world of > >> transitional > > tuning > >> and have a couple of fun and interesting pieces to share: > >> > >> 1) A branle ("brawl") by Mesangeau: > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skpVdkRQSd8 > >> > >> 2) A very unusual chaconne by P. Gaultier: > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6LyGjekKtM > > > > > > Very nice recording! > > > > As for x, Gaultier points out that it starts on the main note, not > > with an upper appogiatura: "Quand vous verraz cette croix x vous > > tremblerez mettant un doid sur la lettre et tremblez d'un autre." > > > > Mathias > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
