Never mind. Mr. Reyerman's samples have answered my questions.
I have decided to order the Kopperud duets, De Visee for archlute, and Croton's Rembrance (Shakespeare) songs. -- R On Mar 11, 2013, at 2:15 AM, Rockford Mjos wrote: > I am considering purchasing some music editions, but know only a little about > them from the publisher's catalog -- none of my immediate friends own them, > and I have never seen them in a library -- and am seeking comments to help me > decide whether to invest in them or not. > > I would like comments to be made off-list -- replying only to me and not > "reply-all" to the whole list -- to avoid any possibility of negative > publicity for these editions. > > Comments might include, for example, an estimation of difficulty, > attractiveness of the music, usefulness in public performances, or the > fullness of texture. I've added some specific questions below. > > -- Kopperud: The Lute, The Bird, The Deers > Apparently with 18 duets. Given the modest price of the edition, I'm guessing > these may be rather short. Might the music be suitable for one lute > accompanying a melody instrument? Is this a "children's" fable interspersed > with short, programmatic pieces? Perhaps with text, intended to be spoken? > Would the duets stand alone without the text (if any)? Would the pieces > appeal to an adult audience? Would a small selection of pieces work for > performance? Does anyone know anything about the composer or his writing > style? (Melodious? Ultra contemporary and challenging? Minimalist? Light? > Touching? As I said, I know nothing of this composer.) > > -- Purcell: 10 Pieces for Archlute (ed. Rubin) > "Catchy tunes" is mentioned in the catalog. Does that mean light, melodious > or might there (hopefully) be something substantial and deeper? (Perhaps I > should just roll up my sleeves and do my own!) Rubin is an excellent player, > how challenging are his arrangements? > > -- Robert De Visee: 5 Suites for Arciliuto (ed. Romic) > How is the transcription from the theorbo originals? Is it true that it uses > a third course tuned to Bb? (This would be the same as modern guitar tuning.) > Could the music be adjusted to comfortably fit in standard Renaissance tuning? > 29 pieces/5 suites seems like a nice, large selection. Did the editor avoid > pieces that might have originally exploited the theorbo's re-entrant tuning > -- campanellas, for example -- or might there be pieces that seem too thin? > > Thanks. > > -- Rocky > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
