Here is an attempt, no more than that, at the fourth of Ingvar Karkoff's
Fyra Stycken (Four Pieces), 1985:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2uee48GlNA
In the UK Lute Society's publications of modern music for lute both
Gilbert Isbin and Brian Wright say that their pieces are 'modern but
accessible', or 'contemporary but accessible' (and comment separately on
the level of technique needed). So what might
'modern-but-not-so-accessible' be? Maybe Karkoff's pieces?
They were written for lute or alto guitar and, as far as I know, the
alto guitar is tuned like a guitar but with extra basses. I can't find
anything in the music which would suggest any particular tuning. The
piece I've had a go at keeps hinting at a G chord (well, low G and a
major tenth) so I thought it might be OK to play this one on a
Renaissance lute.
Stuart
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