Dear Martyn,
I know that there is no evidence, that's why I wrote "possibly" :-)
We all heard Bach being played on the most astonishing instruments, with often
good results. I think a gallichone is a rather close guess for Bach continuo...
Best regards
Stephan
Am 18.07.2013, 10:02 Uhr, schrieb Martyn Hodgson <[email protected]>:
There is no evidence that Bach had the gallichon/mandora in mind for this. The
names were very well known at the time for specific instruments and widely used
to distinguish them from the (Dm) lute proper.
Any use of the gallichon/mandora in this context is a modern invention -
presumably to overcome perceived technical difficulties. But if we look at the
extant Bach 'lute' works, there are many similar (if not more severe)
comparable technical hurdles yet this has not led to these to being identified
as gallichon/mandora works.
MH
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From: Stephan Olbertz <[email protected]>
To: lute List <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 19:13
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Markus Passion by Bach
Dear Jörg,
the MP is a reconstruction after the Trauerode, the lute parts of which are
possibly for Gallichones (in B?).
Viele Grüße
Stephan
Am 17.07.2013, 15:43 Uhr, schrieb Hilbert Jörg <[email protected]>:
Dear all,
I was invited to play the continuo part of some arias of Bachs Markus-Passion.
Two lutes are requested, but that’s all of the information I have got. Does
anybody know witch is the right lute type to choose? Seams to be E or D keys
the most time, so I would preferably go for theorbo in A … but maybe Bach
intension was more a gallicon. Any other experiences or things one should know
about this fragment?
Thanks for any help,
Jörg
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Best regards
Stephan Olbertz
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