"In a recent interview Bream said that his main career objective was to
get serious composers to write for the guitar and admitted that he
made
a nuisance of himself in the nicest possible way until they did. He
was clearly trying out his technique on Stravinsky, but with a lute
rather than a guitar."
Lutefolk who desire new music might find a person who is a sufficient
nuisance (in a nice way) to lobby composers to write for the lute
despite their obvious reluctance. But there may be a general problem
with plucked strings. How many Harp concertos have appeared through
the ages? How many Harp solos have you heard that weren't by Patrick
Ball or some electrified version of him?
Why do I find pizzicato violins to be so silly? Respighi turned them
into tutti anemic mimicks of lutes. Pizzicato passages could damage
the violin strings or the fingers of the players while producing very
little sound. Could they be the only plucked strings modern composers
ever consider using?
Mark Seifert
From: William Samson <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 3:39 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness - "Would you like to
see my lute?"
In a recent interview Bream said that his main career objective was
to
get serious composers to write for the guitar and admitted that he
made
a nuisance of himself in the nicest possible way until they did. He
was clearly trying out his technique on Stravinsky, but with a lute
rather than a guitar.
At the end of the day, Bream has done more than any other guitarist
to
interest composers in his instrument and even get them to write for
it.
Embarassing for JB to have this unsuccessful seduction recorded on
film
for all to see, but Igor maybe missed an opportunity there.
Bill
From: Ed Durbrow <[1][email protected]>
To: Arto Wikla <[2][email protected]>; lute list
<[3][email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 8:55
Subject: [LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness - "Would you like
to
see my lute?"
On the complete DVD, which you can find on youtube, you get more
background to the encounter. It was an impossible situation for
Julian.
On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:47 PM, [1][4][email protected] wrote:
> But it is quite irritating to see, how obsequious JB is ...
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
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