Hi, Edward and all, Personally, I doubt if anyone who just happens to decide to go to that restaurant will know whether you're playing Italian music or English.A It depends on the clientele, however.A Are there a lot of early music aficionados in town?A Will your performance be advertised, and might that attract some knowledgeable friends?A If you have enough Italian repertoire, why not go authentic anyway (and don't forget that Greensleeves is a setting of the Romanesca).A On the other hand, so much of the late 16th century repertoire is truly international, IMO.A From a cost-benefit standpoint (the third hand), how much will you get for the gig?A If nothing or tips, I'd say definitely 58 pieces.A Heck, bring it all and decide after you get the feel of the place. BTW, where is this restaurant?A I'd love toA play there with my mandolin trio! Best to all, and keep playing, Chris.
On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Edward C. Yong <[1][email protected]> wrote: Hi fellow lutenetters! So I've been asked to do an Italian restaurant gig in July, two sets of thirty minutes each. Should I bother selecting Italian music appropriate for a specific time period - e.g. dances from Negri and Caroso? Or should I just play through '58 Very Easy Pieces for Renaissance Lute'? Does anyone else get into these struggles for 'authenticity'? I doubt anyone would even notice if I played an all-English repertoire of Greensleeves, Packington's Pound, and Fortune my Foe on repeat, but I'd like to be a bit better than that. Edward Chrysogonus Yong [2][email protected] To get on or off this list see list information at [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
