I concur with every thing Christopher said and would just add: enjoy yourself! and dont be to disappointed if it seems nobody is listening (someone, at some level, always is). Personally, I think it helps to play as large a variety as possible. If I imagine myself inside a listeners head, who is hearing an unfamiliar instrument for the first time, it all sounds pretty much the same after a while. Hope they are throwing in a free meal too. :-)
On Jun 21, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Christopher Stetson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ --
