Dear ones, A
I am announcing that the CD "Courante", French Baroque Lute Duets, along with the interactive book, is now available to the public. A This is a production of Gamut Music, featuring duets performred by Thomas Walker Jr. and me. A The recording includes works of the Gaultiers, Mouton, Dubut, and Dufault. A The recording is available on a CD in a digipack format with a booklet which contains details of the program with extensive notes composed by Benjamin Narvey. A In addition to the audio recording we have developed an interactive project by separating the parts on individual discs. These, along with the published music, allow a musician to play along with the recording for study and practice without having to rely on another player. A In essence, one can play along with tom or me in doing duets, which makes for not only an enjoyable product, but it is also educational.A Courante Interactive Book is a program of French lute duets that represent the pinnacle of the High Baroque. This seldom heard repertoire is represented here by five of the most influential composers of the era and the duet parts were compiled and associated by scholars from different sources throughout Europe including Tim Crawford and Francois-Pierre Goy. In addition to the historical pieces, two modern counterparties have been written for a G major Chaconne by Charles Mouton and a Chaconne (Sarabande) by Ennemond Vieux Gaultier. The recording features a matched set of lutes by Daniel Larson with pure-gut strings. A The music for Lute One is accompanied by a recording of the Lute Two parts, so you can play along with the recording. Likewise, the music for Lute Two is accompanied by a recording of the Lute One parts. A The CD and interactive book is available from Gamut Music at: [1]http://www.gamutstrings.com/catalog.html?Iit863&Ict and [2]http://www.gamutstrings.com/catalog.html?Iit864&Ict In addition, we invite you to see and hear two videos we did of the project prior to the recording: [3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrIYrhMljc and [4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ue9fQZeSPA -- References 1. http://www.gamutstrings.com/catalog.html?Iit863&Ict 2. http://www.gamutstrings.com/catalog.html?Iit864&Ict 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrIYrhMljc 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ue9fQZeSPA To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
