Unfortunately, getting people to play soft is more or less impossible,
so you certainly could add mutes--the reason being that many historical
violins had thicker bridges and the bows had less contact area (thinner
ribbons), so the combination of mutes and dagger bows would get you
closer to the unmuted, thicker bridge sound and the dagger bows closer
to original bows. Dagger bows were used well into the 18th c.
Certainly a gamba is going to be way better than a cello on the bass
for reasons that have to do with the overtones completely covering the
middle of the sound, or find a cellist like Joanna Blendulf or
Elisabeth Reed (to name just a few) who can make a cello sound like a
chocolate gamba.
d
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From: Daniel Shoskes <kidneykut...@gmail.com>
To: Lute List <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 4:43 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Performing lute in ensemble
Dear list: I've been having fun with the Lauffensteiner g minor
"concerto" (andante:[1]https://youtu.be/q9dV2QbcBc8
<[2]http://youtu.be/q9dV2QbcBc8>). In the Brussels Ms it has parts for
2 violins and 1 cello (OK, 2 treble clef instruments and a bass clef
instrument with figures). In performance of pieces like this, how do
people handle balance of instruments? Clearly having the other
instruments in gut would help but it's still a struggle to have the
lute loud enough in comparison with the strings. Mics? Mutes? Just play
as loud as you can all the way through?
Thanks
Danny
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2. http://youtu.be/q9dV2QbcBc8
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