I applaud you supporting using period instruments. I have tried your no. 3 and recommend it over the other options. You might already know this, but you will be heard mostly only if you add flourishes -- especially single notes placed carefully to cut through the other sonorities. The chords and doubling will enhance the texture, and be visually pleasing, but ornamental runs, especially at cadences and to fill in upbeats, will be heard and appreciated. Another approach is to play a short solo or two in between some of the excerpts. Good luck. Dr. Susan Sandman, prof. Emerita, Wells College ELizabethanConversation.com
On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:48 PM Gary Boye <[1]boy...@appstate.edu> wrote: Lute List members, Help! I've been asked to play on some Lully excerpts from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme in early October. I have a theorbo, lute, Baroque guitar . . . no problem. But the conductor wants to do it A440. All of my instruments are strung for A430 (and one A415). My initial response is to say no, but I want to encourage some early music performance here, so my only options would appear to be: 1) Re-string an instrument for A440 ($$$!) 2) Try some type of capo (OK for guitar, less so on theorbo) 3) Try to finger it at F#m or Fm and stay tuned low 4) Tune high and risk it (!) 5) Try to convince them to play at A430 (seems doubtful) It's frustrating, but again, I'd like the experience of doing something to encourage some early music performance here . . . Any thoughts appreciated. Gary -- Dr. Gary R. Boye Erneston Music Library Appalachian State University Virus-free. [1][2]www.avast.com -- References Visible links 1. [3]https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link& utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link Hidden links: 3. [4]https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link& utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon 4. file://localhost/net/ifs-users/lute-arc/L20935-2346TMP.html#DAB4FAD8 -2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2 To get on or off this list see list information at [5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:boy...@appstate.edu 2. http://www.avast.com/ 3. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link 4. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html