If I understand it well the tiorbini is tuned one octave higher than a standard theorbo - hence you can play anything for theorbo, if you don't mind historic accuracy but just pure fun. Jurgen
---------------------------------- “Close your eyes. Fall in love. Stay there.” Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Monday, November 18, 2019 3:50 PM, Susan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had a tiorbino before and I find it awesome for playing solo > theorbo music. It sounds muck like a small harp. I even played De Visee > on it and twas divine. > > Susan > > -------- Original message -------- > From: [email protected] > Date: 11/17/19 9:47 AM (GMT-07:00) > To: Lute [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] Tiorbino > > Hello all, > I was offered a Tiorbino, and I'm wondering what one can do with it > (except of playing Bellerofonte-Castaldi): Are there any proofs that it > was used for playing solo instead of a big theorbo or for playing > continuo? > And is there any literature about it apart from the article by Nocerino > (2005)? > Thanks and regards a usual :-) > Yuval > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
