Well, that's a truly flattering firing :-) Francesco
> -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: [email protected] <lute-arc@new-old- > mail.cs.dartmouth.edu> Per conto di Frank A. Gerbode, M.D. > Inviato: lunedì 18 novembre 2019 16:17 > A: [email protected] > Oggetto: [LUTE] Re: historically accurate concerts > > I had a gig in an art gallery a few years ago. I got fired after awhile, > because > people were paying too much attention to me and not enough to the art! > > --Sarge > > On 11/18/2019 05:48, Tristan von Neumann wrote: > > Here's one thought: > > > > Lute concerts are often given in large halls or churches, though they > > are not really attracting a huge crowd. > > > > Huge crowds are also not really the setting in which lutenists > > florished back then. > > > > > > Recently, I had been invited to play the lute at a 30something > > birthday party on saturday night, a crowd of about 40 people max. Not > > one of the guests had probably ever heard Renaissance music. > > > > The host assured me that he wanted this and would deny any requests > > for other music from the stereo. > > > > It was a two bedroom late 1800s apartment with 11.5 ft./3.50m ceilings > > and all doors were open, I played in a 215 sqft/20 m² room where I sat > > on a chair in the corner at a table lit with a lamp. > > > > So I played straight from my 500+ p. book (message me if you are > > interested in my selection), for about 8 hours (it actually felt more > > like two). > > > > There was no programme, I just selected pieces on the fly according to > > "room temperature". There were sight-reading glitches, but no one > > noticed or cared. > > > > The reactions were very positive and no one complained about the music > > though most of the people normally listened to house, electro and > > other non-early musical styles. > > > > The music was described as: > > > > * never annoying > > > > * with a huge range of emotions > > > > * very pleasant for conversation > > > > * very interesting to listen to if you care to come close > > > > * filling the whole apartment (!) > > > > This was probably a setting more historically accurate than listening > > to French chanson intabulations in a church. > > > > The acoustics were perfect for a full and clear sound. > > > > > > I found this house concert situation very pleasing. You need to say > > goodbye to silence though. But having conversations to lute music is a > > whole other experience, as is playing lute for people not consciously > > listening most of the time. > > > > You end up with two or three people sitting closer and listening, the > > rest enjoying the atmosphere. > > > > I would highly recommend this experience. > > > > > > What are your experiences with house concerts? Has anyone ever played > > in the background? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > -- > Frank A. Gerbode, M.D. ([email protected]) > 11132 Dell Ave > Forestville, CA 95436-9491 > Home phone: 707-820-1759 > Website: http://www.gerbode.net > "The map may not be the territory, but it's all we've got."
