[LUTE] Re: THE IMPROVISING LUTENIST' : Chapters 1 to 9 free downloads

2017-05-17 Thread Rob MacKillop
Brilliant, Gilbert. Well organised, from learning the C major scale to jamming on Autumn Leaves in nine easy steps. I wish I'd had this in my early days of lute playing. Thanks for sharing it. Rob MacKillop > On 17 May 2017, at 18:03, Gilbert Isbin wrote: > > THE IMPROV

[LUTE] Re: Vocal Scores with Alfabeto

2017-04-11 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks! Rob On 11 April 2017 at 13:17, jean-michel Catherinot <[1]jeanmichel.catheri...@yahoo.com> wrote: [2]http://www.lib.utexas.edu/etd/d/2006/gavitoc11533/ gavitoc11533.pdf#page=3 very useful. Good luck Rob ! Le Samedi 8 avril 2017 11h43, Rob MacKillop <[3]

[LUTE] Re: Vocal Scores with Alfabeto

2017-04-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
Rocky Mjos has come to the rescue, with many fine scores from his Ning page. Well worth a visit. Thank you, Rocky! Rob On 8 April 2017 at 08:05, Rob MacKillop <[1]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes, I've noticed a conflict between an alfabeto chord and a bass cont

[LUTE] Re: Vocal Scores with Alfabeto

2017-04-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
a bit to make it conform > to the continuo bass and figures). > > David > > On Sat, 8 Apr 2017 at 08:28, Rob MacKillop <[1]robmackil...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Thanks, Lino. And thanks, David - though not quite what we are > looking for. > Consi

[LUTE] Re: Vocal Scores with Alfabeto

2017-04-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
gt; Try SPES Edition of Biagio Marini songs. Not modern edition but very clear > and effective since you have both continuo and alfabeto notation > > Best regards > Lino > > > -Message d'origine- > De : lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.ed

[LUTE] Vocal Scores with Alfabeto

2017-04-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
I'm on the hunt for scores for voice and baroque guitar alfabeto for a student, so preferably a modern edited edition. Any suggestions? Rob MacKillop To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: bass lute strings update

2017-03-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
Excellent. Congratulations, Mimmo. I like these strings. Rob MacKillop On 8 March 2017 at 07:53, Mimmo Peruffo <[1]mperu...@aquilacorde.com> wrote: Dear all, I have done the update version of these CD's they finally stretch less and slip on the nut very well

[LUTE] Re: No problems on my lute! Was: basses in octaves

2017-03-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
Very good video, Arto! Rob On 1 March 2017 at 15:29, Arto Wikla <[1]wi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: Hi lute gang and Bruno Bruno and others had problems in getting Aquila loaded nylgut CD and normal NNG strings work well in tune, when used as a pair fundamental-octave.

[LUTE] Re: planetary tuners

2017-02-11 Thread Rob MacKillop
I have them on a guitar. Wish I didn't. Well-fitting pegs are better. Rob On 11 February 2017 at 15:59, Roman Turovsky <[1]r.turov...@gmail.com> wrote: A question for the Collective Wisdom: Looking for opinions on planetary tuners for lutes or vihuelas, cautionary tales

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo repertoire arranged for archlute?

2017-02-10 Thread Rob MacKillop
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[LUTE] Re: Theorbo repertoire arranged for archlute?

2017-02-09 Thread Rob MacKillop
Check out the publications of Tree Editions. You'll find Robert de Visée pieces in Italian tuning. Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 9 Feb 2017, at 23:43, Peter Kwasniewski > wrote: > > My son is renting an archlute from the LSA. He just got it yesterday > and has been enjoying it immensely

[LUTE] Introduction to the Lute

2017-01-09 Thread Rob MacKillop
a couple of my guitar students, and now they are watching lute videos online, and asking interesting questions! Rob MacKillop -- References 1. https://youtu.be/rheANN8gpVo 2. http://www.melbay.com/Products/30589M/introduction-to-the-lute.aspx To get on or off this lis

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
> > -Messaggio originale- From: Jean-Marie Poirier > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2017 9:46 PM > To: Christopher Wilke ; Rob MacKillop ; 'Lute List' > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain > > The exact quotation from Mersenne is : > "...l

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
conds, that is still much longer than even the Savarez string. On 8 January 2017 at 22:26, howard posner <[1]howardpos...@ca.rr.com> wrote: > On Jan 8, 2017, at 12:55 PM, Rob MacKillop <[2]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So what are we to make of this

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
> Although my French is very poor, I've attempted to find it to no avail. >> >> Chris >> [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone >> >> On Sunday, January 8, 2017, 10:59 AM, Rob MacKillop >> wrote: >> >>Here's a very short video comparing

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
#x27;vne minute , c'est à dire pendant que Tartere du poux d'vn homme sain, ôc íàns émotion bat dix, ou vingt fois: de sorte qu'il ne reste qu'à remarquer combien de fois la chorde bat Tair dans vne seconde minute, pour sçauoir combien elle le frappe au

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
bout the 20 second sustain? Although my French is very poor, I've attempted to find it to no avail. Chris [2]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, January 8, 2017, 10:59 AM, Rob MacKillop <[3]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: Here's a very short video comparin

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
inly, Ph.D., P.E. Retired Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer EMail: [3]john.mardi...@asu.edu Cell: [4]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) But don't call the lab….I won't be there! On Jan 8, 2017, at 8:59 AM, Rob MacKillop <[5]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote:

[LUTE] Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
Here's a very short video comparing the sustain time of a new Aquila Loaded Nylgut string and a Savarez copper-wound nylon-silk core bass string. [1]https://youtu.be/8FVJMk_Xjv0 My ears hear better than the microphone, and the useable sustain on the Aquila string is 4 seconds, whi

[LUTE] Re: Baroque lute Tunings

2017-01-05 Thread Rob MacKillop
John, he just means tuning the bass notes, the diapasons, to the key of the piece. So, if a piece is in C major, the bass strings would be ABCDEFG. If the key is F, the bass strings would be ABbCDEFG, because Bb is in the key signature of F Major. Similarly, for G Major, the bass strings would b

[LUTE] Support My Lute Website

2017-01-02 Thread Rob MacKillop
Hello fellow lutars... My website [1]https://scottishlute.com is a free site. It's full name is The Scottish Lute Recording Project, and I have been recording the extant repertoire in mp3 form for free play. Each manuscript has its own page, with a SoundCloud player. You can play a

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

2016-11-04 Thread Rob MacKillop
Don't they have a big heavy bridge, the type used on ouds? Rob > On 4 Nov 2016, at 12:23, sterling price wrote: > > Hi John--I have had -4- of the Sandi lutes and I must say that they are > pretty great. Not just great for the price but great lutes. They do > need bigger frets and bette

[LUTE] Re: Francesco da Milano

2016-05-13 Thread Rob MacKillop
fine composer Francesco was. It's a beautiful morning, 6.50am. The sun is shining, and the birds are chirping, as is Francesco. Thank you for your efforts! Rob MacKillop On 13 May 2016 at 22:13, stephen arndt <[1]stephenwar...@verizon.net> wrote: Dear L

[LUTE] Re: John come kiss me now

2015-09-19 Thread Rob MacKillop
Paul O'Dette contacted me for copies of the two Scottish cittern manuscripts shortly before he made that recording. I faxed him pages from the Millar/Macalman and Robert Edwards mss, the latter of which includes John Come Kiss Me Nou. You can here my recording of it, and others from these two m

[LUTE] Re: What If A Day lyrics

2015-09-10 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks, all. I get the picture, and it's what I was thinking, but it could be clearer! Rob On 10 September 2015 at 13:15, Ron Andrico <[1]praelu...@hotmail.com> wrote: The text seems to play upon the correspondence of macrocosm / microcosm, a topic much discussed in Eli

[LUTE] What If A Day lyrics

2015-09-10 Thread Rob MacKillop
Does anyone have any idea what the following excerpt from What If A Day Or A Month Or A Year means? It has left me scratching my head... "Earthes but a point to the world, and a man Is but a point to the worlds compared centure: Shall then a point of a point be so vaine As to triumph in a seely p

[LUTE] 2 Lutes and 8-string Stauufer-style guitar FOR SALE

2015-08-23 Thread Rob MacKillop
, but more about them in a couple of days' time. Lots more videos on my website: [3]http://rmclassicalguitar.com/19th-century/ Rob MacKillop Edinburgh -- References 1. https://www.facebook.com/scot.tremblay 2. https://youtu.be/eCPDqNGpg8I?list=PL44932120F5F2066C

[LUTE] Re: No place to plant your little finger...

2015-08-15 Thread Rob MacKillop
I've played lute in a few situations where fret lights would have been most welcome! On 15 August 2015 at 18:37, Daniel F. Heiman <[1]heiman.dan...@juno.com> wrote: but it is almost as light as a lute. [1][2]https://youtu.be/n3g4j0ERp5M Daniel -- R

[LUTE] Re: Addendum

2015-07-21 Thread Rob MacKillop
Well said, young man! Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 21 Jul 2015, at 17:39, Ron Andrico wrote: > > I feel the need to add a clarifying remark my statement that "when a > service is free then YOU are the product." > This discussion list, hosted by Wayne Cripps and his servers, is in > f

[LUTE] Re: My web site

2015-07-04 Thread Rob MacKillop
Dear Monica, the web address you gave works, but I created for you an easier one to remember: http://monicahall.co.uk Best wishes, Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 4 Jul 2015, at 11:27, Monica Hall wrote: > > For those of you who are interested... > My web site - www.monicahall2.wordpress.com

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-02 Thread Rob MacKillop
eorbo. David *** David van Ooijen [1][2]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2][3]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On 1 July 2015 at 14:49, Rob MacKillop <[3][4]robmackil...@gmail.com>

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
;> buy the class, but an overview video is available: >> >> [1]http://youtu.be/u9oZ5Us0sfQ >> >> It would be really interesting to transfer his approach to the Dm > lute. >> One would really get to know the instrument and tuning well, and >> discover ma

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
nd Composer > www.christopherwilke.com > > > On Wed, 7/1/15, Rob MacKillop wrote: > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music > To: "Christopher Wilke" > Cc: "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" > Date: Wednesd

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
"influenced by mass" - I meant jazz! On 1 July 2015 at 15:51, Rob MacKillop <[1]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: Again, David, it's not about doing jazz or being influenced by mass. Steve just happens to be a jazz player. But he is on "our" territory,

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
. David On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Rob MacKillop <[1][2]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: I've long thought that there was something missing from the way most of us learn to play baroque music, whether on lute

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
the link below. Unfortunately, the samples their algorithm has selected don't include much of the improvisations mentioned above. [2]http://www.cdbaby.com/m/cd/christopherwilke12 Chris [3]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone At Jul 1, 2015, 8:53:14 AM, Rob MacKillop wrote: I'

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
finger is stuck in the land where notes don't live"!! > On Jul 1, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Rob MacKillop <[2]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: > >I've long thought that there was something missing from the way most of >us learn to play baroque

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
Not to forget the great Ted Greene: [1]http://youtu.be/Zkuo2384ZN4 Rob [2]www.robmackillop.net On 1 Jul 2015, at 13:49, Rob MacKillop <[3]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: I've long thought that there was something missing from the way most of us learn to p

[LUTE] Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
ould be used in improvising fugues or dance movements. I'd like to know your thoughts after watching the video. Rob MacKillop [2]www.robmackillop.net -- References 1. http://youtu.be/u9oZ5Us0sfQ 2. http://www.robmackillop.net/ To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: a missing saraband

2015-06-29 Thread Rob MacKillop
Talking of D Major tuning, quite a few really good pieces in Balcarres... Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 29 Jun 2015, at 19:53, Bernd Haegemann wrote: > > Dear Thomas, > > please find the piece here: > > http://www.lute-academy.be/docstore/temp/SARAB_REMAJ_DUFAUT.jpg > > > ! > Tuning . a

[LUTE] Re: Lute-learning resources for 10-year old?

2015-04-13 Thread Rob MacKillop
gt; Regards > > Joshua > > >> On Apr 13, 2015, at 13:19, Rob MacKillop wrote: >> >> I was sent this from a friend of a friend: >> 'Hi folks. Our 10yo has been given the loan of a lute by friends of >> ours. She has basic guitar knowledge and

[LUTE] Lute-learning resources for 10-year old?

2015-04-13 Thread Rob MacKillop
an't think of anything suitable, but I do recall seeing photos of kids playing the lute - so does anyone have or know of suitable material? Rob MacKillop -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Two Rob MacKillop CDs now Online

2015-03-18 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks for trying, Doug! That's why I did it. Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 18 Mar 2015, at 19:25, doug asherman wrote: > > Answers inline: > >> On 3/18/15 12:18 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: >> Yes, they do. I'm ok with it. Really. I'd rather talk and ent

[LUTE] Re: Two Rob MacKillop CDs now Online

2015-03-18 Thread Rob MacKillop
by or Bandcamp. > Does the record company own the albums? > >> On 3/18/15 11:30 AM, Rob MacKillop wrote: >>I don't know. I've had albums on a few companies, and some of them have >>gone to the wall, and not once have they ever informed the artists. So, >

[LUTE] Re: Two Rob MacKillop CDs now Online

2015-03-18 Thread Rob MacKillop
d it from youtube or soundcloud. So if you want it on your iPad or phone or computer, you can still pay for it.A Rob On 18 March 2015 at 18:23, howard posner <[1]howardpos...@ca.rr.com> wrote: On Mar 18, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Rob MacKillop <[2]robmackil...@gmail.com> w

[LUTE] Re: Two Rob MacKillop CDs now Online

2015-03-18 Thread Rob MacKillop
nt to, and I'll probably eventually get 20 pence :-) Rob On 18 March 2015 at 17:49, howard posner <[1]howardpos...@ca.rr.com> wrote: On Mar 18, 2015, at 9:55 AM, Rob MacKillop <[2]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: > These two albums are now out of print

[LUTE] Two Rob MacKillop CDs now Online

2015-03-18 Thread Rob MacKillop
sh -lute-and-cittern-music-by-rob-mackillop Cheers, Rob MacKillop Edinburgh -- References 1. https://soundcloud.com/robmackillop/sets/flowers-of-the-forrest-17th-century-scottish-lute-and-cittern-music 2. https://soundcloud.com/robmackillop/sets/the-healing-scottish-lute-and-c

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - musicality

2015-03-15 Thread Rob MacKillop
adian lute player started his musical life as a bluegrass banjo player Gustav Leonhardt - yes, THAT Gustav Leonhardt. According to Tom Berghan, Old Gusty informed him he was really into bluegrass, and toyed with a banjo when he had the time. There are probably more.A Rob MacKillop

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - musicality

2015-03-14 Thread Rob MacKillop
ily found/avialable via the google? He's a hero of mine > because of the 7 string business. Love my 7 string steel-string, and am > annoyed that my classical is only 6. > > DAN > >> On 3/14/2015 12:27 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: >> Can I call a halt to this now? I

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - musicality

2015-03-14 Thread Rob MacKillop
.com> wrote: > > A A Thanks, Ron, for your observations, and a hearty confirmation of > all > A A you say about Rob. > A A Be well, everyone, and keep playing. > A A Chris. > A A On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Rob MacKillop > A A <[1][2]robmackil...

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - musicality

2015-03-14 Thread Rob MacKillop
Ha. Thanks to Ron for that surprise. Right back at you, sir! Lang may your lum reek - long may there be smoke coming from your chimney :-) Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 14 Mar 2015, at 16:14, Rockford Mjos wrote: > > I also raise my glass to Rob — to his musicianship and countless > contrib

[LUTE] Re: some Dufault

2015-02-16 Thread Rob MacKillop
Beautiful playing, Thomas, of beautiful music. So, all is well with the world! Rob MacKillop On 16 February 2015 at 15:27, Thomas Walker <[1]twlute...@hotmail.com> wrote: A A Dear lute colleagues, A A Of late, Francois Dufault has grabbed my attention, and h

[LUTE] Re: from Lute to kanun

2015-02-09 Thread Rob MacKillop
That's the fellow. Rob [1]www.robmackillop.net On 9 Feb 2015, at 17:18, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <[2]fournier...@gmail.com> wrote: would it be this gentleman? [3]https://www.facebook.com/Musikanoun?ref=ts&fref=ts ? 2015-02-09 2:44 GMT-05:00 Rob MacKillo

[LUTE] Re: from Lute to kanun

2015-02-09 Thread Rob MacKillop
11:19 GMT-05:00 Chris Barker <[1][2]csbarker...@att.net>: A A A This link will not open on my computer. A A A Chris A A -Original Message- A A From: [2][3]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu A A [mailto:[3][4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf A A Of R

[LUTE] Re: from Lute to kanun

2015-02-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
Zamboni as you've never heard him before... Rob Hello I am a young tunisian musician, a Kanun player , I am passioned with baroc music and especially Lute music, in this link I present you an example of my playing method which consist to adapt baroc music works to be played on

[LUTE] Re: A Little Christmas Present

2014-12-21 Thread Rob MacKillop
Somebody give the man a large cigar! Well done, Stephen...as per usual :-) Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 21 Dec 2014, at 20:10, stephen arndt wrote: > > Dear Lute Friends, > > I invite you to listen to my recording of the fifty-six solo lute > pieces found in Louis de Moy, "Le petit b

[LUTE] Re: Identity Theft in Georgian London?

2014-12-16 Thread Rob MacKillop
website devoted to the instrument:A [1]http://scottishguittar.comA - there is much on the site already, and much more to come. Rob MacKillop On 16 December 2014 at 23:37, WALSH STUART <[2]s.wa...@ntlworld.com> wrote: I had a go at writing a sort of blog post using WordP

[LUTE] Re: more on the liuto attiorbato

2014-10-18 Thread Rob MacKillop
I just had a quick scan - will read the text later. It looks beautiful, but I can't get the sound file to play. I'm on an iMac, using Safari. Rob On 18 October 2014 16:06, Martin Shepherd <[1]mar...@luteshop.co.uk> wrote: Hi All, You can now see and hear more detail on th

[LUTE] Guittar

2014-09-23 Thread Rob MacKillop
Tangential interest for some here, perhaps: I've updated my website devoted to the 18th-century wire-strung "guittar" with notes on William Wilson's publication: [1]http://scottishguittar.com/publications/william-wilson/ Rob MacKillop -- Re

[LUTE] Re: Kickstarter campaign for "Courante" recording

2014-07-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
Pledged. Looking forward to not only hearing the recording, but to playing along as well. Great idea! Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 7 Jul 2014, at 19:23, "David Smith" wrote: > > Very nice project. Well worth contributing to. I hope you reach your goal > and encourage others to take a look a

[LUTE] Re: Giovanni Battista in Rowallen?

2014-06-10 Thread Rob MacKillop
There are many untitled pieces in Rowallan (not Rowallen). Is it one of these recordings:A [1]http://scottishlute.com/rowallan/ Rob On 11 June 2014 00:47, Leonard Williams <[2]arc...@verizon.net> wrote: A A A A I was playing through the Lute Society's Lutezine 109, Part

[LUTE] Re: New CD Giovanni Zamboni

2014-05-24 Thread Rob MacKillop
Very nice playing, Miguel. Can you place it on iTunes? The lute sounds beautiful. Please tell us more about it. Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 24 May 2014, at 21:48, Miguel de Olaso wrote: > > I am happy to announce that I have just released a new CD playing "Giovanni > Zamboni" on a double

[LUTE] Re: Besard's Novus Partus

2014-05-22 Thread Rob MacKillop
Wow. I'd love to hear that. Has anyone recorded with that set up? Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 22 May 2014, at 08:18, jean-michel Catherinot > wrote: > > I don't understand the text of Besard like that (nor Souris did, and he > explain that widely in his introduction of the CNRS Besard)

[LUTE] Re: 12 Course Lutes

2014-05-17 Thread Rob MacKillop
) has a number of sonatas requiring only 12 courses. Lots of interesting repertoire there. Rob www.robmackillop.net > On 17 May 2014, at 21:56, Christopher Wilke wrote: > > Rob, > > -------- >> On Sat, 5/17/14, Rob MacKillop wrote:

[LUTE] Re: 12 Course Lutes

2014-05-17 Thread Rob MacKillop
I used to have one. There is a lot of repertoire for it, though arguably none of it 'big' repertoire. There is a little bit in the Wemyss ms, Panmure 4, and there is a large number of German pieces - Reusner, for example: the printed pieces in his books are for eleven courses, but the hand-writt

[LUTE] Re: Catherine Liddell booklet notes

2014-05-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks to two anonymous donors, I now have two copies. I think that will suffice. One for each eye. Cheers, Rob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Catherine Liddell booklet notes

2014-05-12 Thread Rob MacKillop
I've just downloaded Catherine Liddell's "La Belle Voilee" from iTunes, but iTunes doesn't give you the booklet notes. Has anyone got a photocopy or PDF they could send me, or direct me to? There is nothing on her website. Rob www.robmackillop.net To get on or off this list see list informa

[LUTE] Re: Re: Re: 'Privé de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626.

2014-05-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks, Mathew! Much appreciated. Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Re: 'Privé de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626.

2014-05-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
Ignore my Gaultier reference - more confusion! On 7 May 2014 16:57, Rob MacKillop <[1]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: Just to clear up a little confusion...Peter Steur send a reference to it in Kremsmunster L81, and I hit Reply To All, but it never reached the Lute List. T

[LUTE] Re: Re: 'Privé de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626.

2014-05-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
st...@inrim.it> wrote: A A Hi Rob, A A I just happen to have a copy of this song in the Kremsmuenster A A manuscript L81, it's the Courante at the top. Hope this helps. A A Peter A A ---Messaggio originale--- A A Da: [3]Rob MacKillop A A Data: 07

[LUTE] Re: 'Privé de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626.

2014-05-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
manuscript L81, it's the Courante at the top. Hope this helps. Peter ---Messaggio originale--- Da: [3]Rob MacKillop Data: 07/05/2014 17:09:27 A: [4]LuteNet list Oggetto: [LUTE] 'Prive de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626. Can

[LUTE] 'Privé de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626.

2014-05-07 Thread Rob MacKillop
Can anyone send me, or direct me to, a copy of one song: 'Privé de duex beaux yeux', from Ballard's book of 1626? Much obliged. Rob MacKillop www.robmackillop.net To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Straloch Recordings

2014-05-01 Thread Rob MacKillop
I've added 17 tunes for 7c lute from the Straloch manuscript to my Scottish Lute Recording Project site:A [1]http://scottishlute.com/straloch/A There you will see a couple of images of Robert Gordon of Straloch, who, when he wasn't compiling the manuscript, was a contributor to Bl

[LUTE] Scottish Lute Recording Project

2014-04-28 Thread Rob MacKillop
e.com I used a 7c lute by Bill samson for the Rowallan pieces.A Aye, Rob MacKillop -- References 1. http://scottishlute.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Re: Rob MacKillop’s Scottish Art of Music Manuscript - text and musical examples online

2014-04-26 Thread Rob MacKillop
Update. I've made a video of four of the pieces, and added James' info regarding the online scores: [1]http://robmackillop.net/lute/the-art-of-music/ Cheers, Rob On 26 April 2014 09:18, Rob MacKillop <[2]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: A A James, t

[LUTE] Re: Rob MacKillop’s Scottish Art of Music Manuscript - text and musical examples online

2014-04-26 Thread Rob MacKillop
nd at its suitability for playing on the lute. Rob On 26 April 2014 09:02, James Kimbel <[1]jimkim...@gmail.com> wrote: Many thanks to Rob MacKillop for intabulating several beautiful pieces from the Anonymous Scottish Manuscript BM Add ms 4911 ("The Art of Musi

[LUTE] Re: The Art Of Music

2014-04-25 Thread Rob MacKillop
Wise man! ;-) Rob On 25 April 2014 10:02, Bernd Haegemann <[1]b...@symbol4.de> wrote: Thank you very much, Rob! I chose to use directly your variations in the fantasy :) best wishes Bernd -- References 1. mailto:b...@symbol4.de To get on or off this list

[LUTE] Re: The Art Of Music

2014-04-25 Thread Rob MacKillop
Correction: I said Greysteil was recorded in 2007 - not so: 1997. Rob On 25 April 2014 08:15, Rob MacKillop <[1]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: A A The Art of MusicA is a 16th-centuryA Scottish manuscript with the aim A A of teaching the rules of music to stude

[LUTE] The Art Of Music

2014-04-25 Thread Rob MacKillop
et/lute/the-art-of-music/A Rob MacKillop -- References 1. http://robmackillop.net/lute/the-art-of-music/ 2. http://robmackillop.net/lute/the-art-of-music/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Video Performance - 5c lute

2014-04-23 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks, Sean, and also Geoff. Glad you like it. I love the control you can get with two-part music. Who needs a 6th course! Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Video Performance - 5c lute

2014-04-23 Thread Rob MacKillop
s ever. A A David A A *** A A David van Ooijen A A [1][2]davidvanooi...@gmail.com A A [2][3]www.davidvanooijen.nl A A *** A A On 23 April 2014 23:22, Rob MacKillop <[3][4]robmackil...@gmail.com&g

[LUTE] Re: Wolfenbüttel Lute Tablature - 15th century - possibly the earliest lute tablature

2014-04-23 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks, James. Marc has done some great work there.A Rob On 23 April 2014 18:36, James Kimbel <[1]jimkim...@gmail.com> wrote: The recent discussion here about 5 course lutes reminded me that Marc Lewon recently published several articles on his blog about the pieces in the

[LUTE] Video Performance - 5c lute

2014-04-23 Thread Rob MacKillop
Following up on my recent post asking for info regarding the 5c lute, here is a video of me playing the six Ricercars Over Genevan Psalm Tunes by Christoph Dalitz. I think these are really interesting pieces, and I introduce each one with a short quotation from the relevant psalm.

[LUTE] Re: 5c

2014-04-20 Thread Rob MacKillop
too. > > s > > > On Apr 19, 2014, at 11:20 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: > > A big subject, is what it is! It counters an argument and assumptions > some have made, that the Renaissance started in Italy, and then spread > northwards. I did an Oxford University

[LUTE] Re: 5c

2014-04-20 Thread Rob MacKillop
> > On Apr 19, 2014, at 11:20 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: > > A big subject, is what it is! It counters an argument and assumptions > some have made, that the Renaissance started in Italy, and then spread > northwards. I did an Oxford University online course on the subject, &g

[LUTE] Re: 5c

2014-04-19 Thread Rob MacKillop
what comes up.A Rob On 20 April 2014 07:12, Sean Smith <[1]lutesm...@mac.com> wrote: What is this "Northern Renaissance", Rob? Sean On Apr 19, 2014, at 11:05 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: A Thanks for the replies. I hadn't given much thought to using a quil

[LUTE] Re: 5c

2014-04-19 Thread Rob MacKillop
Thanks for the replies. I hadn't given much thought to using a quill, seeing it as more of a 4c lute technique, but I realise I am wrong in that. Both techniques were used on the 5c. I like improvising, so having the ability to do so over a tenor is something I'd like to work up.A

[LUTE] 5c

2014-04-19 Thread Rob MacKillop
up to speed on all things 5c... It is tuned to f sharp (440 pitch) but could go up to g quite easily. Rob MacKillop www.robmackillop.net To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Meet a relative - Tanbur

2014-02-13 Thread Rob MacKillop
os of some masters who really do know how to play it, can be found on my website: [2]http://robmackillop.net/tanbur/ Rob MacKillop Edinburgh -- References 1. http://youtu.be/onwPFBz6WBc 2. http://robmackillop.net/tanbur/ To get on or off this list see list informati

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-09 Thread Rob MacKillop
My understanding is that he wrote in in the years 1938-41. I'm in the middle of recording sections from it (all repetitive but useful exercises) for my website, [1]www.RobMacKillop.net I'm keeping away from his monumental Harmonic Mechanisms! Rob On 9 December 2013 08:05, David v

[LUTE] Re: Pass

2013-12-08 Thread Rob MacKillop
Some of it is expected to be played with a plectrum/pick, but much of it is either dedicated fingerstyle or can be played fingerstyle. Rob MacKillop On 8 December 2013 10:14, WALSH STUART <[3]s.wa...@ntlworld.com> wrote: On 08/12/2013 08:18, Ed Durbrow wrote: I keep for

[LUTE] Re: chord fingering

2013-09-09 Thread Rob MacKillop
I only ever use just the first finger for the first fret. Aim for the middle... Rob On 9 September 2013 11:56, William Samson <[1]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: I would like to know too :) I think the answer is a partial barree with the first finger, avoiding

[LUTE] Re: Bream

2013-09-04 Thread Rob MacKillop
forums/showthread.php?t09016 Stephen On 4 Sep 2013, at 12:10, Rob MacKillop wrote: Any news on Bream's health? I got an announcement of Facebook that Bream had died, then another saying it was just a rumour, and he hasn't...Very annoying!! I would

[LUTE] Bream

2013-09-04 Thread Rob MacKillop
Any news on Bream's health? I got an announcement of Facebook that Bream had died, then another saying it was just a rumour, and he hasn't...Very annoying!! I would really like to know! Anyone know anything with certainty? Rob -- To get on or off this list see list information

[LUTE] Re: All this talk of other instruments

2013-08-29 Thread Rob MacKillop
Yes, Gary. Thanks. Rob On 29 August 2013 07:48, gary <[1]magg...@sonic.net> wrote: You probably are familiar with this, but Bob Thornburg at [2]gourdbanjo.com is building early gourd banjos that use gut strings. Gary On 2013-08-28 04:22, Rob MacKillop

[LUTE] Re: All this talk of other instruments

2013-08-28 Thread Rob MacKillop
banjo, it sounds good with nylon strings. Aquila, I assume? Chris. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Rob MacKillop <[2]robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: Oh, I see. Because I'm Scottish, you make jokes about bagpipes and Nessie. Well done, Louis.

[LUTE] Re: Scottish

2013-08-27 Thread Rob MacKillop
No problem. Clearly my mistake. Apologies. You wouldn't believe how many emails I get with stupid jokes about Scottish people. Why people think I would be interested in such things, I just don't know. On 27 August 2013 16:05, Louis Aull <[1]aul...@comcast.net> wrote: Rob,

[LUTE] Re: All this talk of other instruments

2013-08-27 Thread Rob MacKillop
Oh, I see. Because I'm Scottish, you make jokes about bagpipes and Nessie. Well done, Louis. Thanks for your intelligent contribution. Rob On 27 August 2013 14:46, Louis Aull <[1]aul...@comcast.net> wrote: Cello-banjo sounds great, but wait till you hear my bagpipe tuba.

[LUTE] Re: All this talk of other instruments

2013-08-27 Thread Rob MacKillop
Len I assume you haven't been able to follow my link? I'm playing a cello banjo - four strings tuned like a cello, at the same pitch. Bela Fleck is very good, but I'm not a fan of his baroque playing, and it is nothing like my approach. My banjo playing has two paths, if you like:

[LUTE] Re: All this talk of other instruments

2013-08-26 Thread Rob MacKillop
> >At 07:50 AM 8/26/2013, Rob MacKillop wrote: > >And no one mentioned: > >[1][2]http://youtu.be/ZwUFtTeDNDI > >Interesting baroque aesthetic, don't you think? > >;-) > >Rob > > > >-- > >

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