Let's see, Bach owned a lute, but didn't play it. Probably used it for
a planter.
In all seriousness, this argument hinges on the idea of an urtext,
which is simply not tenable for a composer who arranged and rearranged
his own works as well as the works of other composers. We don't know
how Bach--and others--played this music, but the lautenwerk, the organ,
clavichord, lute, archlute, gallichon, all possibilities.
Certainly a lute player might have come up with a scordatura that would
be quite fabulous, and they of course sound great on the lautenwerk.
Classic example? Toccata and fugue is really not by Bach and also for
the violin. OK, or it really is by Bach and sounds great on the organ.
The consistent model is that Bach composed for instruments in his
house--the viol, the lute, the harpsichord, the lautenwerk, the violin,
viola, and so on, as well as many other instruments.
And while I think it is more likely, even very likely, that these
pieces are for lautenwerk, it is quite possible that someone someday
will play them on some kind of lute perfectly. Without 2000 edits :)
Add virtuoso, rinse, take the repeats.
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From: William Samson <willsam...@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Luca Manassero <l...@manassero.net>; "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu"
<lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wed, April 25, 2012 7:01:08 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Bach's Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted
I won't believe it until it appears on Mythbusters :)
Bill
From: Luca Manassero <[1]l...@manassero.net>
To: [2]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 14:37
Subject: [LUTE] Bach's Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted
An interesting post:
[1][1][3]http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-
thi
s-m
yth-is-busted-part-i/
Luca
References
1.
[2][4]http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-thi
s-m
yth-is-busted-part-i/
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References
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[6]http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-this-m
2.
[7]http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-this-m
yth-is-busted-part-i/
3. [8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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1. mailto:l...@manassero.net
2. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
3. http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-thi
4. http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-this-m
5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
6. http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-this-m
7.
http://www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/2012/04/bachs-lute-suites-this-myth-is-busted-part-i/
8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
