Dear Anthony,
Thank you for this. In essence all I'm suggesting is that we should
look at the evidence of what size and sort (eg barring) of instrument
was used for a particular repertoire and then see what sounds result,
rather than starting from the sort of sound we personally
Dear baroque lutenists,
in the ms. Barbe there is an interesting piece Le Perier de Mouton (p.
224-225). Does anyone have some information of that piece? Do you think
it is a (strange) Chaconne? What could be the reference Le Perier?
Some person or incident?
According to Peter's (wonderful)