Rowallan

2003-10-10 Thread José-Luis Rojo
_The Rowallan Manuscript: Edinburgh University Library, Laing III 487_ transcribed by Wayne Cripps (Fort Worth: Lyre Music Press, 1995). It is a beautifully produced edition. Pen and ink drawings by Kay Crane of scenes from Scotland fill what would have been blank spaces to prevent undue

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Matanya Ophee
At 02:24 PM 10/10/2003 +0200, arielabramovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the beginning, I find morally unacceptable the = trading and private ownership of rights over the artistic-intelectual = production of someone who died centuries ago. Minkoff has nothing to do = with Vallet's efforts, and

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread arielabramovich
Dear all, I think I had too much. Mr. MO's comedy is simply too much for me, although I've learned interesting things from him, like the fact that in South America no one starves to death... how good the tax payers are. What a nice and generous world the one you built in your own

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Matanya Ophee
At 06:00 PM 10/10/2003 +0200, arielabramovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, I think I had too much. But you keep coming for more... I'll ignore your comments about Marxist's propaganda. even better: I'll ignore the whole email, and your existence. That's your

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Peter Paeffgen
At 19:04 10.10.2003, Eugene Braig wrote: Maybe I'm a touch naive, but I find this debate on the use of printed music aimless and a bit silly. The whole whole thing very simply should be reduced to: -if an activity is legal, feel free to do it (if its morality is suspect, you're old enough to

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Matanya Ophee
At 01:17 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky I got it. Must be the pimp. Reread: We all understand that MO sermon on morality is equivalent to one given on chastity by a professional whore. What's questioned is your immaculate business practices, specifically: procurement of materials. Ch'ja b

swan neck vs. bass rider

2003-10-10 Thread Michael Thames
Mathias, I just used the term bass rider as the same as his so called Gallant lute, there was no reference to bass rider in the letter. Your right as far as saying there is no PROOF that Weiss didn't use nails, but there is a quote somewhere ( I'll try to find it) about the crass sound

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Eugene Braig
At 07:38 PM 10/10/2003 +0200, arielabramovich wrote: This is again, a matter of values. If I believe that any law is unfair, apart from trying to change that, I would consider breaking them as well, if I believe that would help to bring a substantial change in the direction pointed by my moral

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
I will discreetly limit myself to relay that your reputation 'round Moscow is that of a shyster and shiromyzhnik [sic!]. RT At 01:17 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky I got it. Must be the pimp. Reread: We all understand that MO sermon on morality is equivalent to one given on chastity by a

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Matanya Ophee
At 08:16 PM 10/10/2003 +0200, Peter Paeffgen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good reliable reprints are expensive, Matanya, that's for sure. I know that. One facsimile I did, in half tone, the Swan Manuscript from St. Petersburg, cost me over $16,000 to produce. In 1994. I sold a grand total of 135

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread arielabramovich
Dear Eugene, definitively we can have an exchange of opinions without forgetting our = manners. I've never been rude to anyone before I was attacked. =20 =20 =20 This is a point upon which we will have to differ; I hope we can do so = civilly. Of course, in knowingly breaking

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread JEdwardsMusic
Hello all, I find this discussion very interesting, so I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth. I'm a professional musician and private teacher of guitar and lute. In a sense the real issue is a moral one, because I don't think anyone is really making much money playing lute, or selling

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Eugene Braig
At 03:25 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky wrote: material. Access to printed lute music is not an unalienable human right. Like it or not, music is not bread...or freedom. To some it's both. Of course, you are correct...to a certain degree. But again, I was not trying to address the

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
I will discreetly limit myself to relay that your reputation 'round Moscow is that of a shyster and shiromyzhnik [sic!]. In that case, you resort to slander by innuendo, since you will not say exactly who in Moscow said anything about me, and how reliable that opinion was. Obviously, you

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
You're right Roman, I shouldn't waist a single second with this Clinton's fan. Actually Bill doesn't deserve this. I always liked Clinton, AND he plays sax, and has joie de vivre. RT

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread arielabramovich
Dear J E, thanks for your observations, but I'm affraid you're = making a partial interpretation of my words and logic. I've never told Minkoff that I'm poor, and that they = should give the whole lute books of their catalogue for free. I'm just

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Matanya Ophee
At 10:01 PM 10/10/2003 +0200, arielabramovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The whole = political discussion came because of some very particularly agressive = messages posted by MO. In other words, since you had no reasonable retort on the merits of the issue, you brought in world politics.

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
At 04:08 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will discreetly limit myself to relay that your reputation 'round Moscow is that of a shyster and shiromyzhnik [sic!]. In that case, you resort to slander by innuendo, since you will not say exactly who in Moscow said

RE: looking for a lutar - forwarded

2003-10-10 Thread Ron Fletcher
An Elizabethan lutarist? Eugene wrote: I also understand that the members of a modern Elizabethan reenactment group might not be inspired to take up a more proper lute out of sole interest in the lute, which may very well be misguided motivation (not to mention an expensive investment of both

Re: MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Roman Turovsky
At 03:25 PM 10/10/2003 -0400, Roman Turovsky wrote: material. Access to printed lute music is not an unalienable human right. Like it or not, music is not bread...or freedom. To some it's both. Of course, you are correct...to a certain degree. But again, I was not trying to address

MO's attacks

2003-10-10 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Ariel, You may be unaware, but Matanya Ophee publishes lute facsimiles, just as Minkoff and SPES do. You may not like what he says, but when you insist on saying that photocopying facsimiles is acceptable, he has every right to feel aggrieved. He is responsible (amongst other things) for

Concert announcement

2003-10-10 Thread Sal Salvaggio
To those in the Philadelphia Area Salvatore Salvaggio Lute and Baroque Guitar French Baroque Suites by Grenerin, Campion + De Visee/ Fantasias, Ayres and Dances for lute by da Milano, Dowland and others Date + time: Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003 3 pm Location: Settlement Music School Mary

Another Concert Announcement

2003-10-10 Thread Jessica Gould
And if you are in the NYC area tomorrow afternoon... Fireworks: Gems of the English and Italian Baroque Cesti, Handel, Matteis, Piccinini, Purcell, Rossi Simpson Jessica Gould, soprano Lucas Harris, lute baroque guitar Carlene Stober, viola da gamba For more details, see