[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Balcarres Ms.

2007-12-09 Thread Edward Martin
That would be yummy! I would love to have that edition. ed At 01:56 PM 12/9/2007 -0800, Stephen Arndt wrote: Dear Lutelist, I searched the archives this morning and saw that on 11/19/04 Stewart McCoy had written that Matthew Spring, who was editing the Balcarres Ms. was expecting the proofs

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Balcarres Ms.

2007-12-09 Thread sterling price
Hey this reminds me that I heard a similar story a few years ago about Lord Herbert of Cherbury's lute book being published soon. Anyone know the story on that? Sterling - Original Message From: Stephen Arndt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, December

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Balcarres Ms.

2007-12-09 Thread Taco Walstra
On Monday 10 December 2007 00:50, sterling price rattled on the keyboard: Hey this reminds me that I heard a similar story a few years ago about Lord Herbert of Cherbury's lute book being published soon. Anyone know the story on that? Sterling and I've an email from minkoff about saizenay: As

[LUTE] Re: transposing archlute

2007-12-09 Thread Martyn Hodgson
As I said, I wished to point out that the picture on pitch was far from simplistic even within one region. However I really don't think I should need, or indeed bother, to duplicate the journals and other published work on pitch - do you? MH howard posner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Anthony Hind
aroslaw I don't think we are in complete disagreement, perhaps not in disagreement at all, although our individual taste for a type of music might be slightly different. I can't answer all the points you make, although I would like to. I did make a distinction between

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Roman Turovsky
From: Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] I did make a distinction between performer/composers, who compose ON the instrument (seeking out its potential); for these, i feel, authenticity in stringing is particularly important); Is that a gut feeling of yours? Having spent the last 20 years on

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Jaroslav Sorry for clipping your name, in my last message, just a few other words. But most of us know what the real piano is, so we either love it or hate it. The problem with the lute is that we are not quite sure what it really was in past. Then we are left with two possibilities: 1/

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Roman Why should you? That was not my point at all. If you are composing on any instrument, you are probably experimenting with the sounds you can obtain with that instrument, as it is at the present moment. You might want to search for a different tonal presentation and change your

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Thank you David, in my last message to Roman, I was quoting from memory, what you had quoted to me from memory from Toyohiko Satoh. My memory being not quite what it was, I am pleased that the gist seems to be about right. Regards Anthony Le 9 déc. 07 à 16:06, LGS-Europe a écrit :

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Alexander Batov
On Sunday, December 09, 2007 3:06 PM LGS-Europe[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .. Nails/no nails have a similar effect on compositions; guitar players may notice differences between Giuliani and Sor resulting from their use/no use of nails. (Hmm, authentic Lobos on gut. ;-) ) It'll take one good

[LUTE] baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread Nigel Solomon
Any ideas for pieces with baroque lute (13-course) and treble recorder? Most of the chamber music repertoire seems to be for flute/violin + Cello + lute. Nigel To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread Roman Turovsky
WHy not ask this on the Baroque List??? RT - Original Message - From: Nigel Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:48 AM Subject: [LUTE] baroque lute + recorder Any ideas for pieces with baroque lute (13-course) and treble recorder?

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread howard posner
When I met Toyohiko in 1982, he was using nylon trebles that he twisted (with a small manual drill) to increase their density and make them more like gut. I tried it for a while; more trouble than it was worth. On Dec 9, 2007, at 7:06 AM, LGS-Europe wrote: I once asked Toyohiko Satoh

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Roman Turovsky
From: Anthony Hind [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should you? That was not my point at all. If you are composing on any instrument, you are probably experimenting with the sounds you can obtain with that instrument, as it is at the present moment. Certainly not. You might want to search for a different

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Alexander Batov
- Original Message - From: LGS-Europe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 4:19 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings Perhaps OT on the lute-list either way, but I mentioned Sor and Giuliani, not baroque guitar music. OK, you can

[LUTE] Re: Diapason strings in Sibelius lute tab

2007-12-09 Thread Mathias Rösel
They are usually written as arabic numbers: 7, 8, 9 often with x for 10, ii for 11 etc. V for 11, that is? -- Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Alexander Batov
- Original Message - From: howard posner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lute Net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 4:07 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings When I met Toyohiko in 1982, he was using nylon trebles that he twisted (with a small manual drill) to

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute pitch

2007-12-09 Thread David Rastall
On Dec 8, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Edward Martin wrote: I certainly can use a gut treble, but I must lower the pitch of the treble. Hi Ed, I'm not entirely sure what you mean here. On a Baroque lute in 415: do you mean simply lessening the string tension by loosening the string to lower the

[LUTE] Re: transposing archlute

2007-12-09 Thread howard posner
Martyn Hodgson wrote: In some usages Rome pitch was considerably higher than current A440 I wrote: This is tantalizing (assuming you're talking about 17th-century Rome). Where in Rome was pitch high? And who documented it? On Dec 9, 2007, at 12:12 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: As I said, I

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Jarosław Lipski
Anthony, No, no, obviously this is not a disagreement. I never said I like plastic or that it doesn't matter what strings we use. It's just that I have a little bit an adventurous spirit and I take nothing for granted. I have to be convinced by experience. So in this case the only thing I

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute pitch

2007-12-09 Thread Edward Martin
At 12:17 PM 12/9/2007 -0500, David Rastall wrote: On Dec 8, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Edward Martin wrote: I certainly can use a gut treble, but I must lower the pitch of the treble. Hi Ed, I'm not entirely sure what you mean here. On a Baroque lute in 415: do you mean simply lessening the string

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute pitch

2007-12-09 Thread Mathias Rösel
Nigel Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: What pitch do people tune their baroque lutes to? Baroque lutes tend to be anywhere between 68-75 cm, which is a wide range. Does everyone use a' 415 or higher or lower? Depends on purpose. I use the swanneck for continuo, also, so I have it at a' =

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread Mathias Rösel
Nigel Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Any ideas for pieces with baroque lute (13-course) and treble recorder? I seem to remember there is a concerto for lute and flauto dolce by Baron. -- Mathias To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: transposing archlute

2007-12-09 Thread David Tayler
Although I am in the minority on pitch, I feel that the so called pitch of the organ is not relevant, as they used a transposing system through the 17th century and in to Bach's time. The idea that the actual key on the keyboard is A is the same as saying that the top string on the lute is G (or

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread Edward Martin
Yes, there is a concerto for lute recorder in d minor. It is a fun piece! ed At 06:53 PM 12/9/2007 +, Mathias Rösel wrote: Nigel Solomon [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Any ideas for pieces with baroque lute (13-course) and treble recorder? I seem to remember there is a concerto for

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread howard posner
On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:42 AM, Edward Martin wrote: Yes, there is a concerto for lute recorder in d minor. It is a fun piece! And another by Baron in G, no? -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread Jose Luis Rojo
Yes, interesting Duetto too, but it is for Traverso and out of the recorder scale. Duetto =E0 Liuto e Traverso (Biblioth=E8que Royale - Bruxelles) Best wishes, JL El 09/12/2007, a las 20:47, howard posner escribio: On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:42 AM, Edward Martin wrote: Yes, there is a

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread Edward Martin
Yes, 2 more by Baron in G major, but they are for lute flute, not lute flauto dolce (recorder). ed At 11:47 AM 12/9/2007 -0800, howard posner wrote: On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:42 AM, Edward Martin wrote: Yes, there is a concerto for lute recorder in d minor. It is a fun piece! And

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread howard posner
On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:51 AM, Jose Luis Rojo wrote: Yes, interesting Duetto too, but it is for Traverso and out of the recorder scale. But perhaps playable on a voice flute or tenor recorder? -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: baroque lute + recorder

2007-12-09 Thread Jose Luis Rojo
The lowest note in this work is D5 and the highest is C7. JL El 09/12/2007, a las 21:05, howard posner escribio: On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:51 AM, Jose Luis Rojo wrote: Yes, interesting Duetto too, but it is for Traverso and out of the recorder scale. But perhaps playable on a voice flute or

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Le 9 déc. 07 à 17:19, LGS-Europe a écrit : I wrote: Back to lute music: Anthony stated that he feels closer to a gut player/composer who wrote his music on his gut-strung lute, if I may be so free as to summarize his undoubtedly lengthy arguments so boldy. I sympathise with that

[LUTE] Re: Swanneck + loaded strings

2007-12-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Jaroslaw Le 9 déc. 07 à 19:08, Jarosław Lipski a écrit : Anthony, No, no, obviously this is not a disagreement. I never said I like plastic or that it doesn't matter what strings we use. It's just that I have a little bit an adventurous spirit and I take nothing for granted.

[LUTE] Breaking point of gut

2007-12-09 Thread Richard Corran
While I am not trying to set the optimum pitch of any particular lute, I think some of your postings are a little too pessimistic about what can be achieved in gut. I've been using treble strings bought from Sofracob and I find that:- 1. A 10 course lute in renaissance tuning with string