[LUTE] Re: [english 100%] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-11 Thread chriswilke
Roman, And stepwise from the fifth course on down? This would give Mr. Falckenhagen's thumb a bass of A, turning his C major chord into an Am7. A rather improbable and tasteless sonority for anyone wishing to be depicted as a galant gentilhomme. Chris --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Roman

[LUTE] Re: [english 100%] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-11 Thread Roman Turovsky
that is if you can guarantee that Adamo's middle finger is actually pressing on the strings. Considering that he had to pose for at least 10 minutes (if not an hour or 2) in that position - I wouldn't be too sure. RT - Original Message - From: chriswi...@yahoo.com To: Karl-L. Eggert

[LUTE] Re: [english 100%] Re: Erzlaute

2009-07-11 Thread chriswilke
Roman, In that case he would have fingered the chord with the much more graceful looking 1 and 2 or barre. Chris --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Roman Turovsky r.turov...@verizon.net wrote: From: Roman Turovsky r.turov...@verizon.net Subject: [LUTE] Re: [english 100%] Re: Erzlaute To:

[LUTE] Re: A new CD by Angelo Barricelli

2009-07-11 Thread Roman Turovsky
http://www.chitarraedintorni.eu/From_Borderlands_cd_eventi.htm 2 ukrocentric pieces by yours truly (in guitar transcriptions) have apparently been included in FROM BORDERLANDS, an excellent new CD by Angelo Barricelli! Evviva! RT http://www.chitarraedintorni.eu/From_Borderlands_cd_eventi.htm

[LUTE] The Galliard

2009-07-11 Thread Nedmast2
Do we know approximately what the tempo of the Galliard was when danced? And what, customarily, is the relationship between that and the tempo when played as a solo instrumental piece? Ned __ Looking for love

[LUTE] Re: The Galliard

2009-07-11 Thread howard posner
On Jul 11, 2009, at 12:33 PM, nedma...@aol.com wrote: Do we know approximately what the tempo of the Galliard was when danced? Not really. We can only guess, based on what we know of the dance. The best way to judge is to try the dance yourself, which, in the case of the galliard, will

[LUTE] Re: The Galliard

2009-07-11 Thread chriswilke
Ned, Discouragingly fast. The dance involves a jump which can only be taken so slow before it turns into a shuffle with all the grace of a walrus playing football. (Scholars are still in disagreement about whether the football in question is American or European and if the walruses

[LUTE] Re: The Galliard

2009-07-11 Thread Nedmast2
Thanks, Chris and Howard - I like your answers. I must admit that my curiosity will not be sufficient to motivate me to learn the dance ( I attended dancing classes in elementary school, and haven't liked dancing since! ) but your reasons for the dance possibly becoming a bit

[LUTE] Re: The Galliard

2009-07-11 Thread Franz Mechsner
Thanks for this lively and intersting discussion. i wonder if there are no books or articles that describe he needed resarch here in a readable and reasonable way thus one can draw one's conclusions. obviously, the issue is complicated - as always... but one should certainly deal with

[LUTE] Re: The Galliard

2009-07-11 Thread Franz Mechsner
sorry for the many language and spelling errors in my last mail... i wrote it with the cat on y lap and forgot editing... if this is kind of an excuse... franz __ From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of Franz

[LUTE] Re: The Galliard

2009-07-11 Thread David Tayler
It isn't complicated, there is no known tempo for purely instrumental galliards. Have fun! dt At 10:38 PM 7/11/2009, you wrote: Thanks for this lively and intersting discussion. i wonder if there are no books or articles that describe he needed resarch here in a readable and