[LUTE] The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Roman Turovsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3506Ex097uY RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Edward Martin
That is awful. ed At 07:53 AM 10/4/2009, Roman Turovsky wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3506Ex097uY RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Jörg Hilbert
That’s why I quit playing the cello. Jörg Am 04.10.2009 um 14:53 schrieb Roman Turovsky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3506Ex097uY RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Nedmast2
If the composer's intent was to trigger our memories of sounds in nature - such as flocks of vocal birds and barking dogs - I would say he succeeded (at least in my case). But I prefer the natural sounds. Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Ron Fletcher
The final movement was met with rapturous applause... The performance was equal to that of an electronic pest-controller and is not recommended for those who shudder at the sound of fingernails on a blackboard. Ron (UK) -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread morgan cornwall
Even though all member of the trio intently they studied the score as they played, I couldn't help but notice small issues with their choice of phrasing (why chop up those long line into smaller phrases?). Too much showmanship and not enough value on the big picture. Their intonation was

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Robert Compton
I'm just hoping the audience didn't pay for this, I loved the pan across the crowd where they were either giggling or cringing. That is so hideous it's hilarious!! Good halloween soundtrack material. Polite applause at the end. Actually, Bart Hopkin in Musical instrument Design cites

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread wikla
On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:53:34 -0400, Roman Turovsky r.turov...@verizon.net wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3506Ex097uY Quite interesting piece and performance, indeed, but I must disagree with Roman: To me that piece really is not the reason to play lutes. Arto To get on or off this

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Roman Turovsky
It is, if you consider the larger culturological picture of modernity. RT - Original Message - From: wikla wi...@cs.helsinki.fi To: Lutelist lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:11 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:53:34 -0400,

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread wikla
Well, not every composer can be a new Anton Webern or Steve Reich. We have also those that are not so great. In every period, in every style. For distillation you need the stuff to be distilled. Arto On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:09:07 -0400, Roman Turovsky r.turov...@verizon.net wrote: It is, if you

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Roman Turovsky
EM revival in general was a reaction to this type of (neo)modernism. RT Well, not every composer can be a new Anton Webern or Steve Reich. We have also those that are not so great. In every period, in every style. For distillation you need the stuff to be distilled. Arto On Sun, 04 Oct 2009

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Lex van Sante
I had one too but the wheel came off. Lex Op 4 okt 2009, om 14:53 heeft Roman Turovsky het volgende geschreven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3506Ex097uY RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Ed Durbrow
Clearly that one guy is being embarrassed by the other two. His tone and technique are far superior. What's a star like that doing playing with those other losers? [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3506Ex097uY RT Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [2]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread Nedmast2
Yes, 1st bow definitely is a better player than 2nd bow and 3rd bow. But he's also got a much better sounding instrument. Probably from the golden age of styrofoam - the 1940s - and from the Dow Chemical factory. Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Looking for lute?

2009-10-04 Thread Nedmast2
To the guitarist who posted that he's looking for a lute, how about a vihuela? There are two for sale on the dartmouth lutes-for-sale page. A bit over $2000. Affordable? Ned -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-04 Thread David Rastall
On Oct 4, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote: EM revival in general was a reaction to this type of (neo)modernism. In that context, anything is possible. I knew a college professor back in the day who was a composer. He called his work radical-neo- post-diatonicism. The weird thing was