[LUTE] Re: Advice for a novelist.

2010-01-09 Thread Karen Hore
Dana responded: 'The inigo Jones productinos were largely at court for the court, and should not be taken as typical of the London Playhouse atmosphere, where women were not generally seen on stage, and I suspect not in the pit either. Such women as frequented the Globe and

[LUTE] Re: Nanki library on-line

2010-01-09 Thread T.Kakinami
Dear David and all, As Mr. David informed us, Music Materials, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra have been preserved are digital archived by Keio University, and introduced to the public as Nanki Music Library. http://note.dmc.keio.ac.jp/music-library/nanki/ Mr.Stewart reported that Robert

[LUTE] More from the novelist.

2010-01-09 Thread Christopher Stetson
Christopher Stetson 1/9/2010 10:26 AM Hi, Naomi, I see. I'm not sure why Munrow lists her as dying in 1586, probably just a mistake. I also realize that all my theorizing about what the instrument means in the portrait is based on the assumption that it was her choice to

[LUTE] Re: More from the novelist.

2010-01-09 Thread demery
Christopher Stetson 1/9/2010 10:26 AM Hi, Naomi, I see. I'm not sure why Munrow lists her as dying in 1586, probably just a mistake. lots of Sydneys, Mary is a very common christian name. Title of Lady is not always recorded in the death records. Most likely some other MS

[LUTE] Re: Advice for a novelist.

2010-01-09 Thread demery
There were women in the audience at public theatres. While the theatre was an excellent business opportunity for 'working girls' it wasn't devoid of respectable women of all classes. Not entirely sure it is fair to make a strong distinction between 'respectable' and 'working', some

[LUTE] Advice for a novelist.

2010-01-09 Thread Karen Hore
Dana responded: 'Not entirely sure it is fair to make a strong distinction between 'respectable' and 'working', some women were there to pick pocket, show-a-leg, or shill for some house in sou'ark; others to see the show with friends or family. Life for a single girl lacking

[LUTE] Re: Advice for a novelist.

2010-01-09 Thread damian dlugolecki
I think that it is important to make a distinction between the Public theaters like the Globe, the Rose etc which were largely outdoor theaters on the south side of the river; and the Private theaters, which were indoors in London itself. They represent distinctly different traditions of

[LUTE] Conradi Sonata

2010-01-09 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Dear all: the very first piece of music that I heard performed live on a baroque lute was Conradi's C Major Sonata played by Bob Barto at LSA in 2003. I've finally gotten the courage to take a crack at it. Here are 3 movements: Prelude:

[LUTE] Re: Conradi Sonata

2010-01-09 Thread Ed Durbrow
Wow! Really well done. Lots of taste and feeling. On Jan 10, 2010, at 6:27 AM, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Dear all: the very first piece of music that I heard performed live on a baroque lute was Conradi's C Major Sonata played by Bob Barto at LSA in 2003. I've finally

[LUTE] Re: Conradi Sonata

2010-01-09 Thread Franz Mechsner
A little observation: as a rule, all performances are commented with exalted praize only (Welldonewonderful...) plus silence on anything which might be improved or on which one might be of different opinion - in strong contrast to the discussions where we can learn so much from each