[LUTE] Ornamental Lutes

2014-03-16 Thread Edward Chrysogonus Yong
dear collective wisdom, so i was asked to play continuo for a Händel Concerto Grosso and spent some time working it out. at the first rehearsal i discover that the continuo line is also being played by 3 violoncelli, an electronic harpsichord, and a double bass all 'playing out'. all of

[LUTE] Re: Ornamental Lutes

2014-03-16 Thread Bernd Haegemann
The projection topos comes to mind. Some lute players believe that - not minding the cello group, 12 trombones, electric harpsichord, double bass etc. , not to mention the rest of the Mahler orchestra - they can project their sound to some pretty girls in the 185th row ;-) B Am 16.03.2014

[LUTE] Re: Ornamental Lutes

2014-03-16 Thread Thomas Schall
looking pretty and busy doesn't sound the worst idea :-) this might impress the pretty girls in the 185th row more than the imagination of the magical sound haunting them. Thomas Am 16.03.2014 14:08, schrieb Bernd Haegemann: The projection topos comes to mind. Some lute players believe that

[LUTE] Re: Ornamental Lutes

2014-03-16 Thread Christopher Stetson
The closest I've come to this situation was being part of a Medieval tableau for the inaugural ball of Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis in 1975. A I was told not to actually play because Lionel Hampton was providing the real entertainment and they didn't want me to interfere with

[LUTE] Re: Ornamental Lutes

2014-03-16 Thread theoj89294
In the mid '80s, I was hired to play renaissance lute at some company's holiday party, and I was instructed to show up in costume (I had recently done a Twelfth Night in costume - and yes, there were tights). I arrived at the address and entered a large crowded party room with a disc jockey,

[LUTE] Re: Ornamental Lutes

2014-03-16 Thread Christopher Stetson
@trj: A fist bump. On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 12:36 PM, [1]theoj89...@aol.com wrote: In the mid '80s, I was hired to play renaissance lute at some company's holiday party, and I was instructed to show up in costume (I had recently done a Twelfth Night in costume - and yes,

[LUTE] St Patrick's Day (wire-strung guittar) Pocket Companion 1760

2014-03-16 Thread WALSH STUART
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[LUTE] Re: St Patrick's Day (wire-strung guittar) Pocket Companion 1760

2014-03-16 Thread Dan Winheld
Very good! Better than a keg of green California IPA. :-P Happy St. Patrick's Day Dan On 3/16/2014 3:51 PM, WALSH STUART wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd-VC7DN3rE Stuart --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.

[LUTE] Re: St Patrick's Day (wire-strung guittar) Pocket Companion 1760

2014-03-16 Thread Geoff Gaherty
On 2014-03-16, 7:54 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: Better than a keg of green California IPA. I never could understand green beer. Nor black lutes: http://schreinerlutesandguitars.blogspot.ca/2012/09/jauch-baroque-lute-black-lute.html Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario,

[LUTE] Re: St Patrick's Day (wire-strung guittar) Pocket Companion 1760

2014-03-16 Thread Dan Winheld
Ouch. Green beer only occurs once a year, a black lute is forever. Dan On 3/16/2014 5:23 PM, Geoff Gaherty wrote: On 2014-03-16, 7:54 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: Better than a keg of green California IPA. I never could understand green beer. Nor black lutes: