Re: the theorbo, were Brossard and Campion (7 or 8 on the petit jeu, single
strung) outliers as well? Maybe just by being French. r
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Martin Shepherd
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Hahahaha ! Good shot Roland ;-) !
Jean-Marie, a Brossard's and Campion's (+ a few others') countryman :-)
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Re: the theorbo, were Brossard and Campion (7 or 8 on the petit jeu, single
strung) outliers as well? Maybe just by being French. r
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By the way you forgot good old Mersenne in your short list !
Jean-Marie
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Hahahaha ! Good shot Roland ;-) !
Jean-Marie, a Brossard's and Campion's (+ a few others') countryman :-)
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Re: the theorbo, were Brossard and Campion (7 or 8 on the petit jeu, single
Absolutely, Chris - there were obviously some very idiosyncratic players
in the 17th century, and of course they weren't trying to do anything
historical. For us, in a totally different position, this is a reason
to be suspicious of all modern orthodoxies while being mindful of such
Dear Howard,
I think you mean unlikely rather than inconceivable. Tho' even this is
questionable: from the historical evidence it seems quite likely that
'NO historical players ever used single-strung archlutes''. Much in the
same way that players at the time would not have employed
Dear Chris, I'm not sure of what you mean by conservative: Piccinini is
as conservative as his fellow Frescobaldi...I play arciliuto (in
piccinini's acceptance) with short nails, no nail on the thumb, as
describe by P. : it works, as is dedillo ornament, which is very
efficient. As
Carpe diem!
A new video of Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
https://youtu.be/b1jw-5D_rG4
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On Jun 16, 2015, at 11:19 PM, Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk
wrote:
Dear Howard,
I think you mean unlikely rather than inconceivable.
Of course, you know what I mean better than I do myself, so thanks for
clarifying.
Tho' even this is questionable: from the historical
