[LUTE] Re: Robert Spencer Collection

2010-02-06 Thread Christopher Stetson
Is this the one: [1]http://www.klassiskgitar.net/massys-joyful.html ? Yes, they look like a fun group. That isn't what your rehearsals look like, Monica? BTW, from the size, fretting, and style of head, I'd say it's more likely an unusually shaped cittern. Looks like she's

[LUTE] Attaignant online?

2010-02-06 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all. Does anyone know of an online source for Pierre Attaignant, Tres Breve et Familiere Introduction, including the arrangements for lute and voice? Thanks, Chris. -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Switching between gut strings and synthetics?

2010-01-30 Thread Christopher Stetson
I didn't know you were such a romantic, David! David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com 1/30/2010 3:27 AM On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Stephen Stubbs theother1...@sbcglobal.net wrote: double strings on the 2nd (D) course and 3rd (A) course. How about stringing 1

[LUTE] Re: another day at the office

2010-01-27 Thread Christopher Stetson
I haven't paid attention to it for a long time, but as I recall Italian citterns seem to have had 6 double courses on a fairly regular basis (as distinct from the Northern variant, usually with 4 double/triple courses), with some indications of a 14-course instrument (Praetorius, I

[LUTE] Re: Help with LH fingering

2010-01-22 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, I agree, a great link to the Capirola translation. Just a note -- the LH thumb technique mentioned has only recently been universally frowned on in the classical guitar world, and primarily since the Segovia revolution (I know -- here he goes again!). For one

[LUTE] Re: single second course on 10 course lutes

2010-01-19 Thread Christopher Stetson
Martin said: There is a parallel, of course, in the open chord tunings used by folk (and even rock) guitarists these days ...and Hawaiian and blues guitarists in the (19)20's and 30's, and Mrs. Pratten et al. in the 1870's... People are always messing around, looking for a

[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

[LUTE] Advice for a novelist.

2010-01-08 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, everyone, I just had a conversation with a writer who is working on a fictionalized account of the life of Lady Mary Wroth: [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Wroth and wants information about what her musical life (apparently quite extensive; she played in masks at

[LUTE] Re: Advice for a novelist.

2010-01-08 Thread Christopher Stetson
Dear Dana and all, Yes, I agree that the court productions were far from the playhouse, and I assume it was a male world. (Naomi also understands this; she's seems to have a very good grasp of the details of life for a late Elizabethan/Jacobean noblewoman. She was just asking me

[LUTE] Re: Advice for a novelist.

2010-01-08 Thread Christopher Stetson
...@ntlworld.com 1/8/2010 8:06 PM Springsteen uses a Telecaster, not a Stratocaster. Why Mellisa Etheridge? -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Stetson Sent: 08 January 2010 20:58 To: LuteNet list

[LUTE] Re: Transcription

2010-01-06 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, Bruno, I've coincidentally been reacquainting myself with IHK recently and I'd personally go for double staff transcription, mainly since I assume most music profs, having at least some piano, are more comfortable with it. I agree that transcription of Kapsperger for guitar

[LUTE] Re: happy new year

2010-01-01 Thread Christopher Stetson
Indeed, a happy new year to all. Chris. Donatella Galletti do...@tiscali.it 01/01/10 11:43 AM 7th auguri di felice anno nuovo! Donatella - Original Message - From: Neil J feetandfin...@gmail.com To: wikla wi...@cs.helsinki.fi Cc: Roman Turovsky r.turov...@gmail.com; Lex van Sante

[LUTE] Re: Q on odd tunings for plucked instruments

2009-12-29 Thread Christopher Stetson
Just a thought -- on the shamisen proper, twang and rattle are pretty much what you're going for. Ed Durbrow edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp 12/28/2009 10:10 AM On Dec 26, 2009, at 5:49 PM, David van Ooijen wrote: For my shamisen I have some silk strings - nylon too, big

[LUTE] Re: Silk String Sources

2009-12-26 Thread Christopher Stetson
Yes, and he's quick, personable, and easy to deal with (Hi, Alexander!). I've got his silk strings on several of my Asian instruments, and have been meaning to send him off an email about silk for my 10-course. I'm surprised he hasn't responded to this thread yet, in fact. I hope

[LUTE] Re: Silk String Sources

2009-12-26 Thread Christopher Stetson
It might be -- wonderful place, definitely stop by if you're in SF -- but most Chinese instrument makers, at least the mainstream ones, have gone over to modern materials like steel, nylon, or nylon wound over metal, for strings. As David v. O. points out, though, Japanese shamisen

[LUTE] Re: Tye

2009-12-26 Thread Christopher Stetson
I've worked some from Richard Allison's Psalmes of David... years ago, but not Tye. I'd have to check, but I remember Allison as having lute, cittern, and bass (viol) parts, along with vocal quartet. It was interesting, but IMO it depends how Protestant you want to get whether

[LUTE] Re: another day at the office take two

2009-12-21 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all. No specific counterexamples here, but in general having something banned by the Church is not (IMHO) a reliable indicator that it was not done. I'll quote as best I can from a 16th century French writer (sorry, can't remember the name, I'm sure someone here knows)

[LUTE] Re: Liuto forte and guitars

2009-12-21 Thread Christopher Stetson
chriswi...@yahoo.com 12/21/2009 10:00 AM OK, it has finally come to this ;-) First, check out this modern abomination of many guitars: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARQsw4ml8g (Note that one puny bongo drum, played lightly by an inexpert player, can easily cover up the

[LUTE] Re: [LUTE]

2009-12-21 Thread Christopher Stetson
Me, too. I would even say, stunning. Chris. Eugene C. Braig IV brai...@osu.edu 12/21/2009 10:02 AM I agree. Simply beautiful. Thank you, Eugene -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of vance wood

[LUTE] Re: Liuto forte

2009-12-20 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all. Clearly now is the time to put this out to the list: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6wcIOSC-u0 That's me on the right in the (unamplified) classical guitar trio. You can see my pinkie creepin' down to the soundboard. I played electric with pick for most of the

[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute

2009-12-08 Thread Christopher Stetson
I bought the set back sometime in the '70's. It's probably still up in my attic somewhere. As best I recall, I agree with the American Record guide review. Best, and keep playing, Chris. Eugene C. Braig IV brai...@osu.edu 12/8/2009 1:36 PM Segovia certainly didn't play

[LUTE] Re: Greenwich festival

2009-11-14 Thread Christopher Stetson
All that Dana says, as usual, is true, but it's also true that even at it's beginning there was not much of a lute presence at the BEMF exhibition. I was there as an employee, moving in Hubbard Harpsichords and manning the booth. Of course, I don't have total recall, but I

[LUTE] Re: Greenwich festival

2009-11-14 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hear! Hear! -Chris. David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net 11/14/2009 1:42 PM Speaking from the point of view of someone who has on occasion organized one of these things, noise is a big problem that the presenters choose to ignore. The softies have to form a group, ask for a

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-05 Thread Christopher Stetson
Chris, Well, we don't really know that the composer is deadly serious, do we? Perhaps the fact that we're taking it so seriously is the joke, and he's laughing at us. Maybe the composer is looking for signs of life, and laughter was the hoped-for reaction. I thought it was

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-05 Thread Christopher Stetson
Roman Turovsky r.turov...@verizon.net 10/5/2009 9:32 AM Maybe I should translate his prose sometime, for our delectation. It is written in normal sentences, but the content is even worse than in his music. RT - Original Message - From: chriswi...@yahoo.com To:

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

2009-10-05 Thread Christopher Stetson
Sorry for the empty post -- hit the wrong button. What I meant to say: Yes, well, I suspect you know the composer and cultural context much better than I do. By the way, could you translate the text in the little bubble that comes up early in the video? Thanks, and

[LUTE] Re: Lute factories/cost of lutes.

2009-09-30 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all. So, to combine two threads, does any one know of any data on the cost of lutes during the Golden Age, say around 1600, to pick a roughly median date? As a percentage of median income, in Florentine ducats corrected for inflation, whatever? Best, and keep playing,

[LUTE] Re: : Cost of a lute?

2009-09-30 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, All good points, Seth, and I think another aspect is the desires of the lute builders. If one perfected the $500 lute, one would end up running a factory, not making instruments. Most lute builders, I suspect, would rather make instruments than run a factory. And

[LUTE] Re: Lute factories/cost of lutes.

2009-09-30 Thread Christopher Stetson
30, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Christopher Stetson wrote: As a percentage of median income, in Florentine ducats corrected for inflation, whatever? Good luck trying. It's pretty much impossible to correct Florentine ducats of 1600 for inflation. These days we can concoct a cost

[LUTE] Re: ET FunFest

2009-09-29 Thread Christopher Stetson
howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com 9/29/2009 12:46 AM On Sep 28, 2009, at 9:01 PM, Christopher Stetson wrote: My question (not answered in the book): In which traditional scale does someone from, for example, Java have AP (or PP); slendro (5 unequally spaced tones

[LUTE] Re: ET FunFest

2009-09-28 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all. See Robert Jourdain: Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy. Interesting discussion on musical memory and cognition. Also some info about AP, if I remember correctly. Apparently there's some disagreement on whether AP is just a very good tonal memory, or something more basic.

[LUTE] Re: Imbalance

2009-09-11 Thread Christopher Stetson
And a third vote for the examples. Bring on the juice, Stuart! Best to all, and keep playing, Chris. nedma...@aol.com 9/11/2009 8:34 PM I would certainly be interested in some of the juicy examples you mention, Stuart. And I will definitley look into Jon Banks - what

[LUTE] Re: Imbalance

2009-09-10 Thread Christopher Stetson
Actually, the man said you can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. However, I find experientially that Rob's more modest goal is closer to the truth. Rob MacKillop

[LUTE] Re: Imbalance

2009-09-10 Thread Christopher Stetson
Andrew Gibbs and...@publicworksoffice.co.uk 9/10/2009 10:16 AM Recently, the harpsichord list has been castigating itself for its excessive 'macho-ness' and lack of female participants. Also - I've been thinking how early music email lists take on the characteristics of the

[LUTE] Re: New duet CD

2009-09-02 Thread Christopher Stetson
Oui, ce n'est pas trop difficile, even with my 40-year-old school French. And I loved realizing that ingenieur (du son) is (sound) engineer, making an obscure English/Latin etymology completely clear (at least I'd like to think so!). Best to all, Chris. Jean-Marie Poirier

[LUTE] Re: Traveling with lute

2009-08-15 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all. I'm no computer guy, but couldn't one design a program that will hear what one is playing and turn the page at the appropriate time? Wouldn't this be more reliable than a human page-turner, eliminating nervousness and/or distraction? Only half joking. Personally,

[LUTE] Re: more beer

2009-08-11 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hey, David, Do you ever get to New England? Chris. David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net 8/11/2009 3:26 AM I'll be in Drottningholm, Edinburgh and London for concerts this month-- beer drinkers are welcome to swap lute stories and quaff the nut brown ale if you are in the

[LUTE] Re: Alto lute help

2009-07-31 Thread Christopher Stetson
Or my favorite Tibetan mind verse: Homage to the mind, which, like a wish-fulfilling gem, grants us all that we desire. C. Daniel Winheld dwinh...@comcast.net 7/31/2009 12:35 PM ...and capoing at the 1st fret gives us A=392, and removing the capo gives us A=370,

[LUTE] Io Vorrei pur Fuggir lyrics?

2009-07-22 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, I know I'm probably just being lazy, but I'm wondering if anyone has lyrics to the song in the subject line. I've known the intabulation for so long I don't think I can even put my hand on the sheet music, and can only hope I've got the title right. It was very popular

[LUTE] Re: Io Vorrei pur Fuggir lyrics?

2009-07-22 Thread Christopher Stetson
[mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] De la part de Christopher Stetson Envoye : mercredi 22 juillet 2009 21:23 A : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Objet : [LUTE] Io Vorrei pur Fuggir lyrics? Hi, all, I know I'm probably just being lazy, but I'm wondering if anyone has lyrics to the song

[LUTE] Re: Ukulele and Renaissance Guitar

2009-07-15 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, Agreed on all counts, and if you get one of the larger sizes, concert or tenor, you get a longer string length, 15 and 17 respectively. A baritone might come the closest to a Ren. guitar with a 19 string length, and though a bit more expensive, certainly not as much

[LUTE] Re: Ukulele and Renaissance Guitar

2009-07-15 Thread Christopher Stetson
Yes, exactly the point I was trying to make, though in a more roundabout and obscure way (leaving myself open to misaprehension!); hence the quotation marks, etc. Fish without a bicycle and all that. Much has been done, but much remains, though I suspect Howard was being facetious

[LUTE] Re: Andres Segovia

2009-07-14 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, Actually, in the little bit I watched, the maestro was advising his student to avoid imitating the lute on the guitar. Perhaps that was your point, Gert? If my historical knowledge is correct, far from trying to revive ancient styles (as distinct from ancient music),

[LUTE] Re: First lute advice

2009-06-16 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi Mathias, Chris, and all, My instrument addiction is further-ranging, including Chinese instruments, antique guitars, etc., but equally maritally challenging. I've pointed out that it's a mid-life-crisis kind of thing, and on the whole less disruptive (and expensive) than a Jaguar and a trophy

[LUTE] Re: Lute for Sale

2009-06-03 Thread Christopher Stetson
are more experienced taking pictures of bike parts than instruments. I can't change the photos on Ebay, but if anybody is interested in bidding I can take some simpler shots and send them to your email. ARB --- On Wed, 6/3/09, Christopher Stetson cstet...@smith.edu wrote: From

[LUTE] Re: Lute music.

2009-05-31 Thread Christopher Stetson
Not quite Bologna (or baloney), I think. Though I appreciate Sean's point, the timbral variations present (or possible) on a lute are in fact quite limited. Also, course-to-course variation, being independent of voice-leading (that is, one often cannot choose which course one will use for

[LUTE] Re: lute, the magic instrument

2009-05-27 Thread Christopher Stetson
Dear Eugene, Remember to breathe. Of course, we all know of cases like this where our beloved instruments are misrepresented. At least there's some awareness that there are, in fact, different kinds of mandolin. For most of the world, the word now means the f-holed, scrolled F-style, and

[LUTE] Re: Lute and recorder duo scores

2009-05-08 Thread Christopher Stetson
One can always use lute songs. Perhaps not technically challenging for the recorder player, but it will provide a large repertoire. C. Steve Ramey stevera...@sbcglobal.net 5/8/2009 12:29 AM Not lute and recorder, but there are at least two vol's of a book called Bach for Recorder and

[LUTE] Re: Milan's tablature?

2009-05-07 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all. I have (somewhere in a pile of music) a publication from about 1900 outlining newly invented character notation for guitar which was essentially modern guitar tab: fret numbers on 6-line staves with (redundantly) parallel staff notation and without (annoyingly) rhythmic notation on

[LUTE] Re: lyrics for right-left writing systems such as hebrew or arabic

2009-04-18 Thread Christopher Stetson
Ah, but some Japanese (and Chinese) notations now follow the European model, with the voice in staff, the shamisen in 3-line tab, and the shakuhachi characters, normally written top to bottom, right to left, printed under the staves, left to right . I can tell you, very disorienting for the

[LUTE] Re: Young composer [Scanned]

2009-04-04 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, I must have missed or discarded something! Can someone post a link to this? Thanks, Chris. Erik Pomerantz epomera...@gmail.com 4/3/2009 10:58 PM I myself have an EMS lute, I find that it sounds great with a few modifications. It is always an inspiration to me to hear someone

[LUTE] Re: two tanslation questions

2009-03-16 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi David and all, To my understanding,tee hee hee is just one of the many ways one can denote laughter in script in English. It's more of a giggle than the belly laugh suggested by Ho ho ho, and in the context of the song, as the text implies, a giggle at the same time mocking and

[LUTE] Re: stable continuo

2009-03-15 Thread Christopher Stetson
And when DO we get to see shamisen again, David? Chris. David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com 3/15/2009 9:13 AM On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Ed Durbrow edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp wrote: Where is this famous video I seem to be missing out on? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ThSi1wbqU

[LUTE] Re: Saintly music?

2009-03-13 Thread Christopher Stetson
piece, but the title is similar. -Original Message- From: Christopher Stetson [mailto:cstet...@smith.edu] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:25 AM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Saintly music? Hi, everyone, A request: I've been asked on short notice to play for a church service on Sunday

[LUTE] Re: Frets

2009-03-10 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, Can anyone give recommendations and links to sources for fret gut, all = types? I just used the last of my stash from Donna Curry's Music, so will = need some more. Given my string/fret maintenance practices, I'll need it = within the next decade, so no particular hurry. Best, and keep

[LUTE] Recommendation?

2009-02-26 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, This would more appropriately go to the early guitar list, but the luters are so much more active. My question: does anyone know or know of Thomas Dickers in Berlin? I'm seriously considering a guitar he has for sale. Thanks, Chris. To get on or off this list see list information

[LUTE] Re: Mandore (instrument) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2009-02-25 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, Thanks, Mathias. Since you ask, I'd recommend using the more commonly understood string length as opposed to mensur in writing for general consumption. Otherwise, looks great to this mandore-illiterate but interested party. Best to all, and keep playing, Chris. Mathias Rösel

[LUTE] Re: Mandore (instrument) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2009-02-25 Thread Christopher Stetson
It's not near my bedtime, I'm not tired and looking forward to a guitar trio rehearsal. I don't dare say that I'll be rehearsing to play the lute (organologically speaking) that dare not say it's name on this list at a Shakespeare festival. However, I'd rather Eugene worked on his invasive

[LUTE] Res: Re: . http://www.klassiskgitar.net/?

2009-02-23 Thread Christopher Stetson
Me too, now, though not earlier this evening. Chris. rafael borges rafaelgarciabor...@yahoo.com.br 2/23/2009 8:44 PM It works for me... Great site! Thanks! Rafael Borges __ De: Anthony Hind anthony.h...@noos.fr

[LUTE] Re: nylglut strings advice wanted

2009-02-22 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, While I'm certainly not one of the string nerds, and I don't remember who gave that advice, I find that it's helpful, indeed necessitated, by the behavior of the strings, to follow that advice with any nylon strings. I frankly don't know how the new-strings-every-two-weeks classical

[LUTE] Re: Gabriel-Bataille

2009-02-12 Thread Christopher Stetson
Dear Anthony, Don't worry, ici on lire enough de francais a comprendre. Thanks, a stunning site, Chris. Anthony Hind anthony.h...@noos.fr 2/12/2009 9:40 AM Oups wrong list, sorry AH Le 12 févr. 09 à 12:03, Anthony Hind a écrit : Pour ceux qui n'ont pas accès à la liste luth, Arto Wikla vient

[LUTE] Re: Dilettantism

2009-02-06 Thread Christopher Stetson
Dear Peter and all, I'm the one who prefers diversity to virtuosity, and I made a conscious decision not to try to play to a high professional standard. There are just too many wonderful instruments and too much fascinating music in the world for me to limit myself in that way, so I prefer to

[LUTE] Re: Inauguaral Music OT

2009-01-24 Thread Christopher Stetson
David's right. Here Yo-Yo Ma fesses up and offers a defense: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99816993. It's Public Radio from the USA, I hope all can get it. I don't think there's anything about a carbon 'cello, though. For American TV buffs or die-hard lip-sync

[LUTE] Re: Bach Telemann

2009-01-24 Thread Christopher Stetson
Great! How about Sunday, 3:00 p.m. at David's place? CS. David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net 1/24/2009 5:11 AM Y'all are welcome to sit in. dt At 12:37 AM 1/24/2009, you wrote: I am jealous. What a great band to be in! Rob 2009/1/24 David Tayler [1]vidan...@sbcglobal.net

[LUTE] OT -- He's gone! and guitar-lute continuum.

2009-01-20 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi to all, Sorry to be OT, but there was a bit of discussion about this before. It's been an exhilarating day here in the USA. It appears that HE has actually left office, taking his minions with him, and our new President is here. Vaguely on topic: Even though I'm very optimistic, I did

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)'

2009-01-19 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, In answer to Edward's question, I started on guitar (Delta blues, as a matter of fact), moved to lute, then back to guitar, with mandolin thrown in. Right now I play mainly guitar, several styles, but I'm currently mostly interested in turn of the century (19th to 20th) American

[LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' w/ hamon the side...

2009-01-19 Thread Christopher Stetson
Well put and succinct, Dan. Darn Russki sure can play. Further, I think that I, when playing Hawaiian guitar music from 1915, can claim total irrelevance with confidence. Happy inaug. to you from your side of the puddle, though about as close as you can get to the other side. Chris.

[LUTE] Re: 4 courses and a bit of ham

2009-01-18 Thread Christopher Stetson
Actually, it looked like 3 strings to me. And quite some ham. Amazing. Best, Chris. damian dlugolecki dam...@teleport.com 1/18/2009 9:20 PM [1]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f4a_1231249875 -- References 1. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f4a_1231249875 To get on or off this list

[LUTE] Re: There is a traitor in our midst!

2009-01-17 Thread Christopher Stetson
Yup, I agree too, though if you move to something fretless like oud, shamisen, or some banjos, there's a little more of a learning curve. Chris. Bruno Fournier br...@estavel.org 1/17/2009 8:25 PM I agree with Rob, once you play guitar and lute, everything else becomes pretty easy;

[LUTE] Re: There is a traitor in our midst!

2009-01-17 Thread Christopher Stetson
Oh, and this too; you have to be able to live with being thought of (or actually being) something of a dilettante. Or, as a gentle friend of mine put it, someone who prefers diversity to virtuosity. C. Bruno Fournier br...@estavel.org 1/17/2009 8:25 PM I agree with Rob, once you play

[LUTE] Re: Lutes were the earliest form of guitar developed in the thirteenth century

2009-01-12 Thread Christopher Stetson
Indeed, they do, and one can get them online: http://www.juststrings.com/labellalute.html howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com 1/12/2009 7:38 PM On Jan 12, 2009, at 4:30 PM, Roman Turovsky wrote: I have the book and tried to read it, but when the main characted went to a local music shop for

[LUTE] Re: restring? LH OT

2009-01-10 Thread Christopher Stetson
Dear all, I'm RH, and I do all those things opposite to how Martin does! Though, in my years as a pipe-organ technician, I did learn to be more ambidextrous; when you're on your back in a 24 x 24 (61x61 cm.) crawl space that's coated with several decades of dust, and that screw is way up on

[LUTE] Re: restring?

2009-01-09 Thread Christopher Stetson
And, going a bit further afield, one can get traditional Chinese xiao flutes, now handed after the relatively recent addition of a hole for the pinky of the lower hand, made with the lowest hole on either side. The rough equality of what's required of each hand on a wind instrument makes it

[LUTE] Re: Negative lute sighting.

2009-01-01 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, Yes, I saw that too, though didn't even think about it. In my experience, it's a joke that most of the world finds funny, and so has unfortunately been something of a trope for the last couple of decades. The article, however, is a fairly cogent (IMHO) overview of current thinking

[LUTE] Re: OT: Day Job

2008-12-18 Thread Christopher Stetson
How do you say smokin' in Scottish (or is that Scots)? Chris. Rob MacKillop luteplay...@googlemail.com 12/18/2008 6:22 PM This is my day job: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pafdP07YdfUfeature=channel Rob MacKillop -- References 1.

[LUTE] Re: sing along with Bach

2008-12-14 Thread Christopher Stetson
I also found no problem except for a couple of slow-loading skips, at least with Youtube. And sometimes preludes are like that. C. David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net 12/14/2008 2:48 AM Seems fine here, but sometimes a new video has problems..try it later or from the other site, vimeo should

[LUTE] [**spam**] Re: Best material for extending a string.

2008-12-07 Thread Christopher Stetson
I wouldn't know, my strings never seem to break in such a convenient location. Just lucky, I guess. Best to all, and keep playing, Chris. vance wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/7/2008 6:40 PM A piece of an old string (the reason you save your old strings) or a piece of spare fret gut, or a piece of

[LUTE] Re: Material for sight reading.

2008-11-25 Thread Christopher Stetson
Christopher Stetson 11/25/2008 5:59 PM Hi, Good question, Eugene. There is no indication of octave stringing in any staff notation that I know of, just the fundamental note. I never thought about it, since I played the tablature. I don't think, however, that the practice in and of itself

[LUTE] Re: Informal performing situations.

2008-11-25 Thread Christopher Stetson
I'm sure there will be better documented replies, but I think the many visual images of people playing music informally outdoors would indicate that, at least as an idea, they would have thought fairly highly of it. I suspect from my own personal anecdotal evidence, though, that the

[LUTE] Re: Informal performing situations.

2008-11-25 Thread Christopher Stetson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/25/2008 7:04 PM On Tue, Nov 25, 2008, Christopher Stetson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I'm sure there will be better documented replies wassermusik I suspect from my own personal anecdotal evidence, though, that the difficulties of dealing with weather Wind plays havoc

[LUTE] Re: Material for sight reading.

2008-11-24 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, I just checked, and yes, Mr. Ness's old Francesco edition does have grand staff, as do all of the old Corpus des Luthistes Francais volumes from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. (Ballard 12, Bocquet, Morlaye, etc.) Good luck, Guy! Best to all, and keep playing, Chris.

[LUTE] Re: Material for sight reading.

2008-11-24 Thread Christopher Stetson
But of course the problem with these editions is that the staff is interlinear with perfectly serviceable modern tablature. Notice that I had to go check. C. Christopher Stetson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/24/2008 9:39 PM Hi, all, I just checked, and yes, Mr. Ness's old Francesco edition does have

[LUTE] Re: [**spam**] Lute Sighting

2008-11-10 Thread Christopher Stetson
Thanks, Berndt. Does anyone know who the musicians(?) are? They actually look like they might be real; the lute player has his left-hand fingers in position for what I will anachronistically call a C-major chord. And, as someone said at about that point in history, It would seem that any

[LUTE] Re: 3 x Santino in Tube and Vimeo

2008-10-28 Thread Christopher Stetson
Dear Arto, Thanks for these editions and recordings. I've loved the Aria and Corrente ever since I heard them on the old Walter Gerwig LPs back in the '60s. Certainly they helped form my musical identity. Cleverness is often overrated; I imagine the Aria to convey the air of serene

[LUTE] Re: Respighi

2008-09-16 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, I don't have it to hand, but POD (with RCC) recorded as many of Respighi's original sources as possible on a CD entitled Ancient Airs and Dances: http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Airs-Dances-Century-Songs/dp/B0001O2J22/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8s=musicqid=1221614950sr=1-5. I think the notes give

[LUTE] [**spam**] Re: Mandore / Bandurri Bermudo

2008-09-05 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, Slightly off-topic, but I find this fascinating (well, interesting), since this text describes a parallel usage with Japanese shamisen. Again, three strings or courses, with the honchoshi (original tuning) being 4th-5th, and the most popular nisagari (second string de-tuned) being

[LUTE] Re: Hi guys, again with all the guitars...

2008-08-27 Thread Christopher Stetson
And a fine book it is, too! Jeff does a good job of documenting an important but forgotten (and often maligned) period of guitar history. Best to all, Chris. Jeffrey Noonan [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/27/2008 10:11 am This is a self-serving response, but it might help. My new book, The

[LUTE] Re: Fantasies for Guitar

2008-07-29 Thread Christopher Stetson
the vihuela rep: Milan, Mudarra, Narvaez, Valderrabano, Daza, Pisador, Fuenllana, Bermudo. steve gottlieb On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Christopher Stetson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, all. Probably this should move off list, not being lute related, and since it appears Omer is satisfied

[LUTE] Re: More on lute songs

2008-07-24 Thread Christopher Stetson
But, in the Dowland songs, are those introductions, per se, or intabulations of the lower voices which start before the melody voice? C. David Tayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/24/2008 5:25 AM There are a significant number of pieces with introductions, such as I saw my lady weep In darkness let me

[LUTE] Re: Fantasies for Guitar

2008-07-16 Thread Christopher Stetson
on the Boije site someplace, but I don't have time to dig it up at the moment). However, I thought Omer wanted to avoid 19th-c. works. (I don't have the original request any longer.) Eugene At 09:49 PM 7/15/2008, Christopher Stetson wrote: A few, at least: http://www.muslib.se/ebibliotek/boije/pdf

[LUTE] Re: Fantasies for Guitar

2008-07-15 Thread Christopher Stetson
. Braig IV [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/15/2008 3:53 pm At 08:24 AM 7/13/2008, Christopher Stetson wrote: Well, I would think the first question would be what your (or your instructor's) definition of fantasy is. The term seems to have fallen out of favor early in the 17th c. I see your point that many

[LUTE] Re: Fantasies for Guitar

2008-07-15 Thread Christopher Stetson
%20284.pdf http://www2.kb.dk/elib/noder/rischel/RiBS0149.pdf Best. Chris. Eugene C. Braig IV [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/15/2008 3:53 PM At 08:24 AM 7/13/2008, Christopher Stetson wrote: Well, I would think the first question would be what your (or your instructor's) definition of fantasy is. The term

[LUTE] Re: [**spam**] Lutes in Eastern Europe

2008-06-30 Thread Christopher Stetson
Fascinating, as you say, Roman. Does anyone know what these fellows would have been playing? And the torban players at the head of long lines of horesemen; any comments? Best, CS. Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/30/2008 8:13 PM I have added about a dozen of fascinating iconographic

[LUTE] Re: Some new song intabulations

2008-06-22 Thread Christopher Stetson
Thank you, Arto. You've been busy! Also thanks to Rob for his encouragement of beginning/shy lutists. I'm just getting going at this digital stuff, and though I'm by no means a beginner, I'll try to get something up. Best to all and happy Summer, Chris. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/22/2008 7:26 AM

[LUTE] Re: Response to the Silk Strings questions

2008-06-21 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, I received this from Alexander Vokaria, and he asked me to share. Hope it's useful. Best, Chris. voka [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/19/2008 11:17 AM Please share: In response to the silk strings questions. I started making silk strings about ten years ago, as a process to discover rather

[LUTE] Re: Silk strings / address

2008-06-17 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, all, I don't have info for the makers mentioned, but there's a man near me in Connecticut USA who makes silk strings: Alexander Rakov, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been very happy with them on my Asian instruments (san xian, dan nguyet), but haven't yet tried them on early European instruments.

[LUTE] Re: Web metronome

2008-06-17 Thread Christopher Stetson
.and the next version will just play the thing for you, too! Think how much more time you'll have for other, more lucrative pursuits. :-) Andrew Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/17/2008 9:54 AM Yes - in the advance settings you can enter a reference pitch, choose from a range of historical

[LUTE] Re: Silk strings / address

2008-06-17 Thread Christopher Stetson
Exactly! Nck Gravestock [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/17/2008 6:05 PM The caterpillars are the silkworms producing the silk Nick On 17/6/08 17:52, David Tayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the info. Dunno about the caterpillars; I've always liked, rightly or wrongly, the kitgut etymology--

[LUTE] Re: Web metronome

2008-06-17 Thread Christopher Stetson
Well, not exactly, IMHO. It's good, as Nick and Jaroslaw have said, to play with feeling and varying tempo when performing. It's also good to know when and why you're doing it, which is where a metronome, online or hung from the ceiling, can be of use. I've played for dancers a fair amount,

[LUTE] Re: new piece of the month

2008-06-16 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, again, I just took the time to read this through, and I had a similar experience to Rob's in Turkey when I played with traditional Cambodian musicians here in America, though there was no score and the variations and ornamentations (as we would call them) on the basic tune (as we would call

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