[LUTE] Re: BWV 998 at Christie's

2018-02-01 Thread T.Kakinami
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[LUTE] Re: BWV 998 at Christie's

2018-02-01 Thread John Mardinly
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[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-20 Thread dc
Thanks to all for the comments! Much appreciated. Dennis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-20 Thread Stephan Olbertz
I always wondered if Prelude pour la Luth o Cembal could simply mean that he composed a Prelude for the lute, instead of a pars pro toto meaning. Later he added two other movements for his (lute-)harpsichord. The first movement is clearly the best working piece. Concerning BWV 995, there

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread William Samson
I have heard that 'luth o cembal' was perhaps a keyboard instrument that sounded like a lute - I've even heard it suggested that it was a harpsichord strung in gut, but I very much doubt the feasibility of such an instrument - It would be a nightmare to keep in tune, as we lutenists

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread Martyn Hodgson
description by Adlung in 1768 and also on Bach's own specification for at least one of his own instruments. regards Martyn --- On Wed, 19/10/11, William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: [LUTE] Re: BWV 998 To: dc den

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread Rob MacKillop
Good question, Dennis. Interestingly, as Bach was running out of space, the last 19 bars of the Allegro movement are written in a more concise organ tablature. That would be an odd thing to hand to a lute player to play from! Hopkinson Smith published (Ut Orpheus Edizioni) an

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread Taco Walstra
On 10/19/2011 12:38 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: Good question, Dennis. Interestingly, as Bach was running out of space, the last 19 bars of the Allegro movement are written in a more concise organ tablature. That would be an odd thing to hand to a lute player to play from!

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread Christopher Wilke
Taco, --- On Wed, 10/19/11, Taco Walstra wals...@science.uva.nl wrote: BWV995 is also transposed from g to a but this has more to do with the baroque lute string range which will fit better in a when using a 13 course. In modern times, 995 has been transposed from G minor to A minor (Hoppy

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
more knowledgeable than I on the subject. Best, Eugene -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of William Samson Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:10 AM To: dc; lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: BWV 998 I have

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread howard posner
On Oct 19, 2011, at 2:09 AM, William Samson wrote: I have heard that 'luth o cembal' was perhaps a keyboard instrument that sounded like a lute - I've even heard it suggested that it was a harpsichord strung in gut, but I very much doubt the feasibility of such an instrument - It

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread sterling price
conversion kits to make your regular harpsichord into a lute harpsichord. --Sterling From: howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 9:22 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: BWV 998 On Oct 19, 2011, at 2:09 AM, William