Surprises to come in keeping with this particular aspect of things in our
future programme of Elizabethan lute duets with A Due Liuti called «The
Marygolde», with a good deal of our own reconstructions or adaptations
respecting the style prevailing then !
Stay tuned !
Jean-Marie
> Le 3 sept.
Yes, the Queen's goodnight (or just "good night") is a problem. I've
been looking also at the solo versions and they have a few glitches
M
P.S. it seems everybody plays them as written, even when there are
missing bars - sigh. If that's the norm for such an obvious, short
ground bass,
Thank you much Martin,
It goes on to show how important it is to give credit and to show that
alternatives do/should exist :) Reconstructing lute parts is a
thankless, arduous but necessary task/art!
PS: Has anybody noticed that none of the numerous grounds to the Queen's
goodnight seem to
Yes, the reconstructions of both the Fancy and a Merry Mood are by
Robert Spencer.
Several more reconstructions of the Fancy can be found in my edition of
the works of Danyel, available from the Lute Society.
Best wishes,
Martin
On 02/09/2020 07:18, Alain Veylit wrote:
Thank you
Thank you Denys,
Yes, it is Robert Spencer (I could not remember, but now I do!) -- Do
you happen to know if Robert was also responsible for part 2 of In a
merry mood, also in Sampson?
On 9/1/20 4:58 PM, Denys Stephens wrote:
Dear Alain, the version of that piece that I know has
Dear Alain, the version of that piece that I know has the second lute part
reconstructed by Robert Spencer. There were few people better placed than him
to track down the original, and my understanding is that reconstruction was
made because it wasn’t to be found. That was a good many years
Does anybody happen to know who wrote the second lute part for John
Danyel's fancy, Sampson [f11r] ? It has become standard but it is
systematically not credited...
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