Indeed!
I vaguely recall a discussion according to which the polyphant in question is
misdated, and should be from the early 1700s.
http://turovsky.org
Feci quod potui. Faciant meliora potentes.
> On Dec 27, 2018, at 3:35 PM, David Van Edwards wrote:
>
> It's just occurred to me that the
Dear Nancy,
1688
And the words seem fairly clear, 3 dozen strings
and 5 wire strings to be played upon.
David
At 14:35 -0800 27/12/18, Nancy Carlin wrote:
Or like a bandora crossed with lirone. So when
did Randle Holme write this description? How
many string might have been played on
Yes somewhat, though the randle Holme version
doesn't seem to have a fretted neck anywhere and
certainly no pegbox sticking up beyond the frame
outline.
But thanks for the interesting link which is indeed a useful compendium.
Best wishes,
David
At 22:36 +0100 27/12/18, Rainer wrote:
Looks like the polyphant on this page:
https://earlymusicmuse.com/bandora-orpharion/
Rainer
On 27.12.2018 21:19, David Van Edwards wrote:
Dear Ed and Arthur and Rainer,
Here is a link to a page I've put together showing the Randle Holme description
and sketch of the Poliphant. His Academy
Better still, the Bandura old style with a similar curved bridge and all.
Cheers,
Lex
> Op 27 dec. 2018, om 21:35 heeft David Van Edwards
> het volgende geschreven:
>
> It's just occurred to me that the arrangement of strings on the Poliphant
> seems remarkably like that on a torban.
>
It's just occurred to me that the arrangement of
strings on the Poliphant seems remarkably like
that on a torban.
David
Dear Ed and Arthur and Rainer,
Here is a link to a page I've put together
showing the Randle Holme description and sketch
of the Poliphant. His Academy of Armory is an
Dear Ed and Arthur and Rainer,
Here is a link to a page I've put together
showing the Randle Holme description and sketch
of the Poliphant. His Academy of Armory is an
unbelievably confusing but comprehensive
descriptive list of objects from seventeenth
century English life. Just above the
There is a short Wikipedia article on Daniel Ferrant, and it states:
Daniel Farrant (1575â1651)^[1][1] was an English composer, viol player
and instrument maker. He invented types of [2]citterns, the
[3]poliphant and the [4]stump, along with the early [5]lyra
viol.^[6][2] He is
On 23.12.2018 13:49, Arthur Ness wrote:
The stump was according to Playford invented by a Daniel Farrant. It
was also known as an English theorbo.
He is said to have invented the Poliphant, a wire-strung lute-type
instrument.
Excellent - I didn't know that.
This appears in
Sent: Sat, Dec 22, 2018 4:09 am
Subject: [LUTE] Re: stump?
An Alman written for the lute by Robert Johnson set for the stump (a
sort of theorboed lute) by FP.
On Fri, 21/12/18, Alain Veylit <[1]al...@musickshandmade.com> wrote:
S
An Alman written for the lute by Robert Johnson set for the stump (a sort of
theorboed lute) by FP.
On Fri, 21/12/18, Alain Veylit wrote:
Subject: [LUTE] Re: stump?
To: "LuteNet list"
Date: Friday, 21 December, 2018, 17:43
‘Alman
‘Alman R. Johnson to the stump by F.P.’: odd to mention the instrument maker's name...
Not that they don't deserve it, but it was not common practice. Could "F.P." be
Francis Pilkington and the stump a type of music piece, maybe a ground?
On 12/21/18 4:32 AM, Ed Durbrow wrote:
I’d like to see
Id like to see that Johnson work. Sounds perfect (almost) for an archlute.
On Dec 19, 2018, at 5:22 AM, Rainer wrote:
> New Grove:
>
> An English plucked instrument of the early 17th century. It is known only by
> name and by one surviving piece of music (GB-Och Mus.532), headed Alman R.
>
On 18.12.2018 23:50, Ron Andrico wrote:
In terms of physical appearance, the stump was like a cittern with
additional basses (theorbized).
This is wild speculation based on nothing. It may go back to Brian Jeffery's
review of Sundermann's Johnson edition (Early Music, Vol. 2, No. 2,
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From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf
of Rainer
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 8:22 PM
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: stump?
New Grove:
An English plucked instrument of the early 17th
New Grove:
An English plucked instrument of the early 17th century. It is known only by
name and by one surviving piece of music (GB-Och Mus.532), headed ‘Alman R.
Johnson to the stump by F.P.’ (ed. A. Sundermann, Robert Johnson: Complete
Works for Solo Lute, London, 1972). This is written in
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