RE: mesmerization

Gosh! Stuart That's hard to argue with - unless one were to point out that the same would hold true for any other (splinter)group of musicians - say lute players Joseph Mayes From: Stuart LeBlanc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 4/2/2005 5:39 AM To: lute

RE: mesmerization

, but there is a pretty big gap to fill before guitarists have a ensemble repertoire comparable to that of the piano trio, and which is easier to perform than e.g. Le marteau sans maitre. -Original Message- From: Mayes, Joseph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 10:16 AM

RE: OT: Mozart for guitar

Really, children. I thought we had moved on past the guitar-bashing stage. Roman doesn't like Giuliani (I wonder who will be discussing Roman after he's been dead for 150 years) and now the cheap-shot jokes? Some of us love the guitar - almost all of us began on the guitar. Give it a rest!

[LUTE] Re: Playing With Nails

For me - playing without nails is like tap dancing barefoot. Joseph Mayes From: LGS-Europe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 3/26/2006 3:19 PM To: Lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: Playing With Nails

[LUTE] Re: Playing With Nails

From: Vance Wood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 3/26/2006 5:44 PM To: lute list Subject: [LUTE] Re: Playing With Nails That's the way the Lute is supposed to sound, more of a soft shoe. - Original Message - From: Mayes, Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LGS-Europe [EMAIL

[LUTE] Vihuela in Italy

This question is really for Arthur Ness, but I would appreciate the collected wisdom responses, too: I played through some of the Palladino lute music on my vihuela, and the way it's written (high positions etc.) seems to scream VIHUELA to me. Just how important and prevalent was the vihuela

[LUTE] Re: Another beginner's question

I guess my point is that if you can always take the little finger up what's it there for? Let's talk about evidence: I have bought and sold many a lute, vihuela, ren. guitar, archlute, etc. over the years and have always seen the little finger smudge. However, when observing instruments in

[LUTE] Faria

I know he periodically vanishes, and there's probably no cause for alarm, but has anyone heard from Luciano Faria in the last several months? Joseph Mayes -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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

It takes only one of these execrable essays to set the pace of scholarship back decades. I wonder how many people take this at face value? __ From: Stuart Walsh [mailto:s.wa...@ntlworld.com] Sent: Mon 1/12/2009

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

I don't know why the world of classical guitar is of such interest to this list - although I believe it's natural to be interested and a little envious of a more sucessful and accomplished cousin. Joseph Mayes __

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

...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sun 1/18/2009 10:16 PM To: Mayes, Joseph; David Rastall Cc: Lute List (E-mail) Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: 'notable composers (lute, vihuela and guitar)' Hi Joe, No envy here. No Schadenfreude, either. It turns out that our seemingly more succussful

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

all up. Now if only my archlute had just one more course, I'd show him... yeah, I'd really show him Happy Martin Luther King Day before the inaug event to all, including of course my dear colleagues across the puddle. Dan On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Mayes, Joseph wrote

[LUTE] Re: RH position, was: Dilettantism

and, apparently that Bill-the-Kid was left-handed. JM __ From: howard posner [mailto:howardpos...@ca.rr.com] Sent: Mon 2/9/2009 5:27 PM To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: RH position, was:

[LUTE] Re: OT: Uplifting vimeo

Thanks for that, Leonard. Joseph Mayes __ From: Leonard Williams [mailto:arc...@verizon.net] Sent: Sat 3/7/2009 6:33 PM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] OT: Uplifting vimeo This is off topic, but if anyone

[LUTE] Re: Is Anyone Out There??

Only for the present, I am saying nothing. Joseph Mayes __ From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of wayne cripps Sent: Tue 4/21/2009 8:11 PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Is Anyone Out

[LUTE] Luciano Faria, Luthier

Howdy Collected Wisdom I wanted to update the list on my travails with the above-captioned luthier for two reasons: 1. When I posted my tail of woe before, several people responded with similar stories. I think there is some value in an ongoing cautionary tale. and 2. There may

[LUTE] Re: Luciano Faria, Luthier

, Luca Mayes, Joseph on 12-05-2009 19:38 wrote: Howdy Collected Wisdom I wanted to update the list on my travails with the above-captioned luthier for two reasons: 1. When I posted my tail of woe before, several people responded with similar stories. I

[LUTE] Re: review

I once had a reviewer say that I played music from largely bygone centuries any idea what that means? JM __ From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of Lex van Sante Sent: Mon 6/1/2009 9:12 AM To: lute

[LUTE] Re: First lute advice

I know I am sticking my neck way out here, but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents - let the flames begin! As I see it, in the early days of both lute and guitar, the technique was largely the same: thumb-under, pinky on the soundboard, etc. As time passed, and both music and the

[LUTE] Re: octave tuning

Hi Ned Yes, he (I) did know more about the particular set up on this lute than Dana, who has never seen the instrument. However, Dana makes a valid point in that you can certainly tone down the octaves on any instrument by lowering the tension. I play thumb-out - always. The

[LUTE] more Luciano

Once more let me admonish anyone thinking of ordering a lute from Luciano Faria - I am still waiting for my instruments - A fully-paid for theorbo and deposits on two other lutes that are all about three years late! He doesn't answer emails, phone calls, or (I'm thinking) smoke

[LUTE] Re: Edward Martin/who knows?

Quite right, Dana, but if memory serves Milan introduces the 6 Pavanas by saying that the next six fantasias are pavanas. The there's the problem of pavans being generally in duple and some of the Milan pavanas are in triple. With deep and abiding respect, Joseph Mayes

[LUTE] Re: luciano faria

I wouldn't recommend this luthier to anyone!! I have three instruments ordered - one completely paid for - that are at least three years overdue. I finally reached him by phone and he told me he had no idea when I would get my instruments. I then asked for my money back. He said

[LUTE] Re: Luciano Faria

I understand. Because we ordered instruments in good faith from a supposed reputable builder, it is some how our fault. Thank you for clearing that up. Joseph Mayes __ From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of

[LUTE] Re: Liuto forte

__ ALL guitarists with brains get sick of their repertoire, eventually. I want to respect you, Roman - I do! I read your posts with interest and even glance at your neo-baroque compositions from time to time. But

[LUTE] Re: Protecting top of instrument

Hello Ned There is a product called Kling-on made for guitarists to protect the top from flamenco techniques. It is like a tap plate but is held in place by static cling rather than a sticky and un-undoable glue. Stringsbymail.com sells it by the sheet. Or you could think, Why would anyone

[LUTE] Re: Modern lute recordings

Hi Chris Your points are well-taken, however why should the mike hear what the live listener can not? Joseph Mayes From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of chriswi...@yahoo.com [chriswi...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday,

[LUTE] Re: Modern lute recordings

Not to be argumentative, but... A) you will also rarely listen to any performer with your ear pressed up against the strings. The very nature of recording subtracts ambience, what they call room and gives you a rather unrealistic notion of what's going on

[LUTE] Re: CD Dall'Aquila

I am having some confusion about the reportedly bad sound on POD's latest CD. The feeling being poor Paul, he deserves the best and look what some club-eared engineer has done to him. Does Paul not have some input into things like the sound of his recording? Joseph Mayes On 3/30/10

[LUTE] Re: P.C. stringing

I see that this thread has reached a new bottom. :-) On 5/5/10 9:29 AM, Roman Turovsky r.turov...@verizon.net wrote: There are kosher non-commestibles, such as kosher toilet tissue. so I suspect things once-eaten could also be so.. Another question comes to mind is whether normally

[LUTE] Castelfranco Ms.

Greetings from exotic New Jersey. I just returned from the Guitar Foundation of America's convention in Austin, TX where I got to hear some fine lute playing by Ronn Mcfarlane and pick up a volume of heretofore unknown to me lute music. It is the recently published Castelfranco Manuscript.

[LUTE] Re: Airlines and Intruments

Hi Ned What you need is a dandy little renaissance guitar. It's sometimes mistaken for a lunch box. Joseph From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Mast [nedma...@aol.com] Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 5:08 PM To:

[LUTE] Castelfranco

OOPS!! The correct link for the Castelfranco Ms. is: http://www.editionsorphee.com/assorted_items/castelfranco.html Please disregard previous posting. Joseph Mayes From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Anton Höger

[LUTE] Re: look what the cat brought in

Hauntingly beautiful!! Joseph Mayes On 9/14/10 2:51 PM, David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com wrote: And yet another day at the office (ignoring 11 and 10's by the way ;-). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exZD0zyT818 David (And what is Olivia Newton John doing in the suggestions

[LUTE] Re: Carbon strings + Titanium Nylon?

- but it would surely be incorrect to say we don't have any idea whatsover. Certainly we know gut trebles were used and 'titanium nylon' were not, which is the point at issue. MH From: Mayes, Joseph [2]ma...@rowan.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Carbon strings + Titanium Nylon

[LUTE] Re: In My Life

Ooo Me too! me too! Joseph Mayes On 10/19/10 12:54 PM, Edward Martin e...@gamutstrings.com wrote: Dear Ones, Has anyone on the list ever transcribed the old Lennon / Beatles tune, In My Life for renaissance tuning? If so, is anyone willing to provide it? Thanks in advance,

[LUTE] Re: In My Life

For me - solo lute (If you'd ever heard me sing, you wouldn't have to ask) Joseph Mayes On 10/19/10 1:34 PM, t...@heartistrymusic.com t...@heartistrymusic.com wrote: Has anyone on the list ever transcribed the old Lennon / Beatles tune, In My Life for renaissance tuning? If so, is anyone

[LUTE] Re: Lute volume

Hi Chris I think it means that most composers understand the classical guitar like a monkey understands a watch. You are right - using a steel strung, amplified guitar would usually do the trick. Instead the guitarist must amplify or overplay to the point where true ugliness ensues. String

[LUTE] Re: In My Life

Ed You are a man of parts. I'm happy to know you. Joseph Mayes On 10/21/10 12:45 AM, Edward Martin e...@gamutstrings.com wrote: Dear ones, I received the transcription from Tom. He did a beautiful job, and I tweaked it a bit. But, it works beautifully. The reason I asked if

[LUTE] Re: In My Life Copyright Issue What is Copyright Infringement?

What occurs to me in all of this is just how far from the spirit of the law, the letter of the law has gone. The Humble rockers who wrote the beautiful song are way out of it - We're now talking about the enrichment of suits and bean-counters. There seems to be a misalignment of the universe when

[LUTE] Re: OT: 19th C guitar

I have some experience with both 19th C. guitars and modern classical guitars. I find the main difference to be in the amount of sustain rather than the volume. I think this is the result of fan bracing. As Christopher pointed out, this bracing is not a new thing. 19th C. guitars with fan

[LUTE] Re: OT: Guitar technique

Hi Dan The HVL collected edition corrects the obvious note mistakes, but leaves the ambiguous (at best) harmonics notation and the original fingering - which is sparse, to say the least, and often wrong. Best Regards, Joseph Mayes From:

[LUTE] Re: Karamazov

Hear, Hear! From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Wilke [chriswi...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:23 AM To: Edward Mast; e...@gamutstrings.com; Roman Turovsky; Anthony Hind Cc:

[LUTE] Re: harmonics

Ronn McFarlane encloses the letter in a diamond. Best, Joseph Mayes From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Durbrow [edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 8:26 AM To: LuteNet list Subject: [LUTE]

[LUTE] Re: Lute humidifiers

Sponge, Dampit, What hast thou? I find an equal amount of danger from dripping moisturizers as from dryness. I have a room humidifier running night and day between Oct. and May. Best, Joseph Mayes On 3/7/11 12:17 PM, Edward Mast nedma...@aol.com wrote: Any music store will probably carry the

[LUTE] Re: Stability of lute in playing fast.

I think that the little finger down thing has become a religion, these days. It is likely that there were as many styles of play as there were players in the old times. It's interesting that not all surviving instruments have the smudge. Were they cleaned up? Were they repaired with new

[LUTE] Re: Stability of lute in playing fast.

Hi Dan Good to hear from you - we seem to agree. (or is that just a symptom of a miss spent youth?) Joe On 3/31/11 10:07 PM, Daniel Winheld dwinh...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Joe- I'll take that 2¢ and put in my bank account. Need all I can get these days- NO SMUDGES ON MY LUTES! There

[LUTE] Re: Stability of lute in playing fast.

accentuation of the running notes, are just additional part of it. They are not determining the need for support. al ray On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:36:36 -0400 Mayes, Joseph ma...@rowan.edu wrote: I think that the little finger down thing has become a religion, these days. It is likely

[LUTE] Re: Stability of lute in playing fast.

All of the players who learned to play their instrument with the little finger down will agree with you. There is copious evidence for this method being used in the 16th and 17th centuries. Early guitar tutors also suggest planting the little finger. What I am saying is that it is

[LUTE] Re: Stability of lute in playing fast.

Hello Louis You observations seem right to me. At the end of a three hour set my wrist if fine - my butt hurts. Joe On 4/1/11 9:37 AM, Louis Aull aul...@comcast.net wrote: Hi Joe, The continued discussion of finger position brought to mind some of the mechanical

[LUTE] Re: Lute Repair?

This makes no sense. If the repair takes that long, there's something wrong! If the maker is too busy to attend to the repair, he should not take the job. This all brings Luciano Faria to mind. Joseph Mayes From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu

[LUTE] Re: Best wishes to members in distressed areas

Thank you, Roman, for your kind wishes. I am high and dry. Didn't even loose power. (One of my fig trees fell over before the storm, however.) Joe From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Roman Turovsky

[LUTE] Re: Jason Petty lutes

Hello I know and deal with Jason on a regular basis. He indeed lives and works in New Zealand. Joseph Mayes On 12/1/11 12:29 AM, Adam Olsen arol...@gmail.com wrote: I apologize in advance if this is not the correct forum for such a question. Can any of you who know Jason Petty

[LUTE] Bach¹s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted

Another possibility springs to mind: Bach designed and wrote music on the Lautenwerk because he liked the sound of the lute, but was more comfortable on a keyboard. Because he sat at one instrument does not mean that he was not composing for another. Hard to play? Need a bunch of edits? Most

[LUTE] Bach¹s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted

Hi Eugene The Bach's own hand argument is specious - we don't have the 'cello suites in Bach's hand either and even though they were in Ana Magdalina's hand and at least one for another instrument, we still call them Bach's 'Cello Suites. Joseph Mayes On 4/25/12 10:23 PM, Braig, Eugene

[LUTE] Re: Bach¹s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted

of the source material for Bach's lute works, whatever conclusion anybody would like to draw from it. Best, Eugene -Original Message- From: Mayes, Joseph [mailto:ma...@rowan.edu] Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 7:49 AM To: Braig, Eugene; lute Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Bach¹s Lute Suites: This Myth

[LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Bach¹s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted

I have an issue whenever I hear a blanket statement like He never wrote for it, and JSB never played the trumpet. It strikes me as similar to there is no God or there is a God. We know JSB liked the sound of the lute - he invented a keyboard instrument to imitate that sound. We can guess that he

[LUTE] Bach¹s Piano Suites: This Myth is Busted

Then why is it possible to state categorically that Bach never wrote for lute? How can we assume what Back must have expected? JM On 4/30/12 10:52 AM, howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com wrote: We can't say categorically that Bach never wrote for piano. When he sent The Musical Offering to

[LUTE] Re: Reconstructing Dowland; deconstructing Dowland

Hello David I loved your Resurrection and certainly do not mean this question as a critique - but - Do you have a philosophy for when to roll a chord? I hear a great many wonderful players and each seems to have a different idea about this. Thanks, Joseph Mayes On 11/13/12 3:33 PM,

[LUTE] Re: 13th century Conductus played on gittern and psaltery

Wow!! Delightful! Joseph Mayes On 1/24/13 3:30 PM, WALSH STUART s.wa...@ntlworld.com wrote: Sol Sub Nube Latuit. A liturgical piece for two voices, no doubt embedded in the fervent Christian rituals and faith... nothing to do with instrumental music Here imagined as played by an

[LUTE] Re: The English Guitar

There is an English guitar sitting on Thomas Jefferson's harpsichord at Monticello. Joseph Mayes On 1/31/13 8:07 AM, Gary R. Boye boy...@appstate.edu wrote: Dear Bill, I think I can (briefly) answer your questions: There is a HUGE amount of music that survives for this instrument. If

[LUTE] Free stuff

Free to Good Home For reasons known only to my university, I must clean out my office. I must find a home for Journals from the Lute Society (Great Britain) and from the LSA. I have issues of ³The Lute² from 1959 through very recent, and issues of the LSA ³Journal² from 1971 to the present. If

[LUTE] Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Saturday quotes - audiences

Office cleaning goes apace leaving me with Anthology I, Anthology II, Anthology III, and a volume of Commentary of ³The Medieval Lyric² Revised edition from 1988. These can be had as a package for postage. The lucky recipient must take the bunch Just let me know. Joseph Mayes PS I also have a

[LUTE] Free stuff

Sorry - I forgot to change the subject On 4/3/13 2:04 PM, nssadmin ma...@rowan.edu wrote: Office cleaning goes apace leaving me with Anthology I, Anthology II, Anthology III, and a volume of Commentary of ³The Medieval Lyric² Revised edition from 1988. These can be had as a package for

[LUTE] Re: Lute mail list down

Hear! Hear! On 4/4/13 7:41 AM, Ron Andrico praelu...@hotmail.com wrote: Wayne: Thanks very much for what must have been a huge amount of work in fixing the server problem. We know how much time and effort something like this can take, and everyone on the lute list appreciates

[LUTE] Re: now- How did Iadone play?

Hi Dan I have a picture of Iadone from an old string packet. I know how misleading pictures can be (future guitarists will look at Picasso's Blue Guitar and be flummoxed) but his right hand looks like the archaic bent-wrist guitar style. I'll send the picture along if I can find it. Best,

[LUTE] Re: Time to work on how we look?

I have to agree that the visual choreography takes away from the enjoyment. Weather it's the fellow playing F C d M (incidentally with some wrong notes and rhythms) who looks like his dog just died, or Tatiana, who looks for all the world like she is experiencing some sort of sexual

[LUTE] Re: Time to work on how we look?

Hi Leah I have no objection to valid and truly-felt emotions showing up in the countenance of a soprano singing a dramatic area. I feel that some performers actually practice their emotions like a good actor - it rings false to me, no matter how well-played the music, and detracts from the

[LUTE] Re: Giacomo Merchi: Allegretto per la chitarra 1776

Nice! Joseph Mayes On 9/4/13 4:50 PM, WALSH STUART s.wa...@ntlworld.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_iZXUD6rTA To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Thigh support for theorbo

Hi Danny My better half, Kathleen, tried the Gitano and several other suction-cup gizmos on her 8-course with success until the pressure it took to initiate the cups made a nice rib-crack. She's back to the footstool. I like to stand with my archlute using a strap. I use a wedge of foam to

[LUTE] Re: Capo use on early instruments

Well...as long as you used authentic 16th Century hair-ties From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of t...@heartistrymusic.com [t...@heartistrymusic.com] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 12:08 AM To: R. Mattes; Dan Winheld Cc:

[LUTE] Vivaldi

Two of my students are playing the G major concerto for two mandolins. They'd like me to play continuo on my archlute. Does anyone know where a bass part (with or without figures) could be obtained? Thanks, Joseph Mayes To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi

:08 AM To: Mayes, Joseph Cc: Lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: Vivaldi perhaps here? `http://imslp.org/wiki/Concerto_for_2_Mandolins_in_G_major,_RV_532_(Vivaldi,_A ntonio) http://imslp.org/wiki/Concerto_for_2_Mandolins_in_G_major,_RV_532_%28Vivaldi, _Antonio%29 Am 13.10.2013 03:06

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

I play the lute, archlute and vihuela with nails for the same reason that I play the classical guitar with nails: because it sounds better! Of course, by that I mean it sounds better to me. Nails give the attack a precision that flesh does not. It also comes closer, IMHO to the sound usually

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

that many people were careless about their sound production. In order to avoid it, what about cutting your nails once and a while, washing your hands (daily if you can)? 2013/12/10 Mayes, Joseph [1]ma...@rowan.edu I play the lute, archlute and vihuela with nails for the same reason

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

OK good people, this will be my final post on this subject. I grow weary of the gratuitous condescension and infuriating belittlement - take the trouble to learn how to do it, indeed. On 12/11/13 9:26 PM, Bruno Correia bruno.l...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/12/11 Mayes, Joseph [1]ma...@rowan.edu

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Thu, 12/12/13, Mayes, Joseph ma...@rowan.edu wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed To: Bruno Correia bruno.l...@gmail.com, List LUTELIST lute

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

Segovia's influence on the lute revival is once-removed Many of todays top players began with the classical guitar - for better or worse - there can be no doubt as to Segovia's influence there - for better or worse. I wonder how many people will debate our influences thirty years after we die.

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed we got so far away from the [LUTE]-forum

Well-said, indeed! Thank you, Chris, for your thoughtful posts. Joseph Mayes From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Wilke [chriswi...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 8:27 AM To: Jarosław Lipski;

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed we got so far away from the [LUTE]-forum

OUCH! On 12/19/13 11:25 AM, Dan Winheld dwinh...@lmi.net wrote: So your heart belongs to di Dadi (Cole Porter, 1938) On 12/19/2013 6:22 AM, Geoff Gaherty wrote: On 19/12/13 8:27 AM, Christopher Wilke wrote: Richard Taruskin Josquin's Missa Di Dadi Funny you should mention these two in

[LUTE] Re: and the early music movement

I do not feel that I need to defend Christopher Wilke. If I had a substantive question or issue with early music, I would go top Chris way before I would ask any of the pros you mention. I would like to take a moment to address the all pros I heard until now were very good. statement. Perhaps,

[LUTE] Re: 2014

I'll add my bit - Happy!! Happy!! Joseph Mayes From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Leah Baranov [lutech...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:18 PM To: Lex van Sante Cc: lute mailing list list Subject: [LUTE]

[LUTE] Re: Concerts

OOPS!! If you just type in http://rowan.tix; it will take you to the right place. Or as Homer Simpson says, Dough!! Joseph Mayes On 1/31/14 4:51 PM, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote: A problem still seems to occur, the Rowan university link, should have this last number : 628216

[LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica 97

This may explain why, in the new life members list in the new LSAQ, Roman is listed twice. On 2/11/14 10:26 AM, stephen arndt stephenwar...@verizon.net wrote: Very nice. It leaves me wishing that you would record the complete works of Roman Turovsky. -Original Message- From: Roman

[LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica 97

I thought that he was a performer and artist and composer (and baroque composer in disguise) therefore was given more than one life. JM On 2/11/14 10:44 AM, r.turov...@gmail.com r.turov...@gmail.com wrote: too big for his own shoes, I suppose RT On 2/11/2014 10:39 AM, Mayes, Joseph

[LUTE] Re: Bartolotti's continuo treatise

I'll second that sentiment. There is a small number of folks on this list who feel called upon to put down a more wealthy and successful cousin. On 2/27/14 8:49 AM, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: There is no reason why Campion should have been embarrassed at being a guitar

[LUTE] Re: backpacks for lutes?

I have framed on my studio wall a detail from a painting called The Grasshopper and the Ant. It shows a poor (but honest) theorbo player begging from a well-dressed apparently-rich fellow in the snow. The theorbo player has his instrument on his back - no case. Joseph Mayes

[LUTE] Re: Bare spot on soundboard.

Zowie!! Just mention, in passing that one of the sacred cows is somehow not the best idea, and the floodgates open! In all of this justification for using the pinky on the face, I have heard nothing by way of explaining why it's necessary. Oh yeah, the old guys did it, so it must be the right

[LUTE] Re: Bare spot on soundboard.

The question that is heartily begged, is: With all of this fall-de-rall about where to place the pinky, and how hard it is on baroque instruments or multi-course instruments, and Oh gosh, I have to lift it on occasion to play some things - Why in the world would you put it down in the first

[LUTE] Re: luteshop video

Martin Kudos on your film. I really enjoyed it a lot. It seems I can't observe a lure being built without wanting to own it - I think the term is LAS. Loved the music, too. Joseph mayes On 9/3/14 6:15 AM, Martin Shepherd mar...@luteshop.co.uk wrote: Dear Ed, Thanks for your kind comments.

[LUTE] Re: Ren lute as sub for theorbo

To find out why the theorbo was invented, you'd have to ask the inventor: Rube Goldberg JM On 11/3/14 11:56 AM, Roland Hayes rha...@legalaidbuffalo.org wrote: I suggest its origins were for the solo singer to accompany himself (Peri, Caccini, others in Italy ca. 1600). Salamone Rossi calls

[LUTE] Re: Spruce for lute vs guitar.

I am certain that discussion concerning tone woods, nail-use, phrasing, voice-leading, and the current famous-player-cult of adoration took place in 1400 and has continued to take place with only the voices changing right down through history. I don't think this is a bad thing in any respect.

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

Whew!!! I thought it was just me. Joseph Mayes On 2/25/15 1:07 PM, Daniel Shoskes kidneykut...@gmail.com wrote: Ron: when I read many of your posts, I sometimes feel confused and undereducated. You often refer to ³those people we all know² or ³certain groups² and I guess I¹m not with the

[LUTE] Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Pegheads on new lute

From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of Christopher Wilke chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:12 PM To: Mayes, Joseph Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [SUSPECTED SPAM] [LUTE] Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Pegheads on new lute Joe

[LUTE] Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Pegheads on new lute

Early - 19th C. - guitars were made with machines or friction pegs. Those made with machines were more expensive. If you use pegheads on one of these instruments, you have an expensive guitar masquerading as a cheap one. I'll join Sterling at the vomitorium. Joseph Mayes

[LUTE] Re: Taylor Swift

d'oh! From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of Sterling Price <spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 8:25 PM To: Mayes, Joseph Cc: Braig, Eugene; David van Ooijen; John Mardinly; lute

[LUTE] Re: Taylor Swift

My daughter is into "Journey." Is there a renaissance guitar version of "Juke Box Hero" out there? Joseph On 9/2/15 3:25 PM, "David van Ooijen" wrote: >Haha! Look for MeesterDavidGitaar on YouTube ( that's me in my other >life, one of my other lives). I did

[LUTE] Re: Taylor Swift

Dough!!! On 9/2/15 5:51 PM, "Braig, Eugene" <brai...@osu.edu> wrote: > Sorry, Joe. That's Foreigner. > > Eugene > > > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] on behalf of > Mayes, Josep

[LUTE] Re: Pachenbel suite for theorbo

This suite can also be found on Youube. On 2/25/16 9:17 AM, "Edward Martin" wrote: >Anthony Bailes also recorded this suite. > >On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Peter Steur <[1]p.st...@inrim.it> >wrote: > >--Boundary-00=_XEI34BGBH2K712S0

[LUTE] Re: Pachenbel suite for theorbo

OOPS! Forgot this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PQPgmz3j1E On 2/25/16 9:30 AM, "Lex van Sante" wrote: > I've not been able to find this recording. Neither the one by Müller-Dombois. > However I found one by Walter Gerwig. By the way the name of the composer is >

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