[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Harp Strings

Regarding harp strings: I contacted Vanderbilt music, in Bloomington, Indiana, USA - known to harpists  for quality gut strings and very helpful customer service.  They also told me that they can accommodate gut strings for historical instruments, just contact them.

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Pinel?

Why are there so few recordings of works by Pinel? Are the works inferior, very difficult, inconvenient tunings? I'm not at all familiar with this composer. I notice that CNRS editions has a volume of Pinel's works. http://www.cnrseditions.fr/ trj -- To get on or off this list see list

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Women the Theorbo

All: After reviewing some lute iconography, it seems that the renaissance lute was played by more men than women (especially inebriated-looking Dutch guys), but it seems that the majority of theorbo players are women. Possible reasons? *Women are just prettier to paint? *My statistical

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Louisiana and the Sun King, Louis XIV

Robert Johnson seems to have lived mostly in the Mississippi Delta area - one of the greatest exponents of 'delta blues'. The french settled in Louisiana - the next state over, but didn't seem to have populated this area of mississippi at that time. African folk music, brought over by the

[LUTE] status of lutebooks.com?

All: Since Stanley Buetens' passing, does anyone know if his website www.lutebooks.com is still fulfilling orders? thanks, trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Dallis lute book

Does anyone know if the 'Dallis' lute book in Trinity College, Dublin (Ms. D. 3. 30 ) is all in renaissance tuning (or transitional), and has it ever been published, or made available online? thanks trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Robin Hood

Haven't seen the movie yet, but just returned from a conference in Nottingham, UK. Little did I know that Nottingham is now widely known, not only for Robin Hood, but it has apparently become the bachelorette party (hen party ) stag party capital of the midlands. Nottingham castle has an

[LUTE] Re: geared pegs

For more information, the website for these pegs: http://www.planetarypegs.com/peg_page_01.html -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: 11- versus 13-course baroque lute.

It seems that much of the French 11c music is very idiomatic, with complex ornaments, almost like learning a new language (in this instance, french). Whereas, the German 13c literature is less intertwined with ornaments, more 'understandable' (?), but maybe more technically challenging in some

[LUTE] Re: incompatibility gardening/lute playing?

I found that wearing heavy, preferably leather gloves tend to help prevent booth finger stiffness and skin roughness. It prevents getting dirt under the nails as well. It is interesting to look at rural cultures where the farmers also also musicians - fiddle players, etc. Their playing

[LUTE] Re: incompatibility gardening/lute playing?

If one has performed so much manual gripping that one's hand is 'stuck' in a contracted fist-like condition, or just very stiff to opening and closing the fingers, the problem isn't just in the hand - all of the flexor and extensor muscles that move the fingers are in the forearm, so it would

[LUTE] Re: Newsidler's Lamora, Benedictus, La Bernadina Unnecessarie Zen

Recent neurophysiologic studies confirm that just imagining the movements in your mind fires neurons in the motor cortex and facilitates the motor learning of complex movements. Many athletes and musicians instinctively 'practice' this way - by just imagining the movement - it speeds the

[LUTE] Re: mac - any other?

Are there any native mac programs (for the intel based macs) to write lute tab? (rather than running windows on a mac) trj BTW: I have VMware Fusion on my mac, and HIGHLY recommend VMware over their competitor, but still would rather work in mac OS if possible Anyone out there

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Galant definition

Could anyone help me understand the definition of 'Galant' music? Does it refer only to lute music, or to the period/style. What are its characteristics - if they can be summed up? Which composers would be considered most typical of Galant style? Thanks for helping a enthusiastic beginner

[LUTE] Re: More digital facsimiles from the (public) libraries?

The libraries need money to continue their important work. There are persons scattered around the world with keen interest in having some of these libraries' holdings digitized (such as lute enthusiasts). Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if groups of enthusiasts could 'organize': Through

[LUTE-BUILDER] Warwick Frei plans?

Are there plans drawn and available for the Warwick Frei lute? I note that the English lute society has plans based on a Frei: http://www.lutesoc.co.uk/pages/catalogue http://www.lutesoc.co.uk/uploads/catalogue/Plans,%2010,11%20course.jpg And the Guild of American Luthiers has a plan based on

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Post French and Pre Weiss: what shall we call it?

How about just calling it late 11-course literature? ...just a thought: inclusive of anything up to and including Kellner, exclusive of 13 course literature (which encompasses most Galant?) trj -Original Message- From: Daniel Shoskes dshos...@mac.com To: BAROQUE-LUTE

[LUTE] New Savarez harp strings?

I was recently at a harp convention (wife is a harpist), and a harp repairman told me about a new advance in strings from Savarez, that they have produced a nylon string (NOT carbon fibre, nor other synthetic) that has fibres of some sort imbedded within, The fibres apparently lend both

[LUTE] Re: KF Harp strings and other types

The great thing about harp strings is that they come in three colors - natural, black and red. You could string your basses all in red harp string so that they look like the renaissance loaded guts ;-) trj -Original Message- From: Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk To:

[LUTE] Laute, Theorbe, Chitarrone

What is the current consensus of Ernst Pohlmann's book, Laute, Theorbe, Chitarrone Is it still reliable enough to use as a reference, or is it getting outdated? Is there any work to update the material? -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] European lute collections

If one were planning a trip to europe this summer (with a rail pass), and wanted to see up to four of the best museum collections of lutes, which museums should be on the list? thanks -trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Farre from triumphing court - text question

Faint: possibly past tense of feign - spelt in a non-standardized way? -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] wemyss

Does anyone know the status of the Wemyss manuscript. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/julia/ap1/Wemyss.htm If memory served. the manuscript was privately owned but held by in the Edinburgh library(?). I have an old photocopy, and was wondering, if I scanned it electronically, if it would

[LUTE] French-head drawings?

Are there any technical drawings of a 'French-head' (double head - one bent back, basses on a straight extension) lutes from any collection available? Thanks in advance. trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Mace

IMHO, I find the ornaments - both the interpretation as well as their execution - devilishly difficult for the french baroque lute... at least to the point of making them sound elegant and effortless. I think there are subtleties with baroque lute that create challenges. Ren Baroque both

[LUTE] Re: Images archive

A beautiful collection, and many thanks for the hard work that went into creating this! I wish, however, that more images would complete information regarding in what museum or collection the painting resides. I love browsing through all of these images, there always seems to be something new

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance lute string length

Take great care with stretching exercises of the hand!! I deal fairly often with musicians' injuries, and musicians are nearly as bad as competitive athletes as far as abusing their bodies to try to get better performance. Remember that Robert Schumann permanently damaged his right hand trying

[LUTE] Savarez KF dealer in USA?

Is there a Savarez dealer in the USA? I am looking to try the Alliance KF strings on a renaissance lute (unless members of this newsgroup warn me not to..) And how do I calculate thicknesses to order?Thanks, trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: cold finger tips

Don't smoke (nicotine squeezes down blood vessels). I hate to mention it...but alcohol is a vasodilator and will generally warm up the fingertips, but alcohol also decreases motor activity and accuracy...are you just playing background music? ;-) -Original Message- From: Dick

[LUTE] MIM's one lute

I just had the great pleasure of visiting MIM - the recently opened Musical Instrument Museum - in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It is a beautiful and spacious museum. Music traditions from all around the world are displayed by region or country with authentic instruments and many fascinating field

[LUTE] Re: injury prevention

There is a fairly 'new' approach to elbow pain from epicondylitis (tennis elbow), involving using a stiff but flexible bar. This, like several new approaches, works by 'turning off' reflexes through antagonistic muscle action and a combination of concentric and eccentric motion muscle

[LUTE] Dowland's Farewell

I recently heard Paul O'Dette perform, and he mentioned that Dowland's Farewell (from the Cambridge ms?), beautifully and masterfully quotes up to 14 of Dowland's own compositions - making it a perfect Farewell. Has anyone written about this, and dissected the Farewell to identify the various

[LUTE] Re: Witch hazel.

As a physician, I doubt it would do anything for the fingertips because players fingertips are calloused, and astringents (such as witch Hazel) work to constrict softer and less keratinized tissues, such as the face, or especially mucous membranes. trj -Original Message- From:

[LUTE] lutes near Prague?

I am looking to attend a conference in Prague an a few months. I am thinking of taking the train over to see the lute collection in Nuremberg. Are there any historical lutes to be seen in Prague or nearby (other than Vienna)? thanks, trj -- To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: String hairs

Human skin is acidic - we secrete weak acids through our skin - even the fingertips. This acid will slowly break down the collagen in the gut strings, thus shortening their lives. It is a good idea to wash one's hands (even if they are clean!) with soap before playing (soap is alkaline and

[LUTE] Re: Jarring the mood with slow pieces.

I would consider this quite a compliment! - I've played plenty of gigs where the musician is absolutely, totally ignored. To have your music effect the crowd in such a way gives you the power to direct the crowd's mood as you please! And, did it 'dampen the crowd' or did it elicit more quiet

[LUTE] Re: Quality vs Quantity

The problem with ALL self-publishing: there are no editors. At the current increasing rate of low quality product uploaded onto the web (in all media), I wonder what the web will look like in 10 years. Will it even be possible to find quality? -- To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: 4022, 40588

Is there any scholarly description of, discussion of, or list of tunes in the Staatsbibliothek - Berlin, Ms 4022. On first glance, it looks interesting. trj -Original Message- From: Rainer rads.bera_g...@t-online.de To: Lute net lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:57 pm

[LUTE] Re: What makes a good lute?

In my humble opinion: one chooses an instrument as one chooses a mate; but for an instrument it is primarily playability and sound. Nothing else matters. As in choosing a mate, others may think your choice beautiful, or ugly, easy or difficult. As long as YOU are in love, and your needs are

[LUTE] Miking III - outside

With summer theatre production fast approaching, Any recommendations for amplification of a ren lute for outside (shakespeare in the park) performance? Sitting in front of a mic? (what kind - diaphragm/condenser?) Attached transducer? What kind? Does anyone stroll while amplified? Anyone have

[LUTE] Emperor Rudolf II

Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II from Bohemia (ca late 1500s -1612?), was such a patron of the arts and sciences, did he sponsor any significant lutenist/composers? Are there collections (Mss, books) from this era during his reign? It seems like Bohemia, esp Prague, under Rudolf II was a very

[LUTE] Chanterelle choice?

I bought a 7c ren lute strung in Nylgut. I love the Nygut, except for the chanterelle, it just doesn't seem to feel or sing as strongly as I wish - it seems thin. Do others have this problem? If so any suggestions, I've thought of going back to a nylon (which would be thicker?). Thanks in

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Scalloped Ribs

font color='black' size='2' face='arial'font class=Apple-style-span size=2Given the severe scalloping in some of the iconography (although it might be artist license on part of the painter), I wonder if some of the early makers made very thick ribs out of a relatively soft wood, and then

[LUTE] Lute sighting

The Lee Valley tool company of Canada published a full page picture of a 13c baroque lute (by David Weston of Merrickville, Ontario, Canada). http://www.leevalley.com/US/home/OnlineCatalogs.aspx Click on the June 2012 supplement -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: modern lute music v Eastern wisdom

A beautiful and deeply touching presentation. Thank you. trj -Original Message- From: David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com To: lutelist Net Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Baroque Lute List (E-mail) baroque-l...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2012 1:36 am Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE]

[LUTE] Re: The Huntes Up: meaning?

Hunting seems to have been a popular theme for music. I remember hearing an historical recording of an old irish uillean piper who played a 'suite' of melodies of The Foxhunt - musically depicting all stages of the hunt, even including the barking of the dogs and the wailing of the mortally

[LUTE] Re: Lute artwork

A great site for lute iconography: http://www.klassiskgitar.net/imagesmain.html -Original Message- From: Alain Veylit al...@signtracks.com To: AJN arthurjn...@verizon.net Cc: joshua-horn joshua-h...@att.net; lute lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wed, Oct 17, 2012 11:30 pm Subject: [LUTE]

[LUTE] Kremsmunster lute collection

I will be in Austria, and am thinking of traveling to Kremsmünster to see the lute collection at the Benediktinerstift. Has anyone seen the collection, and would it be worth the trip? Also, Are there any other lute collections in the are worth visiting. I have already seen the museum lute

[LUTE] Re: Lute painting

Perhaps: http://www.lutevoice.com/luteiconography/SlideShow_assets/SlideShow.html?lang=en ? -Original Message- From: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk To: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 8:56 am Subject: [LUTE] Lute painting I wonder what the layout

[LUTE] Re: Lute painting

I'll try again: http://www.lutevoice.com/luteiconography/Page%204.html Got to the painting by J.G. Platzer; an apparently non-offset theorbo neck extension. -Original Message- From: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk To: David Van Edwards da...@vanedwards.co.uk Cc: Lute List

[LUTE] Music 4 Twelfth Night

Does anyone have a source -ren lute tab and voice - for the songs in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night? I transcribed these by ear over three decades ago off of someone's LP for a production when I was in college, but only the vague melodies in my head remain. I have the Brian Wright's great scores,

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Further to: Bar end supports on lutes

Excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't support blocks under the bars be a very possible source of buzzing? ..unless one used glue, in which case top removal would be much more difficult? -Original Message- From: Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk To: David Van Edwards

[LUTE] OT: blindfolded girl

Off topic question: When visiting musical instrument museums, there are many viols, and especially viola d'amores, that, instead of a scroll, have the head of a girl carved with a blindfold over her eyes. These carvings are always carved beautifully. My question is; what is the significance of

[LUTE] Re: OT: blindfolded girl

The heads all bear a very feminine appearance, so I am surprised it is meant to represent Cupid, but looks can be deceiving (e.g. Carravagio's lute player - I also thought was a woman). On Jul 11, 2013, at 13:59, Franz Mechsner franz.mechs...@gmx.de wrote: I found this:

[LUTE] Gemeentemuseum lutes?

I will be near den Haag, NL, in September. The Gemeentemuseum looks to have a good collection of lutes, but does anyone know if there are any on display? Would it be worth spending a day to visit the museum, if my main goal is to view the lute collection? Thanks- -- To get on or off this

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

How does one get others interested in lute? Marketing. All lute players should contribute to a hollywood lobbyist fund where a lute 'product placement' could be made in the next historical film that utilizes swords and corsets. Better yet,let the hero seduce the heroine with a lute song, and

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

I love the rose - and I assume it is not a historical reproduction? and is it the same rose that is on the front of Nigel North's Baroque Lute (Bach, Vivaldi, Weiss) Honest - Linn Records - HON CD 5006? -Original Message- From: William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk To: Dan Winheld

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

Interestingly, from a neurophysiological standpoint, there are several primitive reflexes that affect both hand and mouth - working with learning disabled children one can clearly see how they grimace and contort their tongue when trying to accomplish fine motor coordination. Likewise,

[LUTE] Re: lute plans

Nigel: There are the quirky Freiberger catherdral lutes: These small lutes that were part of a whole collection of instruments of an alter display from Frieberg Cathedral in Saxony. They were removed during a restoration and examined, and they are real instruments! The University in Leipzig

[LUTE] music slowing software?

When learning music by ear, it helps to be able to slow down fast passages to help discern the notes. Post vinyl LP, and Marantz 'Watergate cassette recorder, does anyone know of simple soft water that can do this? I am a mac user (but can run windows on VMWare if I have to). Thanks! -- To get

[LUTE] Mille Regretz?

Does anyone have a source of a lute in tabulation of Mille Regretz by Josquin des Pres? Seems like I remember one, but cannot locate it. Cheers, trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Phalese stopping strings?

I was looking through Pierre Phalese, Hortus Musarum, 1552 (available online - search Phalese Hortus IMSLP ) Phalese puts an asterix (*) on the staff often sometimes multiple ones, and in very specific placement, and I realized these must be markings to 'stop' a string from sounding? I am very

[LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings?

Thanks! - It makes more sense that these asterixes means to hold. I have to say, though, that stopping the notes at the asterix made some rather interesting sounds and certainly brought out various voices! I guess I spent too much time learning about wire strung clarsach technique where

[LUTE] Manuscript ID confusion

I am not a musicologist, so please forgive my ignorance. But I am confused, sometimes manuscripts are identified by notations such as, e.g. RM 4137 olim Mf 2004 and sometimes as, e.g. A-Wn MusHS 17706 - which makes a lot more sense to me, because I realize this gives the country, and library

[LUTE] tune from Ballet

Might anyone have the tab for a tune in William Ballet's lute book, Callino casturame? Apparently this is the earliest irish melody found in tab and is a phonetic approximation of Cailín ó chois tSiúire mé or I am a girl from Suirside. William Ballet's Lute book is currently on display at

[LUTE] Re: 6c lute barring?

Bill: Check out the small lutes drawn by the Grassi Museum fur Musikinstrumente, Leipzig. These are actual lutes made for an display of angels in the Freiberger church in 1594. Even though they are small, they are real instruments. There are four lutes, I think each is six-course. The shop

[LUTE] Re: Ornamental Lutes

In the mid '80s, I was hired to play renaissance lute at some company's holiday party, and I was instructed to show up in costume (I had recently done a Twelfth Night in costume - and yes, there were tights). I arrived at the address and entered a large crowded party room with a disc jockey,

[LUTE] OT: Historic Rosin

While searching for medical remedies, I found that an Remedia Pharmacy (Eisenstadt Austria) also produces a historic Larch rosin for bowed gut strung instruments. The recipe is from Francesco Galeazzi's treatise 'Elementi teorico pratici di Musica' - 1796(?). It is perhaps something to share

[LUTE] Re: Savarez KF strings etc.

I recently heard a rather experienced harp maker/designer talk about using Savarez KF strings on his harps. Initially, when he strung a harp designed for nylon or gut, the tone with KF strings was awful (using thinner diameters to account for the higher density). So he redesigned the harmonic

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

A lot of popular performers (e.g. Billy Joel, Elton John, etc) amplify their Grand Pianos, and many use a Barcus Berry 'triplanar' contact pickup http://barcusberry.com/product.cfm?ProductID=11 - which is actually amazing and sounds fantastic - too bad its too big for guitars/lutes. Having

[LUTE] Lutheran Hymns 4 lute?

Dear all: I am looking for source(s) for in tabulations of Lutheran Hymns for renaissance (or baroque) lute - preferably french tab. Looking for either solo lute in tabulations or lute and voice; pieces suitable for a Lutheran service (that I've been asked to play in Autumn).

[LUTE] Re: Spain vs. Italy

Wow, the (Spanish) Inquisition was rather mild ? I was under the impression that it was rather brutal. Emperor Rudolf II spent his childhood with relatives in Spain and was so abhorred by the torutre and murder of non Christians that, when he was Emperor he assured religious

[LUTE] Vienna instruments closing?

A recent email from the Lute Society ominously listed the following new item (below) However - the online petition has been closed. Does anyone have current details on this plan; when the musical instrument gallery is slated to close, and whom to write to to protest? What an

[LUTE] Re: Soap Talc, quick question

I learned many years ago about soap and chalk for pegs (I would think chalk would have more 'bite' than talk) - and i keep a small remnant of a piece of chalkboard chalk, and a small remnant of a bar of soap conveniently hidden in a corner of all my lute cases (with a small remnant

[LUTE] Re: Violin and lute.

Variations on Greensleeves, and the 'Jews Dance' come to mind. Both available through Tree, I believe and both quite fun to play. > On Oct 12, 2015, at 22:46, Herbert Ward wrote: > > I have a chance to play music with a modern violinist. > He's probably quite adept

[LUTE] Arabella Hunt 1662-1705

I have recently become fascinated by the life of singer/lutenist Arabella Hunt, 1662-1705. Partially because she was reportedly quite talented and had 'difficult music' written for her by John Blow and Henry Purcell. And partly because, at 18 yrs old, she married a married a man -

[LUTE] Wickhambrook

All: Is the Yale, 'Wickhambrook' Lute Manuscript available online? I haven't been able to find it- Cheers, trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Giles Lodges lute book

All: Has the Giles Lodges Lute Book (Folger Shakespeare Library, Wash DC) been reprinted or otherwise available? Thanks trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Barbetta 1586 Italian lute book online

Giulio Cesare Barbetta's 1585 lute book (italian tab) is online through the US Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/2014572374/ This may be old news, but I just found it. Cheers, trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Wolf Hall

"A Little Chaos" (court of France's Louis' XIV, directed by the late Alan Rickman, 2014) would have been SOOO amazing had they invested in a real french style baroque lute player. Instead, the 'lute' music cameo ruined the film pour moi. -- To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Fronimo question

I run several several Windows-native programs on my mac seamlessly via 'VMWare'. Though I've run Fronimo only a wee bit, I had no problem running it VMWare - highly recommended. trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Early Music life

Having friends in psychology, economics, and marketing/advertising, we have had this discussion over beer. And the general conclusion was that most artists (including early music artists) ought not be lamenting about why people don't show up to appreciate their art, but rather they

[LUTE] Re: Hole in the Wall

example of that: [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7hRdN00B3w=youtu.be Arto On 19/02/18 08:06, howard posner wrote: >> On Feb 18, 2018, at 1:57 PM, Arto Wikla <[3]wi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: >> >> Dear theoj89294(?) >> >> Making a

[LUTE] Hole in the Wall

Dear Lute community: Are there any intabulations of the English tune 'Hole in the Wall' (Playford?) for r or b lute? Many thanks, I've always liked that melody. trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Luttes of Cullane and Venice?

All: The Scottish Customs Tariffs of Oct 31, 1612 lists "Luttes of Cullane with case" and "Luttes of Venice with case". Does anyone know what these terms Cullane and Venice mean? There is also some information about strings: "catlingis" and "manikins", and misc other

[LUTE] German Lute-guitars

Hello: Does anyone know of a source of information about the turn of the 20th century German lute-guitars ( or guitar-lutes?)? I am interested in their apparent popularity: how they were used, and were they a serious instrument? or romantic gimmick? I recently bought one that

[LUTE] Re: German Lute-guitars

by this wandervogel movement and its music and its place in history. Cheers, ted jordan- -Original Message- From: David Morales To: theoj89294 Cc: List LUTELIST Sent: Wed, Sep 5, 2018 4:45 pm Subject: Re: [LUTE] German Lute-guitars Hello, I asked for information about

[LUTE] BMV 846

Dear lutists: Does anyone know if there is a baroque lute in tabulation of JS Bach's Prelude in C major BMV 846, from the Well Tempered Clavier? Thanks- theo jordan -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: De Visee

Didn't Baron (In 'Study of the Lute' 1727) complain about the French who 'scratched' at their lutes. Does this imply that they played with nails? (I no longer have my copy of the Baron book, so I can't find the original quote, and I well could be mistaken). trj -- To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Wishful thinking on lute temparaments was Re: Lute Temperaments

Didn't a musician (lute player?) try to bite the thumb off another musician? I can't remember the details- I bet the disagreement was over tempered tuning. They didn't have the internet back then. -- To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: All music (was Siena Manuscript No. 17 - Ricercar)

Given the book "The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory", by John Seabrook, I would posit that the father has a much higher probability of being more accurate, in that 'all pop music sounds the same', or certainly -much- pop music sounds the same, no? -Original Message-

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance/Medieval Fairs

Tristan: interesting observation. I think that 'renaissance fairs' in the US, from my experience, are most commonly full of an anachronistic mix of European medieval AND renaissance stuff, and Viking, and fantasy. Oddly, None of the fairs that I have attended (I haven't been to

[LUTE] Arcadelt

Lutetopia: Does anyone know if there is an in tabulation of the Arcadelt chanson "nous voyons ques les hommes"? (It is a charming little tune). Thanks trj -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Arcadelt

with the results- Cheers, ted jordan -Original Message- From: Sean Smith To: lute Sent: Wed, Nov 6, 2019 1:49 pm Subject: [LUTE] Re: Arcadelt Theoj89294, Jacob Arcadelt is wonderful composer to try your hand at transcribing vocal works if you don't see them

[LUTE] Capirola & buzzing like bray pins?

In reading about the use of bray pins on medieval and renaissance harps, I read the following: "The beautifully decorated Capirola lute book, written in Venice 1515-1520, states that a player should 'make it so that the first fret almost touches the strings, and so on to

[LUTE] Re: Double Top

My concern with a double top is longevity: How will that top hold up 50, 100, 150 years from now? Any structure built up from layers glued together, and subject to vibration, will presumably come apart, eventually. What will look like in a double top? Loose Braces, detached bridges

[LUTE] String conversion math question

Dear wise luters: When converting strings from nylon to gut to a synthetic gut, are there simple multiplication factors that one can use to determine the diameter of a replacement string? For example, if I have a 1mm nylon string, and I want to replace it with a gut or synthetic

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance Music in Rock

Isn't that 'Regressive' Rock? -Original Message- From: Tristan von Neumann To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wed, Aug 19, 2020 6:37 am Subject: [LUTE] Renaissance Music in Rock Dear Fans of Progressive Rock: I just accidentally found this album

[LUTE] future of the lute

Dear luters: What does the future hold the lute? In the waning days of this wonderful email list (Thanks Wayne!!), I thought I would invite thoughts regarding the future of the lute and the lute community. As I muse, it seems that this present lute revival started in 1960's -

[LUTE] Re: Weird instrument depiction in painting

Tristan: This is a beautiful depiction of a brass strung Irish or Scottish harp - or 'Clarsach'. The picture clearly shows the bowing of the forepillar under the tremendous tension of the brass strings. These clarsachs were traditionally played with long fingernails with a

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