[LUTE] Re: This list is ending soon!

2020-09-30 Thread Christopher Wilke
Thanks so much Wayne! You've provided an invaluable service to the international lute community. There's no doubt the lute would be in far worse shape without the exchange of knowledge you facilitated. We all owe you a deep debt of gratitude. Best, Chris On Wednesday,

[LUTE] Re: Ringfinger

2020-08-31 Thread Christopher Wilke
I'll give it a try. Something like... "The individual signs and numbers (of a chord) should be plucked with one finger each as long as it doesn't exceed the number of fingers of the right hand. When it has more than four courses that exceed the number of fingers, play them all with

[LUTE] Re: The lute list is retiring soon

2020-08-22 Thread Christopher Wilke
Oh no! Not the Lutes for Sale page! I just sent 2 interested students there this week alone. Thanks so much Wayne! Chris On Saturday, August 22, 2020, 5:44 PM, Kenneth M Berry wrote: Hello Wayne, Thank you for the past 22 years. Good luck. Ken On

[LUTE] Re: Lute in Nashville

2020-07-28 Thread Christopher Wilke
Thanks Nancy. She's been on the LSA waiting list for months and there's no ETA yet. The student is a total beginner and that fire will only burn so long unless she gets a real instrument pronto. Chris On Monday, July 27, 2020, 1:18 PM, Nancy Carlin wrote: The LSA Lute

[LUTE] Lute in Nashville

2020-07-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
Would any kind soul within the orbit of Nashville TN have a renaissance lute they'd be willing to loan or rent to a student? There's a really motivated newcomer who's been learning on a capoed guitar who's just itching to get her hands on an actual lute. She's been waiting on the

[LUTE] Re: Realizing a passible continuo line...

2020-02-05 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hi Mark, Everyone has given solid advice. However, the things suggested are for the long term project of learning historically-informed continuo practice. That's great, but it's frankly not very helpful starting in a pinch. The olden ones thought about harmony very differently than

[LUTE] Re: modern lute editions

2019-12-22 Thread Christopher Wilke
I'm all about PDFs nowadays. Tablet + Bluetooth page turning pedal = never having to worry about page turns, music blowing away or bad lighting. I've got hours and hours and hours of music at hand, all perfectly organized with any single piece accessible in an instant at the touch

[LUTE] Re: Ornament in Hurel's Theorbo Music

2019-09-28 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hi John, I researched this back when I made my Hurel album. I asked this list at the time as well. I didn't find a completely definitive answer nor have I since. I elected to ignore it in performance. It's worth mentioning that Hurel uses all the typical ornament signs, so it's

[LUTE] Re: Renaissance/Medieval Fairs

2019-09-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
One of those "Ye Olde Renaissance Fayres" once made me some easy money. I attended with a friend who was a classical guitarist. I was going just for the fun of it with no expectation of historical accuracy. My friend said, "I'll bet YOU'RE super excited to be here." I asked why he

[LUTE] Re: PS to Re: De Visee

2019-05-10 Thread Christopher Wilke
I haven't been following this thread all that closely, so apologies if this has been mentioned. The quote about Corbetta says that he was unable to perform not only because he broke a nail, but that the breakage was notable because nails grow back slowly in the elderly. This

[LUTE] Re: De Visee

2019-05-08 Thread Christopher Wilke
or Android __ From: Roland Hayes Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 12:59:35 PM To: Christopher Wilke Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: De Visee Thank you so much! Get [2]Outlook f

[LUTE] Re: De Visee

2019-05-08 Thread Christopher Wilke
It sounds sumpin' like this: [1]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2a8IQiXH0=OLAK5uy_k-OxLE7w5P5Fx bDhFpl82dnQRVDnvHVFo=24 The entire album was recorded with nails, in the naivite of my youth before I realized that HIP means "What's Allowable Now." [2]Sent from Yahoo Mail for

[LUTE] Re: Composers you wish had a bigger legacy

2018-08-07 Thread Christopher Wilke
I move that Bartolotti be posthumously be given a "Chromy" award for his contribution to chromatic music. May his rainbow-color bust now join the ones of Gesualdo, Wagner and Schoenberg already in the Chromatic Composers Hall of Fame. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

[LUTE] Re: Johann Kropfgans

2018-05-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
I've found Kropfgans's chamber music to be of much higher quality than his solo lute music. The chamber works are not exactly C.P.E. Bach or Haydn, but they have moments of beauty and passion that make for interesting listening beyond whatever appeal they have for our group simply

[LUTE] Re: Barring tips

2018-04-20 Thread Christopher Wilke
My advice for barring would be to drink a lot of water beforehand, when you're there and when you get home. It also helps to curve your finger - the arch shape is much stronger than a straight finger, meaning that you don't have to use as much muscular Force to press down. Also,

[LUTE] Re: Betrachte meine Seel

2018-03-20 Thread Christopher Wilke
Of course, there is one plucked instrument from Bach's time that can easily and idiomatically accommodate all the notes: the Lautenwerk (gut-strung harpsichord). Forget I just wrote that. We need the work each Easter season. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday,

[LUTE] Re: Some questions

2018-03-17 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hi Ron, I can't speak to your past experience with the LSA back in 2000 because I wasn't on the board at that time. However, the "recent" lute rental program has actually been in place for more than a decade. Michael Grant has really ramped up the program during his tenure has

[LUTE] Re: Some questions

2018-03-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
Actually, I think the quote is: "We got both kinds [of music]: Country AND Western" - the bartender in The Blues Brothers. ;-) Speaking personally, I see myself as an artist first, a musician second and an instrumentalist (on various instruments including lute) third. There's a

[LUTE] Re: Loose frets

2018-03-09 Thread Christopher Wilke
hough it lie hard and close, upon the uppermost of the two, next the finger, yet it cannot lie so close and hard, upon the undermost; so that it must needs fuzz a little..." Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, March 9, 2018, 8:52 AM, Christopher Wilke

[LUTE] Re: Loose frets

2018-03-09 Thread Christopher Wilke
Martyn, I've actually had the opposite experience with the durability of double frets. Their practical lifespan isn't as long as single frets precisely because the side closest to the bridge takes the wear, leaving an uneven relation to the bridge side. This means they start

[LUTE] Re: meantone tuning tech

2018-03-09 Thread Christopher Wilke
I'm also curious how to tighten an old fret once the knot has been burned. Sterling, can you enlighten us? I've sometimes very lightly run a soldering iron along the length of the back of the fret and, if there is space, at the bend at the knot. It seems to help if the fret is not

[LUTE] Re: Calling all lute nerds...

2018-03-03 Thread Christopher Wilke
Isn't "lute nerd" a completely redundant term? [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, March 3, 2018, 6:46 PM, Ron Andrico wrote: An important point is that the term fantasia did not have the same meaning (noun) we ascribe to the term today,

[LUTE] Re: four and twenty

2018-01-29 Thread Christopher Wilke
Two other survivors of the American attempt at the metric conversion: booze and tools. Alcohol is sold in metric units whether domestic or imported - typically 750ml (nearly all wine bottles), 1 liter and 1.75 (why not just make it 2 liters?). Tools like wrenches, etc. are often

[LUTE] Re: Early Music life

2018-01-03 Thread Christopher Wilke
(AKA people who don't know anything about early music) seem to be digging what we do. Best, Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Wed, 1/3/18, Daniel Shoskes <kidneykut...@gmail.com>

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
that beast in guitar tuning, on which it isn't any easier. Fripp now uses a "New Standard Tuning" of his own invention, but recorded this piece in standard tuning in the 1970's. (How's that for HIP? ;-) Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-22 Thread Christopher Wilke
arpsichord music. (She passed away this past May.) Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Fri, 12/22/17, Tristan von Neumann <tristanvonneum...@gmx.de> wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Re: New musi

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

2017-11-12 Thread Christopher Wilke
Just curious - How do we know the exact cause of Beethoven's deafness today? I assume doctors of the time didn't possess enough knowledge of the causes of deafness to make a diagnosis. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, November 11, 2017, 7:01 PM, John

[LUTE] Re: Physical Exercises for left hand.

2017-10-02 Thread Christopher Wilke
It's a balance. We need the technique and the understanding and the creativity and none of those need be mutually exclusive. Here is the difference between training and playing: training will help the playing ability, but playing won't train the ability - at least not fully.

[LUTE] Re: "Sting Effect" (was Direwolf Hall)

2017-09-08 Thread Christopher Wilke
In 2010 I was playing lute at a street fair. A guy introduced himself to me who owned a recording studio. He offered me free studio time just so he could learn how to record it. He said he'd been fascinated by the lute and dreamed of recording one every since he first saw Sting with

[LUTE] Re: How late was Ren Lute music performed?

2017-08-31 Thread Christopher Wilke
Really interesting question Danny. One thing that surprises me about when the new turnings developed is that more of the old music wasn't adapted to them. (As far as I know.) Violinists have never stopped playing Corelli or Bach despite significant changes through the years to the

[LUTE] Re: Page-Turners

2017-03-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
Click the link to see one such device in action by a lute player. (For comparison, note the size of the sheet music on the violinist's stand, which she cut and taped to avoid page turns.) [1]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3I-xAExOI This particular device is called an Airturn.

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Christopher Wilke
y someone can supply the original. Rob On 8 Jan 2017, at 18:54, Christopher Wilke <[1][5][4]chriswi...@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Rob, What exactly is the quote in Mersenne about the 20 second sustain? Although my French is very po

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-08 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hi Rob, What exactly is the quote in Mersenne about the 20 second sustain? Although my French is very poor, I've attempted to find it to no avail. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, January 8, 2017, 10:59 AM, Rob MacKillop wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Kapsberger Toccata arpeggiata

2016-09-19 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hi Katalin, The arpeggiata sonata is in the first book of chitarrone music. With the exception of his third book of chitarrone music, all of Kapsberger's theorbo and lute music is available for free online at: [1]Category:Kapsperger, Giovanni Girolamo - IMSLP/Petrucci Music

[LUTE] Re: Haydn on lute?

2016-05-20 Thread Christopher Wilke
I recorded the "Haydn" G major solo lute divertimento from Augsburg in my 2013 Graceful Degradation album. I noted Crawford's article in the liner notes. Although unattributed and not matching any other known Haydn works, he feels it is by Haydn based on style and location in the

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Lute Lessons--Seeking Students

2016-05-04 Thread Christopher Wilke
I've done quite a few online lessons, too. It's not the best for developing tone, but there are other great advantages. You can situate yourself or the camera at angles that would be impossible or highly awkward in an in-person lesson. It's fantastic for demonstrating close ups of

[LUTE] Re: unexpected phenomenon with Aquila 'shiny' nylgut

2016-05-01 Thread Christopher Wilke
An Aquila banjo string worked just right for the second string of my baroque lute. I was able to use the remainder of the strings on other instruments. Even if I only bought the pack for that one string, it was still cheaper than buying a single second string. It also had the

[LUTE] Re: Mi bemol majeur, tuning of bass strings.

2016-04-21 Thread Christopher Wilke
Herbert, Interesting. In theory, it's an 11-course piece, so you wouldn't have to worry about the 12th and 13th courses. It requires an unusual scordatura: the 5th course is tuned down to B-flat and the 6th course is A-flat. (A tuning chart is shown on the last page of the score

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo in G

2016-03-19 Thread Christopher Wilke
If you're used to the G tuning, it's an option. If you're used to the A tuning, an easier solution that helps with flat keys is to have the second string in the high octave (if your string length allows for it). This gives you room to add more harmonies above bass notes in lower

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: resting rt hand pinky

2016-03-14 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hi Dick, I know of no textual source that does not mention resting the pinky on the soundboard. A raised pinky is however quite frequently seen in iconography. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, March 14, 2016, 5:30 PM, Richard Brook

[LUTE] Re: Early Music Bracket

2016-02-17 Thread Christopher Wilke
Weiss is currently in 1st place! [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 3:57 PM, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Hey lutenists, how about showing SL Weiss some love?? [2]http://www.poll-maker.com/poll582129x11172B06-25 To get on or

[LUTE] Re: Vincenzo Galilei and The Well-Tempered Lute

2016-01-31 Thread Christopher Wilke
"Well-tempered" is a non-specific term. It's been applied to tuning systems proposed by a number of theorists including Werckmeister, Neidhardt, Kirnbertger, Valotti, etc. There is no scholarly consensus about which one of these - if any - Bach may have intended in "Das

[LUTE] Re: Sylvius Leopold Weiss T-Shirt

2016-01-15 Thread Christopher Wilke
Cool. You can also get an SL Weiss hoodie. Years ago, when I did the Barqoue Performance Institute at Oberlin, we joked about getting T-shirts made up that said, "The United Lute Front!". It was to feature a mashup of the famous stoic portrait of Che Guevara in revolutionary

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Ms 5038 in Norway, ca 1830?

2016-01-03 Thread Christopher Wilke
There are pieces by Lully (Ouverture de la Grotte de Versailles, etc.)u as well as more Italiante repertoire. There's a nice sonata for two guitars beginning on page 109. I don't think people were actually playing these pieces in 1830. [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On

[LUTE] Re: Performing lute in ensemble

2016-01-01 Thread Christopher Wilke
Indeed, Kohaut calls the viola to play con sordino in his D major viola trioI seem to recall having seen muted violin in a Hagen piece as well. [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, January 1, 2016, 2:48 PM, David Tayler wrote: Unfortunately,

[LUTE] Re: Performing lute in ensemble

2015-12-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
Danny, It comes down to plucking technique. Definitely do not just claw as loudly as you can! Instead, play close to the bridge with (most importantly) an arched wrist so the weight of the hand depresses and releases the strings perpendicularly to the soundboard. This achieves

[LUTE] Re: Performing lute in ensemble

2015-12-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
y Center for HREM, LE-CSSS B134B Bateman Physical Sciences Building Arizona State University [8]PO Box 871704 [9]Tempe, AZ 85287-1704 On Dec 27, 2015, at 6:37 AM, Christopher Wilke <[10][9]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: Danny, It comes down to p

[LUTE] Re: Another lute picture?

2015-11-24 Thread Christopher Wilke
Are we sure the strings are actually broken? The viol player has the extra length of string tied up in a nice bundle. I do this on electric guitar: pull the string trough the tuning capstan almost all the way, then twist the extra up in a coil. This is very helpful when it breaks

[LUTE] Re: Another lute picture?

2015-11-24 Thread Christopher Wilke
I think there is a certain goofball element to the pic, like someone today posing with the back of a guitar facing the viewer. I don't think the wear marks on the belly of the instrument are out of line, however. The one by the strings is close to the bridge, as instructions direct

[LUTE] Re: Another lute picture?

2015-11-24 Thread Christopher Wilke
Also, regarding the wear marks: the contact points on modern lutes are darker than the rest of the top from accumulated oils and dirt. Those in the painting are lighter than the surrounding belly. Could the top have been varnished so that the marks are revealing bare wood? Chris

[LUTE] Re: Repertoire questions

2015-11-02 Thread Christopher Wilke
Well, there are Pittoni's Sonatas da chiesa and da camera for theorbo with a continuo part for organ and cembalo respectively. Also Kapsberger's third and fourth chitarrone books with a continuo part that could be done on keyboard. No written out parts that I know. Also, those works

[LUTE] Re: Thumb-over

2015-10-01 Thread Christopher Wilke
The technique was common in 19th century guitar playing, where it was often marked with a "^". It does have some advantages and there are spots where it facilitates fewer chord shape changes. In that repertoire, I haven't encountered any pieces that I absolutely couldn't finger

[LUTE] Re: Thumb-over

2015-10-01 Thread Christopher Wilke
entury repertoire is > replete with this technique? I'm surprized and feel there is much to > this matter, which hasn't been thoroughly analyzed yet. :) G. > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 6:28 PM, Christopher Wilke > <[1][2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: > &

[LUTE] Re: Widening holes at bridge

2015-08-19 Thread Christopher Wilke
Charles, Use a hobby drill. (Not sure if that's the real name.) This is basically a small aluminum dowel with a screw-adjustable interface so you can insert whatever size bit you like. I've successfully used one to enlarge bridge holes on several instruments and my woodworking

[LUTE] Re: Widening holes at bridge

2015-08-19 Thread Christopher Wilke
If you go to a big-box store, I imagine no matter how you pronounce it, the worker will say, Huh? What's that? I suggest looking somewhere between the glitter glue and paint-it-yourself bird houses. That's where I found it. ;-) [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Aug 19,

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: JS Bach BWV 995 intabulation

2015-08-01 Thread Christopher Wilke
Ivar, You can find Bach's original on IMSLP at: http://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_in_G_minor,_BWV_995_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian ) I don't know of any online sources for the original tablature manuscript. Some have suggested this was possibly made by Adam Falckenhagen, although this

[LUTE] Re: Addendum

2015-07-21 Thread Christopher Wilke
I'd definitely like to extend my thanks to Wayne as well. Traffic seems to have slowed a bit lately. No doubt this is partially due to summer activities, but also probably because of Facebook Groups. After having witnessed some of the blistering negativity on Facebook, I'm extremely

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-02 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hi Martin, I agree that improvisation should be introduced early on. However, I disagree that it need be so formally codified with proper theory and counterpoint at the early stages. Students are often initially hesitant to improvise for fear of making mistakes and looking foolish.

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-02 Thread Christopher Wilke
Garrison Keillor came through town recently with A Prairie Home Companion. (Keillor just named virtuoso mandolinist Chris Thile as his replacement, who is quite the improviser himself, that's another topic.) I'm not actually a huge fan of his style, but I found this interesting.

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Christopher Wilke
Rob, Thanks for being this up. I did my minor at Eastman in jazz guitar, thinking it might also help me with improvising early music. The results have been mixed. I included some improvised sections on my latest baroque lute album. The most extended stretches are in the varied

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-01 Thread Christopher Wilke
base. If you wished to confine the thread merely commentary on the video linked, you should have been more specific in your original wording. Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Wed, 7/1

[BAROQUE-LUTE] The New Baroque Album is here!

2015-06-29 Thread Christopher Wilke
liner notes: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/christopherwilke12 Thank you, Christopher Wilke Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] The new solo album is here!

2015-06-29 Thread Christopher Wilke
liner notes: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/christopherwilke12 Thank you, Christopher Wilke Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] New Album Preview

2015-06-18 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hello all, Here is a preview track from my almost-officially-released new album, Desperate Doors. (Any day now!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8iuWd9nWs Thank you, Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off

[LUTE] Preview track

2015-06-18 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hello all, Here is a preview track from my almost-officially-released new album, Desperate Doors. (Any day now!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8iuWd9nWs Thank you, Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Tiorba

2015-06-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
Andreas, Thanks for pointing this out. Very interesting. While it is mostly obscured by the player's ornate cuff, the diapasons appear to be on their own bridge, making them even longer than typical basses. They are also separated from the petit jeu by a little distance and

[LUTE] Re: Tiorba

2015-06-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
Ron, Not sure how much of an outlier we can really say Castaldi was. Castaldi, Kapsperger, Pittoni, Melii... All those Italian seicento theorbo dudes were highly (and, to me, delightfully) idiosyncratic. On the face of it, Piccinini might at first seem to be the most

[LUTE] Re: Tiorba

2015-06-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
But are any of the cool kids using strings that behave like the extra lengths of string are behaving in this pic? Very kinky! Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone At Jun 16, 2015, 5:28:47 PM, Martin Shepherd wrote: Not sure what this comment means. Perhaps it refers

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

2015-05-29 Thread Christopher Wilke
Sterling, The last time I checked, it was still the prerogative of every musician to set up his or her instrument in whatever manner is deemed best to accomplish their personal artistic goals. Best, Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer

[LUTE] Re: Pegheads on new lute

2015-05-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
Ever notice how the discussions on this list always come back around to talking about gut? ;-) Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone At May 27, 2015, 11:58:43 AM, Michael Grant wrote: If if the seemingly non authentic appearance is sending you two leaning over the

[LUTE] Tastini iconography

2015-05-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
Does anyone know of any paintings, engravings or other iconographic sources depicting tastini on fretted instruments? Just curious. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone References 1. https://yho.com/footer0 To get on or off this list see list information at

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

2015-05-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
Joe, Yes, but you're forgetting that HIP is approximately 29.2 to 37.7% for show. Do the concert on an actual 19th century guitar with original geared tuners and a certain self-appointed Very Important segment of audience will grumble that they've been cheated out of an Authentic

[LUTE] Re: Off to the Baroque

2015-05-22 Thread Christopher Wilke
Dear Renaissance, Hello, it's me, The Baroque. Please don't be bitter that I've taken your spot. I will produce great composers, like Monteverdi, Purcell, Vivaldi, Bach and many, many others. Eventually, my spot will be taken over by The Classical Period, which will also produce

[LUTE] Re: Off to the Baroque

2015-05-22 Thread Christopher Wilke
Kapsperger and Michelangelo Galilei. Much of the music of both composers is difficult, but there are also many not so tough pieces in there. Both of these guys have a lot of personality and an individual stylistic stamp, even in the easier pieces. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail

[LUTE] Re: Vihuela Stringing

2015-05-13 Thread Christopher Wilke
The technique is also found in Johann Christian Beyer's Herrn Professor Gellerts Oden, Lieder und Fabeln..., published by Breitkopf in Leipzig in 1760. There is a table of Zeichen und Manieren in which there are two symbols for Gebrochner Bass. One looks like an upright percent

[LUTE] Re: Vihuela Stringing

2015-05-12 Thread Christopher Wilke
I suppose he meant Capirola. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone At May 12, 2015, 8:27:26 AM, Monica Hall'mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk' Fuenllana (1554) prescribes playing only one of the two strings in the course in some passages (as does Dalza - does he?) As far as I am

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Falckenhagen Op. 3

2015-05-09 Thread Christopher Wilke
So what music is this? http://www.classicalarchives.com/work/919718.html Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone At May 9, 2015, 4:11:43 AM, Markus Lutz'mar...@gmlutz.de' wrote: Dear Arthur, thank you very much for your list of Falckenhagen's works. Indeed the matter

[LUTE] Re: Spain vs. Italy

2015-05-07 Thread Christopher Wilke
Star Wars was historical fiction, too. It happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, remember? In all seriousness, the genre should really be called fictionalized history rather than historical fiction. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone At May 7, 2015,

[LUTE] Re: Falckenhagen Op. 3

2015-05-03 Thread Christopher Wilke
Thanks everyone. This collection was the cause of a forehead-slap moment. I was looking for new repertoire for a concert with a violinist, so I read through my PDF copy of Op. 3. I thought, The lute parts are really nice on their own. Now let me just scroll to the end and check out

[LUTE] Falckenhagen Op. 3

2015-05-02 Thread Christopher Wilke
Hello Lutenists, Does anyone know if the traverso/violin and bass parts survive for Falckenhagen's Op. 3 concerti? If so, are they available from a library online?I have the lute part. Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get

[LUTE] Re: Silly question...

2015-04-10 Thread Christopher Wilke
Nigel North, in his liner notes, posits that Weiss's L'Infidele sonata was composed with the Ottoman siege of Vienna in mind. He claims that the augmented intervals in the musette and minuet are references to Arabic music. I'm not sure I buy that aurally. However, Weiss was

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Falckenhagen variations

2015-03-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUqfH2Va7M This is from my forthcoming album, Desperate Doors. You still have a chance to back it, but time is almost up! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1600736048/desperate-doors-baroque-lute-album Thanks! Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist

[LUTE] Falckenhagen chorale variations

2015-03-16 Thread Christopher Wilke
is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQUqfH2Va7M This is from my forthcoming album, Desperate Doors. Time is running out, but there is still time to back it. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1600736048/desperate-doors-baroque-lute-album Thanks! Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist

[LUTE] Re: Tied frets

2015-03-10 Thread Christopher Wilke
Benjamin, As someone else mentioned, you could consider shortening the extension. I wonder if you might even be able to keep the original length. I imagine a skilled wood worker could make a joint that would allow you to swap out the bits for in-town or travel modes. This is purely

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Ristori / Weiss. Facts?

2015-03-02 Thread Christopher Wilke
How well do we know what Weiss's handwriting looked like? Is there a way to be definitive on this basis? Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Mon, 3/2/15, Markus Lutz mar...@gmlutz.de wrote

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-28 Thread Christopher Wilke
that they are out there. Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you (Joseph Heller) Danny On Feb 26, 2015, at 1:34 PM, Christopher Wilke [2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: Danny, I must respectfully say that I think you're being

[LUTE] Funding Goal Achieved!

2015-02-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
a backer, but are interested in doing, there is still time. Again, THANK YOU!!! Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
to anything other than the topic at hand and I'm sorry if it was so taken. Best, Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Thu, 2/26/15, howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com wrote: Subject: [LUTE

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
you don't agree with my views. If you don't like my style and have something insightful to share, that is again your choice. However, I hope that you would be mature enough evaluate it independently of your feelings about me. Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
for a harsh dose of karma. I have a feeling it's finally starting to happen and will be here in force soon. Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Wed, 2/25/15, Daniel Shoskes kidneykut

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
represent an inappropriately dismissive response to the issues under discussion. Chris [1]Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone At Feb 26, 2015, 1:52:13 PM, howard posner'howardpos...@ca.rr.com' wrote: On Feb 26, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Christopher Wilke [2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
...@ca.rr.com' wrote: On Feb 26, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Christopher Wilke [2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: Keeping one's mouth shut and pretending there is no dysfunction in the early music industry is absolutely unhealthy. We should ALL be keenly aware of that in the wake of the recent

[LUTE] Lute in the Future

2015-02-24 Thread Christopher Wilke
/desperate-doors-baroque-lute-album Thank you!!! Chris Wilke Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] My lute album project!

2015-02-17 Thread Christopher Wilke
. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1600736048/desperate-doors-baroque-lute-album Thank you for your consideration!!! Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu

[BAROQUE-LUTE] My new baroque lute album project!

2015-02-17 Thread Christopher Wilke
with funding, please consider sharing the info with as many as you can. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1600736048/desperate-doors-baroque-lute-album Thank you for your consideration!!! Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Prelude from BWV 995

2015-02-13 Thread Christopher Wilke
to do so, but I request that you leave a constructive comment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIomMAh9oU Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute

[LUTE] Bach, Prelude from BWV 995

2015-02-13 Thread Christopher Wilke
to do so, but I request that you leave a constructive comment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIomMAh9oU Chris Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A. Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute

[LUTE] Re: Bach, Prelude from BWV 995

2015-02-13 Thread Christopher Wilke
...@cs.dartmouth.edu' wrote: Great performance, but I miss the low G...Are you doing the rest of the suite? Sterling Sent from my iPhone On Feb 13, 2015, at 7:21 AM, Christopher Wilke [2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: Hello all, Please check out my video of the prelude from Bach's

[BAROQUE-LUTE] RE: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: ▶ Courante by Weiss from Rohrau, Christopher Wilke, baroque lute - YouTube

2015-02-09 Thread Christopher Wilke
Thanks for your kind comments Roman and Ed! Yes, it's a Schelle. This particular lute was on temporary loan from Roland Hayes, a member of this list. When the recording was made, my own 13-course lute had recently had its very violent altercation with airline baggage handlers.

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
I've been using a lavalier mic for years. No special mount needed: simply put a popsicle stick under the bass courses. (In other words, remove a few strings, put the stick on, then tie them back on over it.) Leave just enough stick for the mic clip. Once it's installed it's barely

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