[LUTE] Re: theorbo tuning experiment

sebeck-5-9-Baroque-Lute The scale length is 660mm, also similar to a guitar. Clearly these are aimed at classical guitarists who want something that behaves somewhat like a guitar, rather than a lute. For any lutenist who is not also a guitarist, this would be a nightmare to play. Geoff

[LUTE] Re: Performing lute in ensemble

o keep the lute part simple, either just doubling the bass line or chords, so maximum energy goes into the lute notes. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list infor

[LUTE] Re: When Daffodils Begin to Peer

-Ross-W-Duffin/dp/0393058891 Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Capirola lute book

On 2015-12-06 9:03 AM, David van Ooijen wrote: First back to a Bollywood song for my pupils (...!) Guitar, I hope, not lute! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Help with finding music

volume at least is actually available free on the Mel Bay site as a PDF. This is a wonderful resource, lovely music, easy to play. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: Another lute picture?

painted by a Dutch master, someone must have paid a heck of a lot to get painted. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: Repertoire questions

will find this group is extremely generous in sharing their music and wisdom. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc

[LUTE] Re: Affordable Baroque Guitar Options?

-Gig-Bag-Red-Blemished Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: playing above the frets

he wouldn't do the same if these were real frets. I'd vote for a 15th century Magic Marker. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: Taylor Swift

the 4th course down an octave, to give a richer tone. So maybe a cit-kulele? Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc

[LUTE] Re: Taylor Swift

On 2015-09-02 7:03 PM, Sean Smith wrote: Now if you lute players would just tune your lutes like ukes you’d have all the modern music you need and then some. Or buy a lute-kulele: http://www.mid-east.com/Strings/Roosebeck-Ukulele/Roosebeck-Tenor-Lute-kulele-Variegated Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty

[LUTE] Re: Widening holes at bridge

On 2015-08-19 9:20 AM, Robert Clair wrote: real name — “pin vise How do I pronounce — “pin vise when asking in the store? Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Viktor Borge

his one-man show live several times, but don't recall this item. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin

[LUTE] Re: Susato

On 2015-07-16 6:24 PM, AJN wrote: The best Susato choice would be the Giesbert volumes. I disagree. The London Pro Musica edition is better in many ways, including parts both at written pitch and transposed up a fifth. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada

[LUTE] Re: Susato

On 2015-07-16 2:04 PM, G. C. wrote: Quite boring music actually if I may say so. Susato's Danserye is absolutely the best of the 16th century dance prints, extremely ingenious in its shifting harmonies. If you want boring, try Pierre Phalese! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory

[LUTE] Re: Susato

Musica and the other from Schott. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Questions for Monica

a bigger problem. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: What is a classic lute quartet?

for a while, though I see he's now back at it: http://www.cincinnatiearlymusic.com/about_us.html Grant Tomlinson has a beautiful little Venere on his web site, but his prices are high and his waiting list is long.: http://www.tomlinsonlutes.com/six2.html Anybody in the UK or Europe? Geoff -- Geoff

[LUTE] Re: What is a classic lute quartet?

a countertenor in lute songs. Nowadays I mostly keep it tuned in d', as that is more useful in ensembles. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: Irish Lute Music

. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Mass intabulation

' method, and one of the first pieces I learned was a Josquin two-voice Benedictus in there. It was easy to play, but also strangely moving and very beautiful, and sounded well on lute. I haven't played it in years, but must revisit it. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater

[LUTE] Re: 'A la guerra' by Bartolomeo Tromboncino

a copy and can scan it for you. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.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 Duets, Keyboard Staff notation?

/Francesco duets for lutes a second apart. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Sweet was the song

On 2015-05-07 10:26 PM, Geoff Gaherty wrote: Excuse my poor handwritten tablature; I'm just starting to learn MuseScore. I can play this version, so it's pretty easy. I've now entered the tablature in MuseScore: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53488562

[LUTE] Re: Spain 2, Italy 1 in extratime

in that one! Much safer to set your plays long ago in a distant galaxy, or, in Shakespeare's case, upstate New York (Ithaca, Syracuse, etc.) Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list

[LUTE] Re: Sweet was the song

poor handwritten tablature; I'm just starting to learn MuseScore. I can play this version, so it's pretty easy. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: Lutes and Pitchforks

and overshoes. When she was very young, my sister referred to our mother using a masewingchine. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: a new way of cutting breathtaking roses?

in the US and The Early Music Shop in the UK, all have roses cut by lasers. http://www.mid-east.com/Strings/Roosebeck-Lutes/Roosebeck-Deluxe-8-Course-Lute-Sheesham Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com

[LUTE] Re: Silly question...

realized only a year after it happened how significant this battle was. Hevelius himself, in his day job was mayor of Gdansk, so there was undoubtedly a political motive in naming a constellation after Sobieski! Weiss was born in 1687, the year Hevelius died, and died in 1750. Geoff -- Geoff

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - Fantasia

our wedding music AND invited them all to our reception afterward. Of course, it helped that they were all old friends of mine. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: Polyphonic Intabulations

too far up the neck for my humble playing skills. Usually I have a voice or a soprano or alto recorder cover that line, and that works very well. Dowland recommends that anyone attempting intabulations consult Adriansen, who has excellent instructions and many examples. Geoff -- Geoff

[LUTE] Re: Monteverdi 1610 Vespers Et Misericordia

do, and are totally non-idiomatic. I usually intabulate the bass and one or two other lines, whatever lies well on the top three courses, for the sake of audibility. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Re: Technique for friction at the nut.

. And, while we're on the subject: What did Dowland eat for breakfast? Fruit Lutes. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: Heyr, himna smiður

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[LUTE] Re: Ren lute as sub for theorbo

. Heck, I even played continuo in a Bach harpsichord concerto! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin

[LUTE] Re: Ren lute as sub for theorbo

is better, but not all of us can afford all the instruments that the music calls for, so we do our best with what we have. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: beginners, and practicalities of buying lutes

well today. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Kapsberger video

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[LUTE] Re: lute sighting

On 2014-09-19, 6:55 PM, Edward Martin wrote: I don't know about that, but there were lutes in the Russel Crowe Robin Hood movie. A Built, of course, by Dan Lasron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQQ3ARZnCQ Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http

[LUTE] Re: Scottish pieces

/ancientscotishme00daun Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: ML lutebook (aka sturt lutebook, Add. 38539)

. It is variations on the C major scale. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi Double Cello Concerto RV 531

. Cheers! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Seven courses vs eight

. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: those Pignoses!

amplification for outdoor gigs. From your reference to Sennheiser, I take it you use a microphone for the lute, rather than having some sort of pickup installed. Could you say more about how this works? A picture might help. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada

[LUTE] Re: Bare spot on soundboard.

On 2014-07-28, 2:52 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: Apply sparingly with a rubber, wipe off any excess and leave for several weeks to more fully oxidise and harden. Remind us what rubber means in the UK. In North America it means condom! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater

[LUTE] Re: Appropriateness of play list

could get. When we finished, she said, I couldn't hear a damn thing, and I'm writing a letter to the sponsor complaining about how badly the musicians were treated! A great lady, that! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Re: Birds

to the islands rather than the birds. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Carmen's Whistle

vaguely recall an old Nigel North CD with his recording of a 19th century arrangement of music from Carmen. Bizet, not Johnson. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: The Trujillo vihuelas

, after some slight changes in the height of the eyebrow and the distribution of the orders, and monoxila construction gives a very sweet sound and collected. Despite the strange translation, it's clear that this is a wonderful project, an inspiration for a bunch of students. Geoff -- Geoff

[LUTE] Re: La Bella strings

the nylon frets with gut, they should be just fine. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: 5c

. These usually have one end cut off at an oblique angle, giving an oval end face. Use it so the oval goes across the string, the curved edge pushing the string towards the soundboard. This produces a much smoother sound. These are instruments are great fun to play! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead

[LUTE] Re: Cantio Sarmatoruthenica 140

for all my Ukrainian friends here in Canada! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Ornamental Lutes

. At the concert by the Venice Baroque Orchestra I attended in Santa Barbara a few weeks ago, they all played standing up for the whole concert, except for the harpsichordist, lutenist, cellos, and violone. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Re: St Patrick's Day (wire-strung guittar) Pocket Companion 1760

On 2014-03-16, 7:54 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: Better than a keg of green California IPA. I never could understand green beer. Nor black lutes: http://schreinerlutesandguitars.blogspot.ca/2012/09/jauch-baroque-lute-black-lute.html Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario

[LUTE] Re: backpacks for lutes?

soft padded case on my back would be a big improvement. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: backpacks for lutes?

these instruments pose no threat to builders of custom lutes, but give an impoverished beginner a fairly inexpensive entry into the wonderful world of lutes. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com

[LUTE] Re: backpacks for lutes?

Cases: http://coloradocase.com/ These are light weight and can be carried like a back-pack. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: De Visee

as the audience, somewhat like the lute orchestras we participate in at Lute Society get-togethers. When else do duffers like me (and Louis XIV) get to play along with the hotshots of the day? Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Re: De Visee

about by an accident with his conducting staff is a fable also! It must be true: Wikipedia says so. Not to mention the liner notes on every record of Lully's music. Incidentally, I learned from Wikipedia that the guitar was Lully's first instrument. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead

[LUTE] Re: Bartolotti's continuo treatise

today stick through their ears, noses, belly buttons and other body parts! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute

[LUTE] Re: Bartolotti's continuo treatise

recently and was surprised by the amount of rasgueado strumming by their theorbo player. He even had a pick guard installed on his instrument! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get

[LUTE] Re: Bartolotti's continuo treatise

of the time, rather than one or the other. I'm sure I've read somewhere that they were rarely used together. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: archlute/theorbo in Corelli's Op. 1

definitions, but were things that clear back in the 17th century? Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin

[LUTE] Re: 5 + 9 theorbo?

to make it playable. They also make a baroque lute in 6 + 8 configuration with a shorter scale: http://www.mid-east.com/Strings/Lute/Roosebeck-Baroque-Lute-6-8-Rosewood Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Re: Ballet lute book

impossible to read, but this is one of the cleanest facsimiles I've ever seen. Thank you Trinity College Dublin! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information

[LUTE] Re: what name is given to this instrument?

in Montreal around 1960. This was the same store where I bought my first guitar and tenor recorder. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http

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

the first performance of this mass since the 16th century, and I'm still in awe of having been one of the first people in centuries to experience it. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get

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

with one of the women in the choir. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Segovia and Pujol (was Bream Collection.) and now what?

he converted so many people to the lute. http://www.noad.com/trg.htm Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute

[LUTE] Re: Segovia and Pujol (was Bream Collection.)

orchestras for decades, and have heard the Respighi piece many times. Unless Segovia played it at the one concert of his I attended, I've never heard it played, but then I rarely listen to guitar music. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

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

://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andres_Segovia#Early_life Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Inspired Teaching and Learning. Was: Bream Collection

Nordstrom, especially where they took a piece I had been working on and gave me new insight into it. I particularly treasure an hour with Pat studying Go from my Window on lute, and a similar hour with Lyle on the bandora part for the Lachrimae consort lesson. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead

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

noise from the escalators, even though I was far closer to the escalators than Segovia on stage, and did not have audience noise to interfere. The man, though advanced in years, had amazing ears. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

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

with 3000 people watching and listening. He hardly seemed to move, yet this most glorious music poured forth. His very stillness was an inspiration. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get

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

, and have become used to the quiet. When I visit Toronto, from time to time, I find my senses assaulted by the noise, light, and, especially, the stink of a big city, and can hardly wait to get back home. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca

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

a few high end devices, plus a variety of inexpensive experiments. In my case, the former includes custom-made telescopes and lutes, the latter includes mass-produced Chinese telescopes, Pakistani pluckies, and various homebrews. And yes, we both know that we are sick. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty

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

the most horrible strings and nylon frets on them. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... lute ukuleles

for the suggestions. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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

harpsichords she used were well on their way to evolving into the piano, her musicianship shines through. Even Glenn Gould has his place, though what he played was neither harpsichord nor piano. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

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

the Chicago Symphony should _allowed_ to play Beethoven! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin

[LUTE] Re: Saturday quote - Innocent mistake

Vinci and da Milano are sometimes seen, but never Galilei or di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. My question is whether Albert da Rippe was an ancestor of Jack da Rippe? Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Re: Tombeau la Comète par?

some musical reflections on the Phoenix are in order? Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: OT: The Highest Form Of Flattery

On 26/11/13 3:05 AM, Alain Veylit wrote: I am more shocked that the Marco Beasley tune sounds in places like the immortal Les feuilles mortes (Autumn leaves), by Vladimir Kosma. Which in turn lifts a phrase from Vivaldi's Seasons. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario

[LUTE] Re: Madrigals for female voices

lutenist like myself. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Capo use on early instruments

On 25/09/13 3:34 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: Polar opposite to Jazz electric guitarists, who seemed to me to avoid open strings as much as possible. The same is true of gamba players, who avoid open strings because of their different tone. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater

[LUTE] Re: Capo use on early instruments

On 25/09/13 7:20 PM, R. Mattes wrote: Yes, I always try to avid open bass strings ... esp. on theorbo. Sorry, couldn't resist;-) That's the difference between a bowed string and a plucked string. We do everything we can to sustain our plucked notes! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead

[LUTE] Re: Biography of Diana Poulton

On 19/09/13 4:27 PM, David Van Edwards wrote: Diana had a much wider social circle of contacts and a much more vivid personal life than many, even her students, ever knew about. Indeed! Just try googling her husband Frank! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario

[LUTE] Re: Biography of Diana Poulton

On 19/09/13 5:45 PM, Geoff Gaherty wrote: Indeed! Just try googling her husband Frank! Oops, that should be Tom. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list

[LUTE] Re: chord fingering

always used a partial barre with my index finger on the first fret. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute

[LUTE] Re: Saturday quotes - Intabulations

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[LUTE] Re: Un-Extended Lutes in the 1600s

lute.nbsp;brbrSee the article.strong class=style33 style=margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;“Authority, Ron, The software used for this list does not handle HTML gracefully, rendering it full of gibberish. Please try to use text-only to post here. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory

[LUTE] Re: Bream

On 04/09/13 10:14 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: Apparently a nasty hoax. It looks like the whole thread has now been deleted. As Mark Twain once remarked, Rumours of my death have been exaggerated! The internet has long been plagued by false rumours like this. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead

[LUTE] Re: tablature ?! scam

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[LUTE] Re: Double wide spacing for polyphony

, on Pat O'Brien's recommendation, and it certainly makes it much easier to play polyphony cleanly. It increases the stretch, but my hands are large, so that's not a problem. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Liuto forte and: Double wide spacing for polyphony

experimented enough, eventually he would invent the piano! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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

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[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness - astronomy analogy?

music store window at the age of 17 or 18. It was love at first sight, and I knew I had to own and play one, though it was 20 years later that I achieved that. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness - astronomy analogy?

be able to play it myself. Tucked inside the jacket I find an article in a magazine about an Ottawa early music group with Tom Kines playing a similar battleship lute. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

serious amateur musicians, which was terrific training. My fellow students all played real instruments: flute, cello, harpsichord, even French horn! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get

[LUTE] Re: general public Lute awareness

took a gamble on young Bream, and did quite well by him, but it wasn't until he jumped ship to Victor that his recording career really took off. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada http://www.gaherty.ca http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ To get

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