There is a recording with theorbo out there somewhere. I remember
that years and years ago, the very first encounter I ever had with the
instrument was on a recording of Gesualdo madrigals that listed someone
as playing an instrument called a theorbo of which I had no idea what
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:23 PM, chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote:
You would think that Anthony Rooley's recording of the the 5th book of
madrigals with the Consort of Musicke would have some plucking on it,
but alas, its all instrument-free.
My Gesualdo experiences are that it is so chromatic
I recall arranging a couple of Gesualdo's madrigals for two lutes, but
my fellow lute player thought they were full of mistakes and refused to
play them. They had no mistakes, of course, but anyone who has heard
Gesualdo's music will know what he meant. Wish I still had the
I recall arranging a couple of Gesualdo's madrigals for two lutes, but
my fellow lute player thought they were full of mistakes and refused to
play them. They had no mistakes, of course, but anyone who has heard
Gesualdo's music will know what he meant. Wish I still had the
But I would much rather find the lost Joanna Maria
Allemani lute print of Petrucci to either of our two modern lost lute
manuscripts, given the choice. Dan
Hear hear. If anyone finds this lost item could they please turn it in
to the lost-and-found desk?
Many thanks in advance,
s
So,
what did I learn from my little enquiry on this list about Gesualdo and the
lute in these warmongering, complacent times, almost 400 years after that
tortured composer's death?
Quite a lot actually, thanks to listmembers Eric Crouch, Ed Durbow and Ron
Andrico, (and a little searching of my
Thanks a lot Ron, that's a first I believe (with a few hard stretches I
can see)... There are some nice instrumental ricercars on a few
recordings. Harp seems to be the instrument of choice, with a theorbo
here and there sparesomely filling in.
G.
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I don't remember that. I do remember Paul O'Dette saying that some
lutenist had tried to put some of the madrigals (back) onto the lute.
On Jun 5, 2009, at 8:06 PM, G. Crona wrote:
Dear lute-netters,
After recently seeing the documentary that filmmaker W. Herzog made
about Gesualdo, I've
Dear Goran:
According to the New Grove article on Gesualdo, there are five
surviving instrumental works that can be attributed to the composer.
Some years ago, I intabulated a galliard by Gesualdo; the source is a
manuscript in the Naples Conservatory. Donna posted a pdf on our
