[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting...

2008-12-07 Thread Andrew Gibbs
Doh! I think Whisper of the Heart was released in 1998, I got around to watching the DVD last night. I should have guessed that in the intervening decade someone on this list would have beaten me to the spotting. All prize monies to Peter Hoar. On 7 Dec 2008, at 10:29, G. Crona wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting...

2008-12-07 Thread Sean Smith
There is a wonderful precedent of reworking decades old songs into new pieces for lute. It's fascinating to watch this tradition continue in our time. Thanks for (re)spotting it, Andrew. I enjoyed it very much. Sean On Dec 7, 2008, at 4:20 PM, Andrew Gibbs wrote: Doh! I think Whisper

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting...

2008-12-07 Thread Andrew Gibbs
Thanks Steve - I guess the curve was another clue I should have noticed. On my crappy TV I can't really hear if the instruments on the soundtrack are the ones shown in the animation - I'd like to think so... On 7 Dec 2008, at 02:54, Steve Ramey wrote: ...the instrument that follows the

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting

2007-11-09 Thread Ray Brohinsky
On Nov 7, 2007 2:56 PM, Ron Fletcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Obviously from the era of 'silent-movies'...Now could this be a candidate for re-construction? Maybe there are those on the list who can 'lip-read' the piece being played on the instruments. Then it could be possible to dub it

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting

2007-11-07 Thread David Rastall
On Nov 7, 2007, at 11:17 AM, Andrew Gibbs wrote: From the Guardian (UK) 13 October: ..if you want a good laugh at the expense of the early-music movement, there is on YouTube an excellent early film of Arnold Dolmetsch playing the clavichord while Mabel Dolmetsch dances in an early

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting

2007-11-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
Surprisingly good sound and playing level- visually pure Monty Python. Doesn't get better than that. -Dan From the Guardian (UK) 13 October: ..if you want a good laugh at the expense of the early-music movement, there is on YouTube an excellent early film of Arnold Dolmetsch playing the

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting

2007-11-07 Thread Ron Fletcher
From the Guardian (UK) 13 October: ..if you want a good laugh at the expense of the early-music movement, there is on YouTube an excellent early film of Arnold Dolmetsch playing the clavichord while Mabel Dolmetsch dances in an early style... The YouTube clip this refers to actually shows

[LUTE] Re: Lute spotting

2007-11-07 Thread LGS-Europe
The (Britsh) Lute Society gives away (they cannot sell it for copyright reasons) a cd with music by Dolmetsch. Diana Poulton also plays on it. Very interesting, to hear our pioneers in action. David David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl