that way, but I have it up my
sleeve for when it seems the best option.
Best wishes,
Stewart McCoy.
-Original Message-
From: David Tayler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 20 June 2008 22:50
To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu
Subject: [LUTE] Re: New piece of the month for June
Gee what
Really beautiful, Martin. A fine piece and very fine playing. Isn't the
Internet a wonderful thing when used positvely and creatively? And what a
wonderful resource your website is already, with more to come. Keep up the
good work!
Rob McKillop
2008/6/20 Martin Shepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Dear
Dear Martin,
Once again, a very beautiful piece and exquisitely played. Tell me, how did
you finger the chord on the third beat of measure thirty-eight? Did you hold
down the notes on the second and third strings with the second finger amd
use the third finger on the fifth string (which I
Thanks, Bernd - I thought of our previous conversation about this piece
when I chose it - it seemed so obvious that I should publish it, with
the evidence of its derivation from the motet.
The lute is my old Gerle, made in 1985, string length 60cm, strung
entirely in gut with a Larson Pistoy
Gee what an annoying chord that is.
I have seen people play all four strings, that is two courses, with
the tip of one finger.
My finger is not wide enough.
I accept this as more or less unchangeable, unless I go to a really
narrow spacing.
Thanks for the lovely edition.
dt
Stephen Arndt
