[VIHUELA] London visit

2019-04-01 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to let you know I’m visiting London next month and plan to attend the 11 May Lute Society meeting. I’ve been in touch with several of you for many years, especially Monica, and if you’ll be there too I’ll finally get a chance to meet you. I’m looking forward to

[VIHUELA] Re: Corbetta

2018-04-03 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I agree with Rob, Monica, thank you for your work. Here in North Carolina it was a wonderful thing to see first thing in the morning. I enjoyed exploring a bit of it before getting into the daily grind. Regards, Jocelyn -- Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor Early Guitar, Music

[VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations

2017-07-27 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
: Nelson, Jocelyn Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:49 AM To: Ralf Mattes; Martyn Hodgson Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations ​Hi Martyn, This is a great question! Short answer: I say somewhat quicker through software, and much quicker

[VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations

2017-07-27 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
506 School of Music East Carolina University 252-328-1255 Office 252-328-6258 Fax nels...@ecu.edu __ From: Martyn Hodgson <hodgsonmar...@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 2:34 AM To: Nelson, Joce

[VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations

2017-07-25 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
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2017-07-25 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
From: Ralf Mattes <r...@mh-freiburg.de> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 12:58 PM To: Ralf Mattes Cc: Nelson, Jocelyn; Vihuelalist Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re=3A?=_=5BVIHUELA=5D?=_Re=3A?= _Re=3D3A=3F=3D=5F=3D5BVIHUELA=3D5D=3F=3D?= Notation software recommendations=3D3F=3F=3D?= Silly

[VIHUELA] Re: Re=3A?=_=5BVIHUELA=5D?= Notation software recommendations=3F?=

2017-07-24 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
for Fuenllana's tablature. Thanks again, Jocelyn From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of Ralf Mattes <r...@mh-freiburg.de> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2017 7:39 AM To: Nelson, Jocelyn Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: [VI

[VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations?

2017-07-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
y, July 20, 2017 3:38 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn Cc: DANIEL SHOSKES; Vihuelalist Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Notation software recommendations? If you are already a Finale user, you might try that program’s tab options. All my tab scores are done on a Mac using Finale (see one of my Ning pages). David

[VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations?

2017-07-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks, Danny! From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of DANIEL SHOSKES <dshos...@mac.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:25 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Notation software rec

[VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations?

2017-07-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
__ From: Azalais <azal...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:09 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations? ps. I just checked the Fandango library and the Fuenllana pieces are not there... yet.

[VIHUELA] Re: Notation software recommendations?

2017-07-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Does Fronimo work on mac? I used it some years ago on a PC, but I'm using a mac now. J From: Rob MacKillop <robmackil...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 12:47 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Notation so

[VIHUELA] Notation software recommendations?

2017-07-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Everyone, Does anyone on the list recommend any particular brand of notation software for our early guitar purposes? I'm transcribing the Fuenllana guitar songs for myself (on 4-course) and a singer to perform in September. So far I'm looking at Guitar Pro:

[VIHUELA] Re: short piece by A. Sychra for seven-string guitar

2017-01-08 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks, Stuart. From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of WALSH STUART <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2017 4:39 AM To: Nelson, Jocelyn Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: short piece

[VIHUELA] Re: short piece by A. Sychra for seven-string guitar

2017-01-07 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Another delightful video from youŠ a great break for me in a day filled with work. Thank you for posting, Stuart! Are you actually playing a 7-course guitar? Best, Jocelyn On 1/6/17, 11:51 AM, "lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of WALSH STUART"

[VIHUELA] Re: a tiny dance for two machetes

2016-03-06 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
How sweet. Unless she really was a tourist board plant : D Thanks for posting this music From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] on behalf of WALSH STUART [s.wa...@ntlworld.com] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 2:26 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn

[VIHUELA] Re: a tiny dance for two machetes

2016-03-06 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
This was so delightful I had to replay it again right away, Stuart : ) What is the story about the pictures? Jocelyn From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] on behalf of WALSH STUART [s.wa...@ntlworld.com] Sent: Friday, March 04,

[VIHUELA] Re: Corbetta's dissonance

2016-01-14 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thank you, Monica. Happy New Year to you, too : ) Jocelyn Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor Early Guitar, Music History Lute Society of America Board Member, Clerk 506 School of Music East Carolina University 252-328-1255 Office 252-328-6258 Fax nels...@ecu.edu

[VIHUELA] Re: a little dance for machete (1840s Madeira)

2015-08-24 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Lovely: very sweet, sparkling tone! Who is Mrs. Christopher? Best, Jocelyn From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] on behalf of WALSH STUART [s.wa...@ntlworld.com] Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 12:46 PM To: Vihuelalist Subject:

[VIHUELA] Re: little waltz from 1846 for machete and guitar

2015-05-15 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
, May 15, 2015 8:57 AM To: Nelson, Jocelyn; Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: little waltz from 1846 for machete and guitar I enjoyed this too, and the picture almost as much as the music; keep them coming, Stuart! Is Cabral the composer or the player of the accompaniment, or both? Thank you

[VIHUELA] Re: little waltz from 1846 for machete and guitar

2015-05-15 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I enjoyed this too, and the picture almost as much as the music; keep them coming, Stuart! Is Cabral the composer or the player of the accompaniment, or both? BTW, I neglected to thank you for your detailed answer to my question some weeks ago. It was my huge busy time, end of the semester,

[VIHUELA] Re: Derosier

2015-02-27 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thank you, Monica! Interesting enough for me to grab my copy of the Tyler Sparks and a pencil and include your information : ) Best, Jocelyn From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] on behalf of Monica Hall [mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk]

[VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Dança da Floreiras, for two machetes (Madeira, 1840s)

2015-02-18 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I enjoyed this, too, Stuart! What a sweet tune, and the balance was on the mark. Did you create the animation of the plucked string players? Best, Jocelyn Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor Early Guitar, Music History Lute Society of America Board Member, Clerk 506 School of Music

[VIHUELA] Re: a little piece for machete from 1840s

2015-02-02 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thank you for posting, Stuart! I enjoyed both the music (sweet tone!) and the lovely drawings. Best wishes, Jocelyn Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor Early Guitar, Music History Lute Society of America Board Member, Clerk 506 School of Music East Carolina University 252-328-1255

[VIHUELA] Re: another little piece for the little machete ( mdi 19th C Madeira)

2014-09-06 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks for posting, Stuart. I love the sound of the strums. Best, Jocelyn -- Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor Early Guitar, Music History 310 Fletcher Music Center School of Music East Carolina University 252.328.1255 office 252.328.6258 fax nels...@ecu.edu On 9/1/14, 1:41

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-23 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Monica, I'm not familiar with the Guitar Summit list. Perhaps I'm on it if I got your message? Best, J Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor 506 School of Music East Carolina University 252.328.1255 office 252.328.6258 fax nels...@ecu.edu

[VIHUELA] Re: Zachary Taylor Chitarrino

2013-08-13 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Edward, I didn't know about this at all. It looks beautiful; thanks for posting the link. Best, Jocelyn -- Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor Early Guitar, Music History 336 Fletcher Music Center School of Music East Carolina University

[VIHUELA] Re: Three Playford tunes from Princess Anne's lute book

2012-09-03 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Stuart and Monica, Thanks to both of you for this. I enjoyed listening--and watching--this evening, before having to go back to work after a holiday weekend (Labor Day over here). Best, Jocelyn -- From: Monica Hall [1]mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk Date: Sunday, September 2,

[VIHUELA] Re: early music in the 19th century

2012-05-11 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
21:47, Nelson, Jocelyn [3]nels...@ecu.edu wrote: Did you notice any rhythmic or harmonic differences from the original in Coste's arrangements? It seems appropriate that you are not using inegale in a 19th century arrangement, To me, it feels like 19th century music. I didn't

[VIHUELA] Re: Monica's Webpage

2012-04-06 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Your site is wonderful, Monica; thank you for all the valuable work you've made available to everyone. I signed up to follow your site (the first time this old-fashioned guitarist has ever done such a thing). Shall we make an announcement in the next LSA Quarterly? I'm not sure

[VIHUELA] Re: 3 short pieces from the Ulm MS for mandore

2012-01-08 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I really enjoyed these, Stuart. I'm listening to it for the 3rd time now; can't help but smile with this music. Thanks for posting. Best, Jocelyn From: Stuart Walsh [1]s.wa...@ntlworld.com Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 00:06:26 + To: Vihuelalist [2]vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu

[VIHUELA] Re: Agazzari guitar [was Re: Capona?]

2011-12-11 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Ralf makes a great case that we can't assume chitarrino means guitar (I must try that pasta sometime), but maybe there's a bit of evidence here in what Lex says that shows the 4-course guitar was still active in the 17^th century, even in printed music. Jocelyn Well, Oliver

[VIHUELA] Re: Agazzari guitar [was Re: Capona?]

2011-12-11 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
The only one I was able to access was number four. It sounded delicious. Jocelyn From: Azalais [1]azal...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:54:37 -0500 Cc: Vihuelalist [2]vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Agazzari guitar [was Re: Capona?] (Apologies in

[VIHUELA] Re: Capona?

2011-12-09 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Well, the waltz was nasty because people held each other closely while dancing. There's even a funny quote from 1799 in Grove about people waltzing in the dark corner of the room. I think the sarabanda and ciacona garnered comments from some shocked Europeans in the 17th century or

[VIHUELA] Re: Radio

2011-12-09 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Roman, I've been listening for a while now and just wanted to say how much I enjoy your music. Thanks for the download opportunity. Best, Jocelyn -- From: Roman Turovsky [1]r.turov...@verizon.net Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 12:03:04 -0500 To: Vihuelalist

[VIHUELA] Re: Capona?

2011-12-08 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Stuart, I don't know what capona means, and I don't have the music handy, but I enjoyed this. I like your tempo. Best, Jocelyn From: Stuart Walsh [1]s.wa...@ntlworld.com Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 20:14:31 + To: Vihuelalist [2]vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject:

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar bridges

2011-11-27 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Monica and Rocky, My 5-course, made by James Bump in the 1970s and supposed to be after a Voboam, has holes for the strings, not slots, in the bridge. There's not much more I can tell you other than to pass along Dan Larson's email address if you'd like. I've never been able to

[VIHUELA] Re: strumming along with Gervaise

2011-11-12 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Stuart, I'm interested to see this, but the link doesn't work. Not seeing the music, I would think any strumming would be of chords made up of the notes of the original chansons, if that's what these are. The rules of 4-part harmony as we know them today weren't in practice

[VIHUELA] Re: Murcia recording and videos

2011-11-12 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I enjoyed these performances; thanks, Rocky! Jocelyn From: Rockford Mjos [1]rm...@comcast.net Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 23:53:36 -0600 To: [2]vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [VIHUELA] Murcia recording and videos Magnatune now has the Figueroa and Ohlsen recording Cifras

[VIHUELA] Montesardo, London

2011-08-09 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Monica, I don't have this; I might like to find a copy of this myself. World Cat says only Friborg and Riponne in Switzerland own it, if this is the same book. No mention of whether pages are missing. Are you in London? If so I hope you're safe. That goes for any other

[VIHUELA] Re: alfabeto

2011-07-03 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I was able to get it; thanks for passing this along, Monica. My French is poor, but this might help inspire me. Jocelyn On 7/3/2011 11:07 AM, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Well - it took me several attempts to download as it is very big. It about mostly alfabeto - and is

[VIHUELA] Re: Pictures

2011-04-22 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thank you, Monica! JN On 4/20/2011 1:04 PM, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Just as a matter of interest I have uploaded a couple of other pictures of guitars with other instruments. [1]www.earlyguitar.ning.com One is of the Spanish Gonzales Coques family showing

[VIHUELA] Re: Early guitar image

2011-04-19 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
m [6]http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vermeer/ I assume - being part of iBiblio - this image is in the public domain. Waling --- On Sun, 17/4/11, Nelson, Jocelyn [7]nels...@ecu.edu wrote: From: Nelson, Jocelyn [8]nels...@ecu.edu Subject: [VIHUELA] Early guitar

[VIHUELA] Early guitar image

2011-04-17 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear List, Does this look like a 5-course baroque guitar to you? I’m wondering whether to use this as an illustration of an “early guitar” and perhaps be even more specific (5-course?), but I wanted to see what list members think. I need to use a public domain image. Here’s the link:

[VIHUELA] Re: With/Without Bordones

2011-04-16 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks for posting, Chris! I'm tending to prefer the re-entrant tuning, but I like the bourdons--at least in some passages--more than I thought I would. Most importantly, it's fun to listen and notice the differences. Best wishes, Jocelyn On 4/16/2011 11:56 AM, Chris

[VIHUELA] Re: Granata

2011-04-13 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Martyn and List, Martyn said: I think it would have been usual to employ a small chamber organ if any realisation was thought necessary rather than the bowed bass trying to realise the harmonies. Remember, though, that the early (17th and early 18th c?) cello

[VIHUELA] Re: a little Granata experiment

2011-04-10 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Stuart, I don't have anything enlightening to say about the publication, but I wanted to thank you for posting this; I enjoyed the music! Best, Jocelyn On 4/7/2011 3:36 PM, Stuart Walsh s.wa...@ntlworld.com wrote: Granata's Novi Capricci Armonici Musicali in vari toni per la chitarra

[VIHUELA] Re: a bit OT: George Rush Sonata for 'Guittar with an accompanyment'

2011-03-08 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
University 252.328.1255 office 252.328.6258 fax nels...@ecu.edu On 3/7/2011 5:27 PM, Stuart Walsh [1]s.wa...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 06/03/2011 23:21, Nelson, Jocelyn wrote: Hi Stuart, I enjoyed this (what I could; my internet's a little slow tonight); thanks for posting

[VIHUELA] Re: Renaissance Guitar Podcast

2011-03-06 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks so much, Monica! Best, Jocelyn On 3/3/2011 10:56 AM, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: Finally managed to listen. Very interesting and enjoyable. Hope there will be some more. Monica - Original Message - From: Nelson, Jocelyn nels...@ecu.edu To: Vihuelalist

[VIHUELA] Re: Renaissance Guitar Podcast

2011-03-06 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Carolina University 252.328.1255 office 252.328.6258 fax nels...@ecu.edu On 3/3/2011 1:50 PM, Stuart Walsh [1]s.wa...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 02/03/2011 19:06, Nelson, Jocelyn wrote: Dear Early Guitar List, If you click the link below, you^1re on your way to my 16 minute

[VIHUELA] Re: a bit OT: George Rush Sonata for 'Guittar with an accompanyment'

2011-03-06 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Stuart, I enjoyed this (what I could; my internet's a little slow tonight); thanks for posting. Grove online has Rush as a guitarist and listed in the works section are several works for gui which I take to mean as an abbreviation for guitar. Also Elegant Extracts for Guitar. Ronald R. Kidd

[VIHUELA] Renaissance Guitar Podcast

2011-03-02 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear Early Guitar List, If you click the link below, you¹re on your way to my 16 minute podcast, which includes commentary and music from my recent CD, Ma Guiterre je te chante. A transcript of my commentary is available on the site, as well. This was produced by ECU¹s School of Music. If you

[VIHUELA] Re: Polyphony and counterpoint

2011-02-09 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear Roman, Stewart, Ralf, and List, After slaving away at teaching music history students and working in tandem with my theory/composition colleagues for around a decade, I'd like to say that all the texts and articles I've used in English (I'm currently using the

[VIHUELA] Re: some Ulm mandore pieces

2011-01-17 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
__ From: Nelson, Jocelyn [2]nels...@ecu.edu To: Chris Despopoulos [3]despopoulos_chr...@yahoo.com; Stuart Walsh [4]s.wa...@ntlworld.com Cc: Vihuelalist [5]vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Fri, January 14

[VIHUELA] Re: some Ulm mandore pieces

2011-01-12 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
/2011 01:48, Nelson, Jocelyn wrote: I really enjoyed this, Stuart. Thanks for posting! Best, Jocelyn Thanks! I have only one section of the Ulm collection and in that there are 123 pieces for five-course mandore (fingerstyle or mixed plectrum and fingers) and a small number for four-course

[VIHUELA] Re: some Ulm mandore pieces

2011-01-10 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I really enjoyed this, Stuart. Thanks for posting! Best, Jocelyn On 1/10/2011 7:04 AM, Chris Despopoulos despopoulos_chr...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks... My instrument is 30 cm, and actually 5-course, single strung. I presume it's made according to historical understanding... I

[VIHUELA] Re: Wolzien early guitar anthology

2010-12-12 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear Early Guitar List, I would like to announce the following online early guitar anthology compiled by Chuck Wolzien, who was my professor when I studied at CU Boulder: Early Guitar Anthology I: The Renaissance c. 1540-1580 by Charles Wolzien and Frank Bliven Early Guitar Anthology I: The

[VIHUELA] Re: Sad news

2010-11-25 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear Early Guitar List, I’m very sad to report that James Tyler has passed away. I don’t know any details; I have recently corresponded with him, and yesterday morning I received this heartbreaking email from Joyce Tyler, sent from his own email address: “It is with deepest regret that I

[VIHUELA] Re: guitar publications with harmonics

2010-11-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hello early guitarists, I just received a query: “Do you know the earliest publications for lute and/or guitar in which harmonics were used?” Any thoughts? Thanks, Jocelyn To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Re: guitar publications with harmonics

2010-11-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks very much, Stuart and Roman. Jocelyn From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Roman Turovsky [r.turov...@verizon.net] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 6:25 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn; Stuart Walsh Cc: Monica Hall

[VIHUELA] Re: 50 Standards

2010-10-12 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear List, I’d like to follow up on this to say that this is a wonderful book; my students and I are thrilled with it. Monica is one of the translators, so of course the extensive commentary is a great asset. Jocelyn Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor 506 School of Music East

[VIHUELA] Re: Domingo Prat's Diccionario de Guitarristas

2010-09-17 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Walsh [1]s.wa...@ntlworld.com Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:03:57 -0400 To: Nelson, Jocelyn [2]nels...@ecu.edu Cc: Vihuelalist [3]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Domingo Prat's Diccionario de Guitarristas On 16/09/2010 21:54, Nelson, Jocelyn wrote: Hi Everyone

[VIHUELA] Re: Domingo Prat's Diccionario de Guitarristas

2010-09-16 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Everyone, My music librarian is pondering whether to buy this, after receiving a gift copy of the index. I haven't worked with this, but it looks like it would be a good resource. Do others on this list have an opinion? Many thanks, Jocelyn -- Jocelyn Nelson, DMA

[VIHUELA] Re: Four c. guitar

2010-07-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear List, Thank you for the kind words and encouragement for my CD and videos! Yes, I agree improvised embellishment has to do with the genre and function of the music, and only makes sense in historically well-informed contexts. For instance, I wouldn't feel comfortable

[VIHUELA] 4-course guitar videos

2010-07-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear list, My university recently posted a series of videos on You Tube. If you follow this link, you'll see that I have three up there with 4-course renaissance guitar, including La seraphine. [1]http://www.youtube.com/user/ECU#g/c/69CB3D225AB4DC20 I'm glad to finally post

[VIHUELA] Re: 4-course guitar videos

2010-07-20 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
...@cs.dartmouth.edu, Nelson, Jocelyn [4]nels...@ecu.edu Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: 4-course guitar videos been a favorite for about two weeks now - brava! wish you hadn't disabled the comments, however - all set to gush on your behalf. - bill [5]http://www.youtube.com/profile?user

[VIHUELA] Re: de Visee with basses

2010-05-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Arto, I don't know offhand, but I think Rebours has done a concordance of de Visee's works, and perhaps Dunn has written something as well. These are beautiful pieces. Thanks for posting! Best, Jocelyn ___

[VIHUELA] Re: Corbetta

2010-05-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
: ) That is a scary looking picture, but I enjoyed the little bit of samples that I heard. Jocelyn ___ From: Stuart Walsh [1]s.wa...@ntlworld.com Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 12:15:44 -0400 To: Monica Hall

[VIHUELA] Monica's website

2010-05-17 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
office 252.328.6258 fax [1]nels...@ecu.edu ___ From: Monica Hall [2]mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:27:09 -0400 To: Nelson, Jocelyn [3]nels...@ecu.edu Cc: Vihuelalist [4]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu

[VIHUELA] Nelson 4c guitar CD

2010-05-14 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear Friends, I'd like to announce my new CD of renaissance guitar music, featuring soprano Amy Bartram. It's now available through me as well as at CD Baby: [1]http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nelsonbartram, and will be available soon at Amazon, iTunes, and the Lute Society of America. See

[VIHUELA] Re: lyrics to Guardama las Vacas and Conde Claros

2010-03-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi David, I recommend Study of an oral romance tradition, the Conde claros de montalvan by Judith Leland Seeger (1982 thesis 1990 Garland). I enjoyed dipping into this book about the conde claros story and its variations among different cultures around the Mediterranean and even

[VIHUELA] Re: Foscarini Passacaglio

2010-01-05 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Monica, You have the seed here of a good paper! (unless it's already been done?) Best, Jocelyn ___ From: Monica Hall [1]mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 07:39:05 -0500 To: Stuart Walsh

[VIHUELA] Re: guitar arrangement

2009-12-24 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
This was good music to wake up to; thanks for posting, Stuart. I think strumming is perfect for music like this. Does anyone know what the folk song is about? Best, Jocelyn ___ From: Stuart Walsh

[VIHUELA] Re: Foscarini (Taste Grata, Alemanda and Cicona)

2009-12-05 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I really enjoyed this. Thanks, Stuart for playing posting this, and thanks to Monica, too, for working with this beautiful music. Best, Jocelyn ___ From: Stuart Walsh [1]s.wa...@ntlworld.com Date: Fri, 4 Dec

[VIHUELA] Re: Chord I

2009-10-12 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Oops; I just saw this message from Ralph, after I sent my last one. Perhaps Murcia is the one who mentions pedilla, even though my possibly faulty memory is that pedilla referred to a partial barre of the first finger. Jocelyn

[VIHUELA] Re: study vihuela page

2009-06-01 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear early guitar and lute lists, For anyone near Boston next week, I'd like to announce my 6/10 fringe concert with soprano Amy Bartram in the Boston Early Music Festival. Here's the press release, below. (And speaking of literary references, the title of our concert, which is

[VIHUELA] RE: [VIHUELA] Péñola, early references

2009-05-23 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
I'm working up to Don Quixote. Jocelyn ___ From: Monica Hall [mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 5:34 AM To: Nelson, Jocelyn Cc: Vihuelalist Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Péñola, early references That's very brave of you. I started to read

[VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] vihuela de péndola

2009-05-22 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Rob, Thank you for this fascinating reference. Can you, or someone on the list, translate the rest of the phrase for me? Babel Fish isn't helping . . . Many thanks, Jocelyn ___ From: Rob MacKillop

[VIHUELA] RE: [VIHUELA] Péñola

2009-05-22 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Did anyone get my last message in a readable format? Jocelyn From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Eloy Cruz [eloyc...@avantel.net] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:48 PM To: Vihuela list Subject: [VIHUELA] Péñola Sorry,

[VIHUELA] Re: four-course guitar music 'plus diminuees'

2009-03-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Stuart and List, I think these plus diminuees need to be played up to tempo, even though it's such a challenge. When I think about tempo with these plus diminuee movements, I take the dance aspect seriously. Here are a couple of my favorite quotes from the author of the 16th

[VIHUELA] Re: four-course guitar music 'plus diminuees'

2009-03-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
...@ecu.edu ___ From: Martyn Hodgson [3]hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:56:36 -0400 To: Stuart Walsh [4]s.wa...@ntlworld.com, Daniel F Heiman [5]heiman.dan...@juno.com, Nelson, Jocelyn [6]nels

[VIHUELA] Re: CD recording today

2009-02-12 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Good luck, Rob, from this side of the ocean! JN Jocelyn Nelson, DMA Teaching Assistant Professor Early Guitar, Music History 506 School of Music East Carolina University 252.328.1255 office 252.328.6258 fax nels...@ecu.edu From: Rob MacKillop

[VIHUELA] Re: b-guitar hero

2008-12-29 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi David, As a 4course guitar player, I love standing with all my music, both solo and with singer. I completely agree that it blends better. And then movement comes naturally. For me it's such a relief, after all those years trapped in a triangle position as a classical guitarist!

[VIHUELA] Re: mp3 player and ning

2008-11-07 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Rob, I haven't been on ning for a while, but when I went on to check just now it looks like anything I try to do outside of my home page is under construction. I don't see an MP3 player, but I'm not sure where to look. Best, Jocelyn

[VIHUELA] Re: Some nice You-tubes

2008-10-26 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks, Monica, I really enjoyed these! Best, Jocelyn __ From: Monica Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 10/26/2008 4:00 PM To: Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Some nice You-tubes My friend

[VIHUELA] Re: History of the guitar on BBC1 (one!)

2008-10-05 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear UK list members, I'd love to know what they covered for the early part, if anyone has time to mention it. I checked their website and their video is only available in the UK. Thanks, Jocelyn __ From:

[VIHUELA] Re: Bartolotti

2008-10-04 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Thanks so much for your work, Monica. Best, Jocelyn ___ From: Monica Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 10/4/2008 3:56 PM To: Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Bartolotti Dear Collective Wisdom I now

[VIHUELA] Re: Lineage of early Guitars and the mandora

2008-09-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
School of Music 252.328.1255 Office 252.328.6258 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ From: Martyn Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 9/26/2008 3:44 AM To: Monica Hall; Joshua Horn; Fred; Nelson, Jocelyn Cc

[VIHUELA] Re: Lineage of early Guitars and the mandora

2008-09-23 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Hi Monica and List, About that unusual Scheidler tuning: I believe it was considered the usual guitar tuning in that area of Germany at the time, according to Koch. Sorry I can't tell you the page number: Koch, Heinrich Christoph. Musicalisches Lexicon. Frankfurt: Hermann

[VIHUELA] Re: jazzy little number

2008-01-18 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Bill, I always enjoy your postings, but I like this even better than the Frost songs. Jocelyn From: bill kilpatrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 1/18/2008 9:34 AM To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [VIHUELA] jazzy little number i know this ain't the

[VIHUELA] Re: dedillo

2007-10-30 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
John, Is the Portuguese guitar you mention the 4-course like the Renaissance guitar and the uke? Jocelyn From: John Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 10/30/2007 8:41 PM To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: dedillo My

[VIHUELA] Guerau response and some announcements

2007-10-16 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Monica, Amen! Ornamentation, strum patterns and rhythm . . . there's lots more to explore in guitar repertoire besides stringing. Dear List: I would like to announce the November 3rd debut of my new early music group, Chitarrina in a concert of 16th century French and Italian music

[VIHUELA] Re: 4c tuning

2007-06-02 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
: Fri 6/1/2007 2:56 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn; 'Vihuelalist Vihuelalist' Subject: RE: [VIHUELA] 4c tuning Thank you, Jocelyn, for your kind remarks about my article. I believe that James Tyler first advocated placing the high string of the 4th course on the outside. I don't know if he still believes

[VIHUELA] 4c tuning

2007-06-02 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Amen! Best, Jocelyn From: Michael Fink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 6/2/2007 2:03 PM To: Nelson, Jocelyn; 'Vihuelalist Vihuelalist' Subject: RE: [VIHUELA] Re: 4c tuning Hi, Jocelyn, Notes below. Michael -Original Message- From: Nelson

[VIHUELA] 4c tuning

2007-05-31 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Everyone, Once I finally had a chance to read everything, Michael's article on 4 course tuning and the comments made by others were very helpful to me, and to my student as well. I really appreciate Michael's gathering of sources, including the iconography. Since I'm working on some of the

[VIHUELA] Early Music cover story

2007-05-15 Thread Nelson, Jocelyn
Dear List, Has anyone seen the most current issue of Early Music (Oxford U Press, vol XXXV no 1)? Black guitar-players and early African-Iberian music in Portugal and Brazil by Rogerio Budasz is the cover article. I haven't had time to read much yet since I found it in the mail yesterday, but