An instrument from c. 1720 from Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was recently
brought to the Boston Medical Center for a CT scan and endoscopy before
starting repair word.
The Boston Globe recently posted this article about this step of the reparation:
Charming!
— R
On Apr 27, 2015, at 7:44 AM, WALSH STUART s.wa...@ntlworld.com wrote:
Evidence from late 19th century suggests that the machete (small 4-string
guitar) was played with the RH thumb, or mainly with the thumb. I can't
remember any other instrument to be played like this.
Perhaps someone on the Guitar Summit list was asking the same of the Vihuela
list!
We have also been having a quiet year.
— R
On Jun 23, 2014, at 9:30 AM, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
I just wondered whether anyone else on this list is on the Guitar
Summit list and if so
Here are a few notes from Esses and Russell that easily at hand to add to
Monica's comments.
You can get a good taste of Esses' wonderful book(s) at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=L_HDx_z2AaICprintsec=frontcover#v=onepageqf=false
and
Thanks, Monica.
-- R
On Jun 5, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Monica Hall wrote:
I don't know if anyone is interested but there is an article about the
Cancionero de Matheo Bezon in Resonance - this is the link
[1]http://www.resonancejournal.org/current-issue/spr-2013/spanish-song-
How interesting!
Thanks for your continued contributions.
-- R
On Nov 5, 2012, at 4:14 PM, WALSH STUART wrote:
I've also sent this to the Baroque lute list. It's an attempt at
a very
striking sarabande, possibly by J.A. Losy, but sounding nothing
like
the more familiar guitar
De Zayas also published a transcription of Sanz (I can't remember how
complete) over several issues of Guitar Review. Handwritten tablature
and parallel transcription on single staff with noteheads both
regular and square (indicating notes from the 4th and 5th courses and
notated an octave
Yes that is my understanding.
-- R
On Jul 16, 2012, at 5:10 AM, WALSH STUART wrote:
Very interesting.
I suppose the guitar most probably would have low fourths and fifth
courses for this music?
Stuart
On 16 July 2012 04:24, Rockford Mjos rm...@comcast.net wrote:
I have long enjoyed
It feels a bit like Christmas today -- first the Cifras (yes, much
clearer than the published edition) and Resumen, and just now seeing
finding that a scan of Kremberg's Musicalische Gemüths-Ergötzung (1689).
http://imslp.org/wiki/Musicalische_Gemüths-Ergötzung,_oder_Arien_
Hello Monica.
Thank you (again!) for your great and valued contributions!
You deserve an extra big chocolate bunny this Easter!
-- R
On Apr 5, 2012, at 7:53 AM, Monica Hall wrote:
Thank-you Rob. I expect everyone is on their Easter Holidays.
Monica
- Original Message
Congratulations and thank you!
-- R
On Jan 25, 2012, at 6:23 AM, Monica Hall wrote:
I am pleased to be able to announce that I have completed my
tablature transcription of all of Foscarini's music from Li cinque
libri.
It is now on my webpage -
www.monicahall.co.uk
as well as my
Stuart,
Very enjoyable (as always). I think you've given a very musical
rendering of the quirky rhythms.
In addition, Valdambrini has 12 in his second book.
But I'm clueless about the form or dance itself.
-- R
On Dec 8, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote:
Timo Peedu has edited some
Thanks Eloy.
Your comment got me to pull out Rogerio Budasz's dissertation :The
Five-Course Guitar (Viola) in Portugal and Brazil
He has several paragraphs on the Capona and Mariona, including an
excerpt from two plays which both fit your reference to the play on
words, one
My Strad model guitar has triangular cut-outs for strings, with the
points going down to the soundboard. I understand that the museum
original has this style bridge, though it is not thought to be the
original bridge.
Personally, I have not been very keen on this style -- I would prefer
Message - From: Rockford Mjos
rm...@comcast.net
To: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
Cc: Vihuelalist vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 9:14 PM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Guitar bridges
My Strad model guitar has triangular cut-outs for strings, with the
points going down
Thanks to this nice community I have received the Chancy setting!
-- R
On Nov 7, 2011, at 12:41 AM, Rockford Mjos wrote:
and one for mandora (by Chancy)
To get on or off this list see list information at
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Magnatune now has the Figueroa and Ohlsen recording Cifras selectas
de guitarra (with music by Murcia) in their library.
http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/figueroaohlsen-cifraselect/
The duo also has a few nice videos on YouTube:
Cumbees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
I am working on a program for December and have been collecting
pieces related to the December holiday season.
I have already gathered many settings of En m'en revenant / Branle de
St. Nicolas / More Palatino with the intention of picking some of the
nicer settings and ornamentation and
Love is the Cause
Jonathan Dunford Rob MacKillop
Alpha 530 - 1 CD
This is a lovely CD!
I enjoyed the lyrical, singing quality that both MacKillop (on
Baroque guitar) and Dunford (on viola da gamba) brought to these
wonderful pieces. (And who doesn't love good Scottish tunes?)
The program
/
violist and one keyboard player. All of the rest of the artists
seem to be singers. Perhaps they also played various instruments.
Monica
- Original Message - From: Rockford Mjos rm...@comcast.net
To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Cc: Lex Eisenhardt eisenha...@planet.nl
Sent
.
Monica
- Original Message -
From: Rockford Mjos
To: Monica Hall
Cc: Vihuelalist
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Guitar continuo example
If we are looking for possible guitarists to take that second hand-
plucked part, Reggio comes to mind, though listed
While browsing the online Duben collection I stumbled upon a Sinfonia
by Albrici with a part listed for Chitarra.
It brought to mind Lex's inquiries about specific mention/uses of the
guitar as a continuo instrument.
Sinfonia a 6./Primo Tono./di/Sig:r Vincenzo Albrici./1654.
You can have a look
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