RE: this list

2005-01-15 Thread Ed Durbrow
>But what do you >do after a mixed nationality programme? Do they have food courts in Europe? :) -- Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Re: Modern Notation of Five-Course Lit.

2005-03-03 Thread Ed Durbrow
o melodic notes and can hardly be missed. Whereas it might be missed with bourdons-only notation or even in tablature. -- Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Re: - Foscarini/Corbetta

2005-08-28 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Aug 28, 2005, at 11:00 PM, Monica Hall wrote: >> Another fascinating chord progression, again in the first 4 bars of a >> passacalle, is on p. 18 of Corbetta's book of 1643: >> >> >> -1-1-|-0-2--|-3-3-1-0-|-1-0--|-1- >> -0-0-|-3-3-1-0-|-1-1--|-0-0--|-0- >> -0-0-|-0-0--|-0-0

[VIHUELA] speaking of internal/exterrnal open strings

2005-08-29 Thread Ed Durbrow
About the internal/exterrnal open strings included in a strum, take a look at the Courante on p.6 of Grenerin 1680 (I assume notes within the staff mean strums). All's well until the last line. What do you make of the strummed chords in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th measures of that line? In measure

[VIHUELA] Re: Foscarini/Corbetta

2005-09-03 Thread Ed Durbrow
ay, but I don't know why he just didn't leave out the 4th and 5th courses altogether. He must have wanted the resonance of the doubled Cs, the articulation of a full strum, or perhaps he used bordons on the 5th. ??? I had seen the dots on blank staff lines before but not next

[VIHUELA] Re: proposed name change (fwd)

2005-09-08 Thread Ed Durbrow
It seems to me that Vihuela should be incorporated with the lute list as the instruments are almost the same except for the body shape. Baroque guitar, while looking superficially like a vihuela is quite a different beast. For myself, I'd be happy to discuss all, including Baroque & Medieval

[VIHUELA] Re: Foscarini/Corbetta - low basses

2005-09-14 Thread Ed Durbrow
e have this? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Roncalli question

2005-09-15 Thread Ed Durbrow
le. Anyone have this book (I don't know if there is more than one book by him) and can tell me what the chord should be? Thanks in advance. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dart

[VIHUELA] Re: Roncalli question

2005-09-17 Thread Ed Durbrow
case here, it would make perfect sense. Here is another question for the experts: What do you think about inegale in Roncali? cheers, Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Re: Christ's Cross

2006-04-06 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Apr 6, 2006, at 5:05 AM, Lex Eisenhardt wrote: > What I don't understand is why Alfabeto would need another chord > before the > A, and why that should be E minor. Most people in Europe at that time were heavy duty Christians and so they deemed that it was right and proper to begin with th

[VIHUELA] Re: Pujol vihuela recording

2006-04-22 Thread Ed Durbrow
:39 AM, Rob MacKillop wrote: > I remember hearing Carlevarro - a dreadful technique. After hearing > his > playing, I threw all his books in the bin! Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list informatio

[VIHUELA] Re: Why re-entrant tunings

2006-10-21 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Oct 22, 2006, at 4:35 AM, Monica Hall wrote: > I keyed it into my > computer so that I could listen to it because when you are playing > there are > other things to think about.The underlying harmonic structure is quite > simple. So do you have a MIDI file you could upload somewhere? I'd

[VIHUELA] Re: Why re-entrant tunings?

2006-10-23 Thread Ed Durbrow
C is presumably sustained, but I see no problem as it is a D dom7 chord resolving to Gmin in the next measure. cheers, Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Re: Why re-entrant tunings?

2006-10-23 Thread Ed Durbrow
Okay we must be talking about different books. The last page in my copy is written in French and says Septembre 1670 on the second line. Pity. I'd like to see what you are talking about. How many books did Corbetta publish? I have 1643, 1648 and La Guitarre Royalle 1670. On Oct 23, 2006, at

[VIHUELA] Re: Why re-entrant tunings

2006-10-23 Thread Ed Durbrow
of Window (I assume you're using > Windows and not a Mac). You print as That is not going to change it into a MIDI file. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Re: Why re-entrant tunings?

2006-10-23 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Oct 23, 2006, at 6:52 PM, Lex Eisenhardt wrote: > >>> Let me give just two >> examples >>> that can cause headaches: p.69 2nd line, bar 2 and, more painful, >>> 5th >> line, >>> bar 3 (last beat). What to do with open courses? I can come up with >> several >>> solutions, but essentially it i

[VIHUELA] Re: Why re-entrant tunings?

2006-10-23 Thread Ed Durbrow
tation and try different > options. He does this quite often. > > a > ---d c d-- > ---c c a-- > ---e e a- > - Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or

[VIHUELA] Re: gaspar sanz video (II)

2007-03-30 Thread Ed Durbrow
www.youtube.com/profile?user=danensago > > seems to be one musician, multi-tracking - is his > performance in accord with the original composition? > > - bill > Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or o

[VIHUELA] Re: BG stringing

2007-10-23 Thread Ed Durbrow
___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/

[VIHUELA] Re: A strange 'Baleto' in de Gallot

2007-10-28 Thread Ed Durbrow
e. It can be seen at > > http://www.tuningsinthirds.com/Baleto/Baleto-1copy.jpg Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Portuguese Baroque Guitar - mp3 files

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Durbrow
Maybe this is of interest??? Are you going to Jack's later? Dear all, I've recorded five pieces from the Coimbra manuscript - they can be found on my www.songoftherose.co.uk site, or just click on the following links for each one. I think these are WONDERFUL pieces and should be more popu

[VIHUELA] Re: Alfabeto songs and editions

2008-07-20 Thread Ed Durbrow
one very interesting example where as well as > putting in the letters there are figures to tell you how long you > should hold the notes for. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dart

[VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Händ el - Cantata Spagnuola

2009-05-15 Thread Ed Durbrow
On May 15, 2009, at 1:54 AM, Monica Hall wrote: > I am more persuaded by the idea that the "chitarra" might be a > theorbo. Especially since it sounds so close to chitarrone. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To ge

[VIHUELA] Re: Quills, 15the century dance and plucked duos

2009-09-02 Thread Ed Durbrow
relative to the string without radically altering the sound, - which would not be the case with a flat pick. Here's an mp3 version of one of the dances, Giloxia, by Domenico: Very nice. When was this written? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp [2]htt

[VIHUELA] Re: Re-entrant tuning

2009-11-02 Thread Ed Durbrow
corny, half-baked concept): [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTAOV49TSKM Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [2]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp [3]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTAOV49TSKM 2. mailto:edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp 3. http:/

[VIHUELA] Re: New Year gift

2010-01-05 Thread Ed Durbrow
udy or for group learning. All the music, tablature and transcriptions, is in downloadable pdf format. I hope you will find it useful. Good wishes, John Griffiths To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Re: Baroque guitar dealer & luthier

2010-05-18 Thread Ed Durbrow
on or off this list see list information at [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [7]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp [8]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1. mailto:michael.f...@notesinc.com 2. http://www.tiendaslatina

[VIHUELA] Re: Corbetta

2010-06-12 Thread Ed Durbrow
abande. A fine gigue (which is reminiscent of something else) and a swingless Passacaille to end. Stuart Monica -- To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan

[VIHUELA] Re: Four c. guitar - strumming

2010-08-04 Thread Ed Durbrow
Dear Stuart, I hope that isn't all I said - if so parts got lost in the ether! You'd have seen from my eml that in fact I think it's a matter of horses for courses so that, for example, to return to Les Bouffons: yes - I would strum the block chords (including those where one is

[VIHUELA] Re: Four c. guitar - strumming

2010-08-04 Thread Ed Durbrow
Dear Stuart, I hope that isn't all I said - if so parts got lost in the ether! You'd have seen from my eml that in fact I think it's a matter of horses for courses so that, for example, to return to Les Bouffons: yes - I would strum the block chords (including those where one is

[VIHUELA] sorry

2010-08-04 Thread Ed Durbrow
Sorry for sending your post back to you Stuart. I'm typing on a different keyboard here and accidentally hit send, I guess. I'm just following the interesting discussion. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[VIHUELA] Re: comments

2010-08-26 Thread Ed Durbrow
notes on the D string. On Aug 26, 2010, at 5:01 AM, Lex Eisenhardt wrote: Playing campanelas including little sound from the bourdons is merely a matter of how you imagine these melodic lines. The technique follows the Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http

[VIHUELA] Re: Rondo-Andante for guitar

2010-09-17 Thread Ed Durbrow
probably a relative of Pereyra da Costa, Mestre Da Capella da se do Funchal) [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtC9xDSYGf4 Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ [3]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com

[VIHUELA] Re: guitar publications with harmonics

2010-11-21 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:25 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: By not much, as you cannot do them on double strings. Why not? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ [2]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ -- References 1. http://www9

[VIHUELA] La Cocq Chaccone

2011-04-24 Thread Ed Durbrow
Man, I thought the guitar was going to catch fire in that La Cocq Chaccone! [1]http://www.youtube.com/user/audioeidos?email=share_youtube_user#p /a/ u/1/25sn20hi8o0 Any idea if the tab for that amazing piece is available online? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [2]http

[VIHUELA] Re: Strumming techniques - was With/Without Bordones

2011-04-28 Thread Ed Durbrow
for me, as I've been playing it the other way. It doesn't make musical sense to me either. Since the fingering change happens on what we call the 4th and 5th courses, what would be the point of putting those changes on the first beat of the bar if you were not playing them un

[VIHUELA] Re: Strumming techniques - was With/Without Bordones

2011-04-29 Thread Ed Durbrow
ry and Handbook_ has only 176 pages. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ [2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ 2. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off this

[VIHUELA] Roncali chords

2011-06-15 Thread Ed Durbrow
if this is a special chord or the copyist just did it differently there. TIA Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ [2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ 2. http://www9.plala.

[VIHUELA] Re: Roncali chords

2011-06-16 Thread Ed Durbrow
rely consistent. Couldn't quite remember the word. So what does it mean? Thank you very much Monica. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ [2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/968

[VIHUELA] Re: Strumming lute

2011-09-26 Thread Ed Durbrow
.youtube.com/watch?v=w8q45d1wDww Best, Arto To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [3]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ [4]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ --

[VIHUELA] Re: Bach Chaconne

2011-10-19 Thread Ed Durbrow
octave string on the third course in one place. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ [2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ 2. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ To get on or off

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar bridges

2011-11-30 Thread Ed Durbrow
thicker it is not difficult to give it prominence where necessary. A plain gut bourdon on the fifth is so thick that it is hard to miss! Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ [2]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- References 1

[VIHUELA] Re: Protocol of emails (again...)

2011-12-20 Thread Ed Durbrow
lected digit. :-) Stewart McCoy wrote: When people reply to my messages, they often send me the same email twice: one to me and one to the List to which I subscribe. This is unnecessary duplication, Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [1]http://www.musicianspage.com/musici

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Durbrow
I am curious if there is an answer to your question. Tangentally, I have a theory that so many strummed chords didn't include the 5th course, that they didn't even bother to put a dot there if it would make a dissonance, they just assumed you wouldn't include it in the strum. On May 31, 2012, a

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Jun 1, 2012, at 9:35 PM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: > Your point about the 5th course is certainly well made, however, missing this > course is not so tricky as avoiding playing the first course when using a > downwards index strum. Indeed, I raised the matter since I'd heard quite a > few playe

[VIHUELA] Re: Murcia - Cifras selectas online

2012-06-16 Thread Ed Durbrow
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[VIHUELA] Re: Murcia - Cifras selectas online

2012-06-18 Thread Ed Durbrow
Very tricky if you don't speak Spanish. Even with Google translate, I couldn't figure it out. I couldn't find any of the phrases you mentioned. On Jun 12, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Monica Hall wrote: > > It took me a good half hour to download it but it is a much better image > that the published one

[VIHUELA] Re: Murcia - Cifras selectas online

2012-06-19 Thread Ed Durbrow
What a prolific person he was. Does any other guitarist have as much output specifically for B. guitar? On Jun 20, 2012, at 5:22 AM, WALSH STUART wrote: > This new Murzia MS has lots of diferencias on familiar grounds and some > passacalles and short pieces. I haven't looked through it that muc

[VIHUELA] Re: Murcia - Cifras selectas online

2012-06-19 Thread Ed Durbrow
Thanks for the instructions Monica. Eloy Cruz was kind enough to send it to me by Dropbox. I have to say, I hope this scanning at high resolution is a trend that goes viral. Looking at this thing is almost like holding it. thanks, On Jun 17, 2012, at 1:06 AM, Monica Hall wrote: > Try this... >

[VIHUELA] Corbetta x ornament starting note

2013-01-21 Thread Ed Durbrow
wed by x. The f > e is already an appoggiatura. The only thing I can think of is to reiterate the upper neighbor f from the e note, an upper mordant. P.80 third line from bottom, 2nd measure: What's this about? X on a 16th note but preceded by an appoggiatura from above or below? TIA Ed

[VIHUELA] Re: Corbetta x ornament starting note

2013-01-24 Thread Ed Durbrow
if this wasn't some kind of mistake, two ornaments on two 16th notes seems pushing it. The basic problem I'm having, well two really, is 1. you can't do an appoggiatura from above if a slur from the same neighbor precedes it. 2. Many places call for reiterations to my ear, especi