thanks to howard, i now have a better idea of what this is. in dance music particularly, it could be an attractive way to state the melody in contrast to a rhythmic passage.
- bill --- Martin Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear All, > > If I remember correctly, Piccinini (1623) used it on > the liuto > attiorbato as well. > > Best wishes, > > Martin > > James A Stimson wrote: > > > > > > >Dear Ed, Rob and All: > > Isn't all Indian sitar playing dedillo? That is, I > believe the strings are > >plucked exclusively with the right-hand index > finger, onto which is fitted > >a pointed wire loop, which serves as a plectrum. > (Shades of Francesco's > >silver thimbles!) There must be somebody out there > who knows more about > >this than I do.... > > My point is not that there is any connection > between the art forms, only > >that the great Indian musicians have demonstrated > that it is possible to > >produce virtuoso music with this technique, albeit > with a plectrum of > >sorts. > >Cheers, > >Jim > > > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com
