notes accompanying one of the videos explains that "baroque" between quotes was made in reference to the tuning. i wrote jürgen to ask that this be explained. i'll let you know when - if - he responds but i'm hoping this simply means one step down to F Bb D G D instead of the popularly accepted charango tuning of G C E A E.
i would have thought that the bonnani, "chittarino diuerso" illustration, dated 1716, would have satisfied any persistent doubts concerning dimuntive, 5c. pluckers being pukkah period instruments. as for geared tuners, raised fingerboard and metal frets, i don't imagine they would effect the sound of the instrument much - only its appearence. i mean, it's not as if the charango was invented independent of whatever it was they called it before - for something totally removed from western musical tradition ... say, 5th-cent. royal korean court music for example (wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg-DONG!!-tink-tink) .. the charango and its plucky forebearers were devised for toe-tappers and ditties ... soulful andean, baroque european and who knows how far beyond, wooers and heart-melters. - bill --- EUGENE BRAIG IV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I enjoyed this. Of course, half of these things > aren't quite like baroque instruments, but who > cares? Acknowledge them for what they are and > enjoy. I'm not fond of the term "6 course Baroque > Mandolin", especially with its questionable use of > capitalization (I would simply have said "6-course > mandolino" or similar), and--I almost hate to say > it, but--the term "'Baroque' Charango" strikes me as > particularly dubious since I'm not aware of anybody > having used the term "charango" in the baroque era, > and his appears (from what I can see of the grainy > video: I could be in error) to have geared tuners > and a raised fingerboard extending onto the > soundboard in very un-baroque fashion (at least > regarding plucked gut-strung thingies). > > Once again, I think the pretense to HIP in such > cases is a wholly unnecessary and superfluous > artifice. There's nothing wrong with playing any > music you'd like on a charango and simply calling it > a charango (or whatever its builder intended it be > called). There's not even anything wrong with > saying "Here is my charango and here is how it is > similar to some things that were played in the > baroque era..." > > Duo Ahlert & Schwab (who got some recent discussion > on the lute list for including Weiss on their last > CD) appreciate La Volta enough to have offered their > CD an on-line plug a year or two ago (I thought I > might have referred you to them at that time, Bill, > but don't recall). > > Best, > Eugene > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:41 am > Subject: [VIHUELA] la follia - joyous family reunion > > > ensemble la volta: check out this and other > videos > > from this wonderful swiss group: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnzD4kmNuTo > > > > .. what pleasure to see relations from across the > sea > > reunited with the family once again. > > > > 7th heaven - bill > > > > http://earlymusiccharango.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > http://earlymusiccharango.blogspot.com/ ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html
