Hi Rob, I speak Portuguese, if you need help...
2008/5/8 Rob MacKillop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > John Griffiths sent this email, but it it only appears to have come to me. > Since he says 'et al', I'm sure he won't mind me sending it to the list. > > Dear Rob et al, > You need to consult Manuel Morais on the machete. He was trying to organise > a Machete conference in the Azores this year following his publication of a > wonderful anthology of 19th-century Machete music that he found in Funchal. > > > Candido Drumond de Vasconcelos, Colec=E7=E3o de Pe=E7as para Machete -- > Collection > of Pieces for Machete (1846). Estudio e revis=E3o Manuel Morais. > Colec=E7=E3o > Pensar o Som. Lisbon: Caleidoscopio, 2003. > > > Also see, Manuel's recent article "Achegas para a Historia da Musica na > Madeira (c.1584-c.1897): Os instrumentos populares de corda dedilhada na > Madeira". A Madeira e a Musica (c. 1508-c. 1974): Estudos. Funchal, > Madeira, > 2008. > > Good wishes, > John > > ================> > Thanks John. Wish I could speak Portuguese! The machete is a whole new > instrument for me. Never gave it much thought before. I hope someone > records > the manuscript pieces. Any descritions of the music? Folk style? Posh > minuets? Arrangement of the Hammerclavier Sonata??? > > Rob > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > --
