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
>
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