Richard Jernigan -> RE: Difference between classical and flamenco guitars (Apr. 13 2021 4:30:12)
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ORIGINAL: estebanana Maybe it was Francesco da Milano... quote:
ORIGINAL: JasonM Maybe it was John Dowland I like to think I would have recognized either one, since I have played a few pieces by each, but maybe.... Also played a few by Luys de Narvaez, Alonso de Mudarra and other vihuelistas--some of the earliest printed instrumental music. Of course I have only played modern editions during the last 10 years. Long ago I played a few pieces from lute or vihuela tablature. If I tried to do it today, it would be like starting over from scratch to learn it. These days I'm working on Dowland's "Lachrimae Pavane." IMHO it's one of the greatest pieces ever written. It will be months before I can play it fluently, but it's worth the effort. The renaissance lute only had ten frets from the nut to the body, but even capoed at 2 on a 650mm scale there are some prodigious stretches: 4 on the 7th fret 1st string, 1 on the 2nd fret 6th string; hold the bass and play a scale figure on the 1st string. The editor of the version I have advises that if there are some notes that can't be held, just play them on the beat, then give up. "The duration of the note just indicates the voice leading." I'd be willing to bet Dowland played them the way he wrote them. After all, he was the most famous lutenist in Europe, for both playing and composition. RNJ
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