tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post931628661259219164..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: Weiss, Volume 6wstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-69204754227963855072008-10-27T12:13:00.000-05:002008-10-27T12:13:00.000-05:00Thanks! (Though I evidently don't write very ...Thanks! (Though I evidently don't write <i>very <b>much</b></i> lately. I expect I'll have more recordings to review over the winter.)wunellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-89929978823892514802008-10-27T12:07:00.000-05:002008-10-27T12:07:00.000-05:00You write very well.You write very well.Adyhttp://tildyinsurance.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-33485277137445489852008-01-12T23:11:00.000-06:002008-01-12T23:11:00.000-06:00The top (higher-pitched) courses on a Baroque lute...The top (higher-pitched) courses on a Baroque lute were generally tuned to open d-minor chords. This is called "flat tuning" because just by barring across these strings one can easily finger full chords.<br><br>It's easier to just demonstrate than to describe.<br><br>The bass courses were tuned down scale-wise, allowing open courses to use for bass lines, which frees up the fingers of the left hand a little. And it gives the instrument a really delicious resonance in the lower range.<br><br>Thanks for the tip about Lauridsen. Most of the choral music I listen to is Renaissance, so this guy is new to my ears.shrimplatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.com