Early Guitars and Vihuela

Baroque and Renaissance Guitars, Vihuela - Gittern - Pre-Torres Classical Guitar

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At 6:31pm on December 9, 2009, Martin McDowell said…
Thanks Valery, I find it rather good fun to do... and I don't know how to make pdf's, - I suppose I could just photograph a piece of paper...
I realise I made a mistake of repeating a mis-attribution... the version I was thinking of was in a book I had many years ago, then yesterday I found it in another book for guitar, with Galilei's name attached... (I had always thought it was Anon) then after my paragraph was writ I started wondering about it... I'd never noticed it in Galilei's book, but it is big!... searched through it today, no sign of it, and I was thinking it's not even at all like Galilei's style.... best amend my description, thanks for the source info.

There's quite a few versions about, today I noticed a version occurs in the Rowallan manuscript, which was the source for my Re-volt... I'm happier knowing it's by Mr. Anon, that way one feels more free to fiddle it this way and that in arrangements without feeling guilty of insulting the composer... more might follow.....
At 7:50am on September 9, 2009, charles Kaimikaua said…
Hi Val'ery,
Glad your taking up the ukulele. This instrument is a sleeper,
been playing it for many years. It can play any musical piece from any culture, in the right hands, I mean the most difficult pieces.

It takes a good 20 years to understand this instrument, I find the ukulele to be the best instrument in the world to learn timing and rythym on. Because of its size it gets you there quickly in "rythyming" which you can't learn from music schools. You find your hands quicker here.

I play the Keyboard, Guitar - (Hawaiian, contemporary, blues Jazz, latin,) love all cultural music. Play the Hawaiian lap top steal guitar, Bass, Auto harp (nice instrument), had a taste of the Mexican Harp, a very awsome instrument, sounds like 10 guitars playing. Love the harmonica.

If you like Hawaiian music, have you heard the Hawaiian slack key guitar ? It is very very pleasant sounds, much of the tunings are in open tunings, makes it much sweeter.

Nice chatting with you Valery.



To my Unknown Portuguese speaking friends to be, I need a translation
please, the term Machette de Braga, Does it mean, the Machette from Braga, Portugal ? and what does Machette mean, does it mean that particular knife, used to cut sugar cane with ?

Any one speaking portugues please respond.

Also anyone from around the city of Braga Portugal preferably a music authority on the Cavaquinho please refer them to me.

Have a few questions to finish my book on the "Origin of the Ukulele".


Thank you so much,

Charles (chuck) Kaimikaua
At 6:30pm on September 1, 2009, Jelma van Amersfoort said…
Hello Valéry and thanks! I forgot to mention that the song is by Antoine Mahaut (1719 - 1785), a Dutch composer :-) I'm playing basso continuo on a Mirecourt style guitar in this recording. Gut strings of course.

The words of the song are in quite hilarious archaïc Dutch.
At 9:25pm on April 30, 2009, Dominic Robillard said…
ya, I made it, stumbled upon it today, thought it was a good idea to join, but we seem so few.
At 5:33pm on April 27, 2009, Jean-Jacques Sacré said…
Bonjour Valery,
C'est une guitare baroque "ni neuve - ni ancienne"; elle a été fabriquée en 1977 par Sanchis Carpio à Valence; je l'ai dénichée il y a un peu plus d'un an sur le site de Jérome Casanova luthier restaurateur d'instruments anciens à Clermont Ferrand. Le son est assez puissant, mais la table est un peu déformée. Je joue en amateur principalement la musique de François Campion (Nouvelles Découvertes) et celle de Robert de Visée et depuis peu j'accorde en mésotonique (1/6 ème de coma syntonique). Il subsite dans mon jeu quelques problèmes de timbre (généralement lors des ornements) dus aux doubles cordes que j'ai un peu de mal à maitriser.
Cordialement.
Jean-Jacques.
At 2:51am on April 21, 2009, technogrow55 said…
Dear Maestro Valery, how such a talent you have and a prolific talent. Now, I am learning the Prealudium of JSBach Lute Suite 1. Could you upload one of these days this work? thank you. Wilfredo
At 4:05pm on January 21, 2009, jean michel Catherinot said…
on ne se quitte plus semble t'il! Merci de ton accueil
At 10:58pm on January 20, 2009, Maurizio Manzon said…
Hi, Valéry. The world is really little......
Thank you for your wellcoming me.
Maurizio
At 9:48pm on January 20, 2009, Vicente La Camera Mariño said…
hello Val!!
i just singed in today.... Trond recommend it ! ;-)
.... you know i love early guitars and lutes as well as early harps!
ciao
At 8:24pm on October 20, 2008, Kernoa Patrig said…
"Paris est tout petit pour les gens qui comme nous..." Les Enfants du paradis"; si Paris est si petit, que dire de la Toile?
Dans une semaine je devrais avoir mon nouveau Sellas, enfin son clone.
A bientôt
At 6:40pm on October 2, 2008, Jean-Marie Poirier said…
On ne se quitte plus, décidément ! A un des ces quatre, Valéry...
At 10:05pm on August 28, 2008, Sam Chapman said…
Hi Val, thanks, it's great to be here! There'll be more videos soon...from you too I hope!

See you,

Sam
At 9:14pm on July 18, 2008, Jocelyn Nelson said…
Hi Val,

Sorry it's been so long since I checked this site. Thanks for your note. I like your Gorlier cover!

Best,
Jocelyn
At 7:37pm on July 3, 2008, Timo Peedu said…
Thanks Val. I just wonder how to indicate the added notes in my tabulations. Maybe I just write two versions of those pieces.
At 6:22pm on July 3, 2008, Timo Peedu said…
Hi val,
Do you know when and who has made the hand written corrections and extra notes in some of the renaisance guitar books like Morlaye's? Do you play them or do you stick with the original print? I don't mean the obvious mistakes but added notes to chords.
Timo
At 7:57pm on May 27, 2008, Trond Bengtson said…
Great playing on your 4c guitar, I wish I had one...
At 7:47pm on May 27, 2008, Waling Tiersma said…
Nice to hear you play Le Roy's Tourdion. I've tried it on my own guitar but it is still beyond my reach.
If I heard correctly your lowest course is tuned g g.
Mine is tuned g' g. (g' on the outside)
At 1:45pm on May 20, 2008, Rob MacKillop said…
Nice 4c playing, Valery! I must get a 4c...
At 5:22pm on May 18, 2008, Rob MacKillop said…
Hi Valery,

I've always enjoyed your lute videos. Do you have any guitar or vihuela recordings?

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