Mudarra Fantasia No.10 - Renaissance Lute

[333alegreto333]

are you left-handed ? because you wear the watch on the other hand

[salixarbour]

@333alegreto333

I am indeed left handed, but that's not the reason I wear my watch on my right wrist. :-)

[333alegreto333]

ah okay :)

[salixarbour]

@333alegreto333

Good to see that you are a Christian! :-)

You may be too young to have heard of Larry Norman, but I covered

one of his songs on YouTube; a song called 'Moses', my own arrangement.

Best Wishes.

Alan.

[timoiste]

Nicely done, and with a well chosen tempo. Often I hear that it is played too fast - for my feeling.

[dorkfish94]

That, is amazing! Do you know where I could get one of these without it costing me an arm??

[Gyrofist1]

Awesome stuff! I've always had a spot for renaissance/baroque/medieval music, especially where the lute is concerned (probably from listening to so much Jethro Tull growing up, though it's not classical, their version of the bouree from on of Bach's lute suites got me looking further into the music). Do you have any suggestions for an intermediate guitarist interested in learning the lute? I know it's a bit of a commitment if I'm going to purchase a lute, but any advice where to start? Thanks!

[eastlakelax2]

i like ur bunny :3

[kbaronshaffer]

one of my favorite pieces...i really enjoy hearing your performance! well done! i stumbled onto this video, i'll be going to your channel now to subscribe!

[tonytang2222]

nice !

[Efrabita]

what about the little bunny behind?

he´s enyoing the Mudarra´s music like me

hehe

excelent!!!

[Malafede122112]

Oh. It's not enough you write songs, have a very nice voice and even play a hired lute.  You gotta work in the fact that you can run 10k. You're starting to make me a little ill.

[salixarbour]

I make myself ill all the time, Malafede :-)

Hey, but you're only 111 once in your life!!

Best wishes.

Alan.

[chopsddy3]

Well done. One of my favorites.And by the way...nice rabbit.

[Scarlatti2007]

That's a favorite piece. I've heard, of course, played numerous times on the guitar and even vihuela but I think that's the first time I've heard it performed on the lute.

[salixarbour]

Would've sounded a little better if I'd learned how to tune the instrument first of all !!! :-)

[Robinom]

You produce a good sound with nails...is not always easy with the lute playing with nails i am experimenting as we speak..thanks

[Robinom]

very nice..You play with nails or no nails?

[salixarbour]

Hello, Robinom.

With nails! My main instrument is the steel string acoustic folk guitar (see my vids). The lute was just a short-term hired instrument.

Thanks for marking Julian Bream's 'Captain Digory Piper's' Galliard as a favourute. I've not seen this footage befow. Very nice.

I see his lute's bridge has a saddle fitted in the same way as today's acoustic guitars do. Helps to produce that lovely inimitable Bream sound.

Regards.

Alan.

[thiago2817]

este alaude esta desafinado

[DugBakesCanPlaysBass]

i was wondering i study classical guitar and im going to work at the ren faire as a performer how much does a lute cost? also i would like to get one that is accurate to the time period of the renaissance any help would be much appreciated ~Doug

[salixarbour]

Hi, Doug.

You can probably pick up a new 7C lute for around £550 today from the Early Music Shop, near Bradford. They have an excellent extensive range of early instruments. Google EMS Bradford; you'll enjoy their store I'm sure.

Best wishes.

Alan.

[LightGrenades1]

Hey, great playing! I love your 'Melancholy Galliard.' I was just wondering though, don't you need to have trimmed finger nails for the lute, whereas you need the nails for finger picking with the guitar? I'd like to play the lute, but I also play guitar.

[salixarbour]

Hi, LG1.

Re; finger nails, there are no absolutes. I do play with nails, steel string acoustic, classical guitar and the lute (very badly).

Take a look at Julian Bream's videos; one of the greatest classical guitarists / lutenists ever, imo, and with finger nails.

Regards.

Alan.

[LightGrenades1]

That's good to know. Thanks for the info.

[rawkfist208]

Dude, thats tight! I wanna find myself one of those, and then learn to play it and then play it at the Ren Fest! Lol. Is it fairly similar to the guitar, or not?

[salixarbour]

Hi, Rawfist.

I find the lute very similar to the guitar, in terms of its ease of playing. Just tune the 3rd string of a guitar down to F# (from G), and you'll have yourself a virtual lute. :-)

Enjoyed watching the Ignis Solus video by the way. Great music!

Regards, Dude. :-)

Alan.

[rawkfist208]

Just so you know, that wasn't my video, but I loved it so much, I put it on my front page! And i'll have try the lute tuning sometime, although it wouldn't quite sound the same (I have an electric). But anyways, keep up the rockin' lute videos.

Peace.

[salixarbour]

Thanks again, Rawkfist.

btw, the definitive version of this piece of music by mudarra (imho) can be seen on Youtube if you search for 'Julian Bream Mudarra'; you'll love it. See also the lute vids of 'Edin Karamazov' ... mind blowing!

:-)

Best wishes.

Alan.

[rawkfist208]

Thanks, I will be sure to check that out soon!

[koppergtr]

thanks that is really neat

[mandolineslover]

Bravisssimo !!!

I love that song !!! !!! !!!

[DjosueD]

That was very good. I think the rabbit liked to :)

Bravisimo!

[salixarbour]

Hi, Josue.

I think the rabbit is probably more entertaining than my rendition! :-)

Best wishes.

Alan.

[MerltheWizard]

Perhaps the bunny rabbit in the background had a positive effect on 'ambiance' to make up for the lack of the carackling fire! Joking aside, this is a great take, you played well, Your other lute video is very good as well, I favourited it. Nice tone

[gitarankara]

You must be happy to play original instrument. Thanks...

[salixarbour]

Merhaba, gitarankara/Ahmet. Tesekkur ederim for your kind words. However, I've listened to your superbly controlled performance and this Mudarra work does sound much nicer and richer on the guitar...possibly a bit too light on my lute. :-)

Best wishes & Hakiki Maestro!

[ZanxGuitar]

very good!

[salixarbour]

Thanks, Zanx.

Enjoyed listening to some of your wonderfully ecclectic range of videos. What a great mix!

Cheers.

Alan.

[HenryvKeiper]

Well done!

[DnMZen]

hey great job!

i was looking into playing the lute - at the moment i am proficient in viola, guitar, and mandolin... do you know where you can buy a fairly inexpensive one?

[salixarbour]

Hi, Matt.

Sadly, I know of no inexpensive option! I've now been without a lute for about 7 months. I'm having one made for me, but the waiting time is normally 1 year, and the expense of course is ....prohibitive!

Best Wishes with your search.

Alan.

[DnMZen]

ahh i see... these more or less "obscure" Renaissance instruments seem to be difficult to find... thanks for you input though! good luck with your new lute!

-matt

[abbeyharry1952]

BRILLIANT- hope your 'lute'fund expands quickly-you play it so well

[RightOnAndFarOut]

Hi, I love your work with the lute! You're very good and I really enjoy listening to your stuff.Its a beautiful piece and you play it so well. I play the guitar and dulcimer and am hopefully getting a flatback lute soon; I can't wait. In any case, how long have you been playing and how have you learned?

Keep up the great work!

Corey, ROAFO

[salixarbour]

Hi, Corey. Thanks for your very kind comments. Actually, I borrowed this lute for just a few months from the English Lute Society. I learned my two tunes in about 4 or 5 months, then returned the lute. I'm saving for my own now! I've been playing guitar for very many years though...very big help. Quality of the lute build counts for a lot!!

Best wishes.

Alan

[Songsmirth]

Lovely and so relaxing. Thank you Alan.

[salixarbour]

Thanks again, Deborah. It's nice to know that lute music still holds some appeal. I love this piece and its discordant section near the end. When written, I think it was way ahead of its time!

Kind regards.

Alan.

p.s. I have no lute these days...still saving my pennies to hopefully buy one in the future! :-)

[despinian]

yep timeless

[stephenlukman]

Is the lute slippery?

[salixarbour]

Very slippery customer indeed! :-)

Keep up the excellent classical guitar playing..it will pay dividends.

Best wishes.

Alan.

[cesarsalgado1972]

Thank you very much for sharing your performances. You are very modest: I have listened to the video several times and survived, without any ear-defenders.

[salixarbour]

Muchas gracias, Cesar. This really is the best I can squeeze out of this particular lute though. I'm beginning to realise that the Vihuela is more suitable for this piece of music. The lute is possibly too light an instrument. I believe Julian Bream prefers a lute of slightly heavier construction? I might be better off playing on a tennis racquet (or should that be racket)?! :-)

Kind regards,

Alan.

[djypsydjazz]

Julian Bream typically plays on a baroque lute and for this piece he uses a vihuela.

[Luthval]

Hello Alan, So you did find some time to play lute again... Nice piece. ;-)

Val

[salixarbour]

Thanks, Val. Been busy for a couple of months, but have now found some time to start recording again. I recommend some good quality ear-defenders, soon!

:-)

Alan.

[chaneyed]

Thanks for posting that! I've certainly missed out on a lot over the years. where did you find that?

[salixarbour]

Hi, Ed. I've loved that piece ever since I first heard it 30 years ago. Just never got round to it. I love the discordant section in the middle. Mudarra must have caused some real upset back in the 1500's!!!

Cheers.

Alan.

[lunalunanueva]

Hola Allan!

Muy bello.

Gracias,

Marie

[salixarbour]

Hola, Marie. Que tal? :-) Wonderful piece of Spanish music this is, very influential; you can hear the beginnings of the modern day 'Spanish' guitar in this work.

Best wishes,

Alan.