The Scottish Huntsupe - John Johnson - Lute

This piece is in the "Jane Pickering lute book", attributed to John Johnson by Julia Craig-McFeeley in her thesis on the english lute music in manuscript sources.
Lute made by stephen Murphy.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• lute
• Scottish
• Renaissance
• Luth
• Liuto
• Laute
• Valéry
• Sauvage

[CTrane88]

Nicely done. I have have the same music here. It's written a little strange, so correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't measure 27 start the 3/4 time? Compound meter should stop there.

[Luthval]

@CTrane88

What is your source ?

[CTrane88]

@Luthval My source is the same as yours: The Jane Pickering Lute Book. The rhythms written after the double bar line (at m 27) do not appear to be compound meter, just regular waltz. You can tell by looking at the way the rhythms are grouped together. The music starts with two groups of 3 8th notes per measure (as a general feel) and then goes to 3 groups of two 8th notes at 27. There should be a time change. But that is why the time signature reads 6/8 AND 3/4 in the beginning. I could be wrong

[Luthval]

@CTrane88

Perhaps you could post your version ? (I mean recorded version)

Thanks a lot !

V. ;-)

[13buthead]

By any chance you got the tab of this?

[Luthval]

@13buthead

Answer in MP ;-)

Val

[debs4mysweetbaby]

this is lovely val :)

[Luthval]

Abour little finger resting on the soundboard, it is the traditional technique for lute as described in treatise of the XVI to XVII century. Angle of the right hand may vary from renaissance to baroque.

V. ;-)

[DDBartoli]

I said "I'll listen to 3 or 4 of these Scotch tunes, and now I'm at twenty-one, wishing there were more. You play very well, and your song choice is great.

One question. Is it standard to rest the small finger on the instrument, or is it just your technique? You are the first lute player I have paid close attention to.

[Luthval]

Yes, all scottish music is nice to play ;-)

Val