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not technique first, but approach. Bream was one of the beginners. When I listen to his performance on lute or vihuela I actually hear how curious he is to explore those 'new' instruments, to taste it - but with guitar approach - not to blame.
Smith plays namely lute and vihuela, he understands instrument differently from the guitar, and music involves the instrument . Other phrasing, dynamics - to have technique to express it it's the idea.
Bream could do it better with guitar.
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@luteguitar I concur with your question. I have yet to see Dr. Hopkinson Smith approach a Renaissance or Baroque era instrument using modern guitar technique; he's a historical scholar for these periods. Hence, the application of technique appropriate to these intruments.
The same goes for Mr. Paul O' Dette.
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4 PPL are Deaf and don't kno wat there missing
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U R A TWIT
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Mr. Hopkinson Smith possesses a smoother interpretation given the use of historical technique. Otherwise, Mr. Bream is a superbly modern guitarist.
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@RandomMocker John dowland 63 Weiss 64 Piccinini 72 Schlick 61 De visee 77 Attaingnant 57 Petrucci 73 Kapsberger 71 Milan 60 E.Gaultier 66 D.Gaultier 75 Dufaut 68 They lived enough to see if that position caused problems, sorry but what your writing are not facts,on a lute the hand is parallel and the little finger on the soundboard is not maintained by FORCE . And we are not stupid if we use that technique is because there are not problems. A lutenist.
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@GaleoDeus I know your comment is old but can you please show me a Hopkinson Smith video where he play with guitar technique??
Or another great lutenist.
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@xYEAHxKYLEx u cud,nt play that anyway
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@xYEAHxKYLEx ? dont u mean where the hell?
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Honestly, what does it matter if it's legitimate when played so well?
Your condemnation is like saying its of no use to listen to Szeryng or Heifetz playing the Bach Chaconne because they are using modern bows, modern bow grips and modern strings. Or Gould because he plays a Steinway.
Even well respected early music scholars like Hopkinson Smith habitually uses modern guitar technique.
GaleoDeus 4 years ago 19
I think as a musician he should be able to attempt to embody any music that he feels is important to his soul. he has likely read the texts and obviously isnt attempting to recreate the 16th century or else im sure he would have the decency to dress in the proper clothing for the period. its a sharing of music not a museum
psyentist420 3 years ago 8