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And another: http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/bleazey/R/recorderpage.htmlGet thee behind me, Satan - I want none of your pork pies.... |
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« Reply #31 on: 22:14:39, 07-08-2007 » |
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That one was worth it just for this: "Irish Flutes Players of Irish music have long favoured two types of flute from the 19th. century, namely the Rudall Rose & Pratten. Many of these "Irish flutes"had the keys removed and the associated tone holes blocked up to facilitate sliding between notes and other techniques (probably more familiar to players of renaissance flute) which are the soul of Irish flute music. A characteristic of the Irish flute is the foot joint with it's two open holes left by the removal of the C & C# keys. After many years of making these flutes I have yet to find one which is improved by this redundant joint. Consequently my "Irish flutes" carry my own design of foot joint, which, sadly, means that the Morris dancers have no where to tie their ribbons. I'm sure no one else will mourn the loss." Oh, and this:  "Found in the latrine of a medieval house, Weender Strasse 26, Gottingen, Germany, the Gottingen recorder was among many other artifacts from the 13th and 14th centuries including glass, pottery, shoe fragments, pattens and 25 dice!" |
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« Reply #32 on: 23:35:36, 07-08-2007 » |
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It was the first flush of development for the recorder as we know it today. Sadly the bristles have mostly fallen off the bulbous end, leaving the instrument unable to multitask as the original design intended.
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« Reply #33 on: 23:42:52, 07-08-2007 » |
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 Good one! Apparently the original has some dents in the bulb end which suggest it might have been used as a drumstick. Let's just leave that one there.
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« Reply #34 on: 01:21:13, 08-08-2007 » |
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Has anybody been offered a chance to play the original of this rare and valuable specimen yet? BTW Reiner, what was the final choice for the performance getup? |
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« Reply #35 on: 06:07:58, 08-08-2007 » |
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I think we have probably chosen to wear plain black clothes, Kitty  As far as the premiere performance on the original recorder mentioned above, this is an honour far too great for me |
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« Reply #36 on: 08:02:27, 08-08-2007 » |
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I remember going to a live concert by the Early Music Consort of London, in the mid-70s. They were in DJs and bow ties. Seemed very odd. But please, not Lincoln Green!
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« Reply #37 on: 18:00:19, 08-08-2007 » |
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I remember going to a live concert by the Early Music Consort of London, in the mid-70s.
You and me both In fact there's a whole tribe of board members who were at those concerts somehow or other |
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« Reply #38 on: 12:42:00, 13-08-2007 » |
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I've seen a number of bands playing period songs in period dress, with varying levels of authenticity, (though strictly at the 'entertainment' end of the spectrum, not what I would call 'art songs'). It's never struck me as incongruous or silly. But I saw old footage of the Early Music Consort on the South Bank Show a few weeks ago and they were dressed in tweed jackets and looking for all the world like early-1970s academics (which I'm sure they were) and I thought... how odd looking  So now I would say 'authentic' dress is the way to go. And as a general note, I think women should consider bringing mediaeval gowns back into fashion anyway  |
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« Reply #39 on: 14:03:06, 13-08-2007 » |
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I presume you mean courtly dress as opposed to peasant homespun (with optional pong)? It would certainly make offices more interesting places to work. Does that mean the fellas should start thinking about dusting off the doublet and hose? |
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« Reply #40 on: 15:59:40, 13-08-2007 » |
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Bring on the recorder doubling as codpiece!
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« Reply #41 on: 16:17:15, 13-08-2007 » |
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Does that mean the fellas should start thinking about dusting off the doublet and hose? Men in tights? Most definitely not!  |
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« Reply #42 on: 23:08:56, 14-08-2007 » |
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Men in tights? Most definitely not!
Believe me, if you have to play in tights then two minutes later in trousers (over the top!), tights can feel very liberating afterwards... NB |
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« Reply #43 on: 23:11:54, 14-08-2007 » |
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Men in tights? Most definitely not!
Believe me, if you have to play in tights then two minutes later in trousers (over the top!), tights can feel very liberating afterwards... NB NB, I have a horrible feeling you're going to have to explain that. On second thoughts, perhaps keep it to yourself. |
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« Reply #44 on: 11:11:33, 20-08-2007 » |
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True enough, although fishnet should probably be kept to The Rocky Horror Show It's just a jump to the left... |
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