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What Ever Happened to Randy Wilkinson
I have Randy Wilkinson's book and recording. I've heard others reference him and ran across his recording on Spotify. Years ago I searched the...
@Homer Ross started last year - replies: 3
sources for medieval sheet music?
I just acquired a reproduction Praetorius Scheitholt, with the intent to play 'period' music as part of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)....
@Whereupon started last year - replies: 18
Medieval/Early performances on dulcimer
Over the past two summers I've been developing a repertoire of live performance at Renaissance faires in my area. I performed with a couple of...
@StudentofRhythm started last year - replies: 0
Best Dulcimer for Renaissance Music?
I have a couple of dulcimers, and love them both for different types of music, but neither instrument sounds quite right for that Early Music...
@Anne Bowman started 10 years ago - replies: 21
Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
Anybody else here tried playing songs from this? One of the most famous medieval music manuscripts, made in about 1399, 10 songs. I first heard...
@StudentofRhythm started 4 years ago - replies: 1
Dowland on Dulcimer
Here's my arrangement of John Dowland's song Flow my Tears aka Lachrimae Pavan. Nick...
@nick o'sullivan started 10 years ago - replies: 36
Schubert, Hüttenbrenner theme, for chromatic dulcimer
Hi, All, A while ago I wanted to see how I could translate a classical piece to dulcimer. This was my first attempt, using a chromatic...
@Garret started 6 years ago - replies: 1
Impressionist and Romantic era classical music
Most of the discussion of classical thus far has been Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque. While I do love the music from those periods, my personal...
@Shawn McCurdy started 11 years ago - replies: 8
Playford - English country dance tunes
I thought it would be nice to collect English country dance tunes in one spot. This week I posted Childgrove from 1701.
@Mark Gilston started 10 years ago - replies: 2
Looking for Elizabethan/Renaissance arrangements.
I posted this question on the Early and renaissance group page, but no response, so thought I'd try here... A friend just sent me Randy Wilkinson's...
@Anne Bowman started 10 years ago - replies: 30
Internet Sources for Old Music
We've had a thread on books of old music arrangements for mountain dulcimer but, let's face it, there's a lot of music out there that isn't...
@Ivan Bradley started 11 years ago - replies: 4
Pastorale from La Belle Vielleuse
https://soundcloud.com/nickosullivan/pastorale-michel-corrette
@nick o'sullivan started 10 years ago - replies: 10
Dulcimer piece in baroque style
This is one of my own pieces written in baroque style. The tombeau was a form developed by lutenists in France in the 17th Century as a musical...
@nick o'sullivan started 10 years ago - replies: 5
Fernando Sor pieces
http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/allegretto-fingerpicked-mountain-dulcimer
@Guy Babusek started 10 years ago - replies: 1
Traditional vs. early or classical music.
Thought I'd move this discussion to its own topic rather than leaving it on the wall. Nice conversation!!!
@Guy Babusek started 11 years ago - replies: 8
Fernando Sor Andante
http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/andante-by-fernando-sor-fingerpicked-mountain-dulcimer
@Guy Babusek started 11 years ago - replies: 0
Elizabethan Music for Dulcimer--Randy Wilkinson
Anybody remember this piece of classic vinyl? Released in 1982 on Kicking Mule, this was a regular on my turntable back in college days. It does...
@Alaska Pfeiff started 12 years ago - replies: 3