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Whereupon

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 3 weeks ago - replies: 15
Homer Ross

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 2 weeks ago - replies: 0
StudentofRhythm

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 2 months ago - replies: 0
Anne Bowman

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 9 years ago - replies: 21
StudentofRhythm

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 3 years ago - replies: 1
nick o'sullivan

Dowland on Dulcimer


Here's my arrangement of John Dowland's song Flow my Tears aka Lachrimae Pavan. Nick...
@nick o'sullivan started 9 years ago - replies: 36
Garret

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 5 years ago - replies: 1
Shawn McCurdy

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 10 years ago - replies: 8
Mark Gilston

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 9 years ago - replies: 2
Anne Bowman

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 9 years ago - replies: 30
Ivan Bradley

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 10 years ago - replies: 4
nick o'sullivan

Pastorale from La Belle Vielleuse


https://soundcloud.com/nickosullivan/pastorale-michel-corrette
@nick o'sullivan started 9 years ago - replies: 10
nick o'sullivan

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 9 years ago - replies: 5
Guy Babusek

Fernando Sor pieces


http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/allegretto-fingerpicked-mountain-dulcimer
@Guy Babusek started 9 years ago - replies: 1
Guy Babusek

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 10 years ago - replies: 8
Guy Babusek

Fernando Sor Andante


http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/andante-by-fernando-sor-fingerpicked-mountain-dulcimer
@Guy Babusek started 10 years ago - replies: 0
Alaska Pfeiff

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 11 years ago - replies: 3