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Theodore Cheek (The Avant Bard)
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2011
This is the TH-cam realm held by none other than The Avant Bard, Theodore Cheek!
We're just rolling things out now, but take a look around! I've got a lot of performance material in the pipeline as well as a series of breakdown commentaries and analyses.
For more, be sure to check out my Patreon at the link below!
We're just rolling things out now, but take a look around! I've got a lot of performance material in the pipeline as well as a series of breakdown commentaries and analyses.
For more, be sure to check out my Patreon at the link below!
Can I Play Lute Music on Guitar?
Before renting or buying a lute, maybe you just want to try out some of the music on a guitar - it's what all the cool guitarists are doing, so why not, eh?
The process is really simple since the guitar and lute luckily share lineage and have significant similarities in their tuning! All we need to do is tune the G string on the guitar down to an F#, then put a capo on the 3rd string. Naturally the capo part is actually optional, just out there for people who want to play at the "proper pitch."
RE: NAILS*
Typical lute technique as it's taught nowadays draws a lot of its technical direction from the words of various treatise-writers from the lute's heyday, ranging from E. G. Baron to Alessandro Piccinini; most of them spoke against nails pretty clearly, although they certainly had some differences of opinion. That said, you could just as easily level the question, "if a bunch of writers with their own agenda are all writing that lutenists shouldn't do it, doesn't that mean that a lot probably DID play with their nails?"
In my personal opinion, flesh produces a much nicer sound when making contact with a 2-string course. However, you could argue that nails are permissible when playing either single-string courses of the theorbo or the modern liuto forte or in general when playing continuo in a larger band. All debatable points that I would love to hear some thoughts about!
Intro: 0:00
Retuning the Guitar: 0:48
Capo: 1:12
First Caveat: 1:39
Second Caveat: 2:04
Regarding Nails: 2:25
For more: 3:02
Liuto Forte | liuto-forte.de/en/
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#lute #howto #bardcore
The process is really simple since the guitar and lute luckily share lineage and have significant similarities in their tuning! All we need to do is tune the G string on the guitar down to an F#, then put a capo on the 3rd string. Naturally the capo part is actually optional, just out there for people who want to play at the "proper pitch."
RE: NAILS*
Typical lute technique as it's taught nowadays draws a lot of its technical direction from the words of various treatise-writers from the lute's heyday, ranging from E. G. Baron to Alessandro Piccinini; most of them spoke against nails pretty clearly, although they certainly had some differences of opinion. That said, you could just as easily level the question, "if a bunch of writers with their own agenda are all writing that lutenists shouldn't do it, doesn't that mean that a lot probably DID play with their nails?"
In my personal opinion, flesh produces a much nicer sound when making contact with a 2-string course. However, you could argue that nails are permissible when playing either single-string courses of the theorbo or the modern liuto forte or in general when playing continuo in a larger band. All debatable points that I would love to hear some thoughts about!
Intro: 0:00
Retuning the Guitar: 0:48
Capo: 1:12
First Caveat: 1:39
Second Caveat: 2:04
Regarding Nails: 2:25
For more: 3:02
Liuto Forte | liuto-forte.de/en/
My corner of the internet:
Patreon | www.patreon.com/theavantbard
Instagram | the_avant_bard
Website | www.theavantbard.com/
FB Page | thebardhimself
#lute #howto #bardcore
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The theorbo is definitely one of my favourite instruments to play, the repertoire is amazing and it makes you feel powerful
Thank you.
Saint-Georges was born in Guadeloupe, not Haiti
First of all: check how much it will cost for you to import to your country new sets of strings from Italy as you'll regularly need them. I gave up and return to guitar because of this.
Well done Theodore. I salute you for being honest
would you recommend a 7c or 8c instrument?
Thomann, everytime brother. Lute societies cost way too much money for membership and rentals.
THANK YOU, that was wonderful... I lost my readers and was not sure what I clicked, but glad I did so... ;)
I've never heard of anyone wanting to cancel the guy before today, I think it's a combination of almost nobody giving a shit and cancellation being largely fictional.
I'm a balalaika player, we never get mentioned! Heck yeah :)
exception: Julian Bream iv yet to here this toped by any lute player:th-cam.com/video/mRDETBHwhjw/w-d-xo.html
The very absence of the utterly cringe singing and lyrics made it lovely.
By the gods!
Whats with the soyface thumbnail?
Well all I can say is Thank you for all info blessed
I'm looking to build one, I have built some nice dulcímers and other medieval instruments. Where can I find a decent set of plans? What number of courses should i look for as a guitat player? Thanks for the help, Sir
Thanks so much!
" My words are printed in everyone's comments..."
Definitely Better than Rap.
I Thank You for your Bravery AND Honesty concerning This Story. Nomatter What Race, ALL PEOPLE HAVE DEADBEATS.
Thank you for being So BRAVE as to let the TRUTH be Known. ❤
Fantastic video! I recently became a fan of Bologne after seeing a movie, Chevalier, on a flight. Since then, I’ve been listening to his music and learning as much about his life as I can. Thank you for putting this out.
Perhaps the main culprit as to why Boulogne's music was lost is Napolean. However, as the music industry and academia pride themselves in being such scholars of music history and research, why none of them came across Boulogne is disappointing. Western classical music already has a bad rap of being very racist (the people, not the music). Has it not struck anyone as odd that we went to music school in college and learned only about the music of dead, white male Europeans? White female composers were not even mentioned. I remember a brief mention of Clara Schumann but no other women. It is only fitting that we examine Boulogne more closely as well as any others who may have been swept under the carpet. As for Mozart, there is no desire to take anything from his legacy. The only thing to take are the fallacies purported by academia. The music industry has dubbed certain motifs and musical passages as "Mozartian". But it has become clear some of the motifs and phrases were first penned by Boulogne which Mozart "used". Shall we now use the term "Boulognian"? Not just Boulogne's symphonie concertante in E major where Mozart pirated passages, it seems very possible Mozart was also "inspired" by one of Boulogne's string quartets (from 1771) when writing his Exultate Jubilate in 1773. How many more of Boulogne's works or any other composer's works has Mozart copied?
Please, Bologne's music is average at best and for your knowledge Mozart perfected and ended the Classical style.
@@hortleberrycircusbround9678 average enough for Mozart to pirate some of it. Ha! More racist rants. 🙄
@@waundellsaavedra3772 Mozart quoted like every other composer of the time; Bach, Haydn and Beethoven. Whatever Mozart quoted he then turned around and composed the benchmark for that particular style or instrument.
'The White Bologne' works for me, truth, historic. Incredible!
Are those gut string or nylon strings for your theorbo? Thank you for your performance.
which ms is this from?
beautifully played!
quite thorough
Heavenly kingdom rule coming at anytime Now (Matt 24:3,14,42,44)
The country of Guadeloupe is a island in the Caribbean. It is NOT present day Haiti!
Mozart was almost unknown in france in 1778 when he came to Paris.Comparing St george to Mozart is rediculous .Mozart knever met St george as all Mozart biographies proove. In paris St george was famousin 1778 ; Mozart stayed 6 months in paris and was played 1 time;falls historiends
I'm watching this video after having watched the 2023 movie about Bologne. The account in the movie differs somewhat from what is stated here. This guy sounds like he knows what he's talking about I'm kind of suspecting that the writers for the movie made up a lot of stuff.
The directors of the movie stated that the film was fictionalized to a degree because making a bio pic would have taken a lot longer to make.
He was born in Guadeloupe not Haiti
There is now a movie, Chevalier, about Saint Georges that is excellent.
You made a mistake he was born in Guadeloupe we are still proud of her brother even though he was not born in Haiti.
This was fascinating. Thank you SO much. I can't wait to see the film coming out very soon. I'm thinking the Florida schools won't be adding him to their history lessons, tho...
Thanks for this great video. Bologne been on my radar since meeting the Harlem Chamber players a few years ago.
Amazing job.
Bro believe me when I say that as a non Asian Sushi chef, racism isn’t only alive it’s actually quite rampant. It has little to do with a specific culture or ethnicity. No sadly it’s a Vice of human nature when a person has been erroneously taught and believe that their culture, race or set of beliefs are the best for any given amount of reasons. When those beliefs are openly challenged, thereby causing friction a struggle ensues.
What is that illustration with the pyramid about??
BEFORE COMMENTIN ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, I WISH TO SPECIFY , THAT I WRITE IN UPPER CASE BECAUSE OF MY VERY POOR EYESIGHT AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER REASON! I AM FRENCH AND I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL, THAT 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SOCIETY WAS THE MOST RACIST ONE AMONG ALL EUROPEAN NATIONS, SO NOTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT BOLOGNE'S LIFE SURPRISES ME HERE. HE MUST HAVE SUFFERED A LOT. NOT DOUBT ABOUT THAT! NOW GENIUS IS GENIUS AND HIS HAS NOW WON RECOGNITION IN THE END, IF NOT ALREADY DURING HIS LIFETIME! NOW GALLANT IS ORIGINALLY A FRENCH WORD AND MEANS SEDUCTIVE AND ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO PAYING HOMAGE TO LADIES AS A CHEVALIER (A KNIGHT IN FRENCH) WOULD DO TO A LADY WO THOM HE WOULD THUS EXPRESS HIS LOVE AND ALSO SUBMISSION AND OFFER TO SERVE HER. THIS IS THE ORIGNAL MEANING OF THAT WORD, THAT THEN PASSED INTO ENGLISH. IT ALSO MEANS QUITE LIVELY, EXACTLY AS THE ITALIAN WORD ALLEGRO ALSO USED IN MUSIC. THE GALLANT STYLE WOULD THEN BE A VERY ALLURING, SEDUCTIVE AND PLEASING TO THE EAR, GENERALLY SPEAKING! WE ALSO SAY ''ENLEVÉ'' IN FRENCH. NOW, I AM NOT A MUSICIAN AND OF COURSE YOUR DEFINITION OF GALLANT REMAINS THE RIGHT ONE! I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE WHERE THAT WORD CAME FROM AND WHY! AND HERE FOR THOSE WHO KNOW FRENCH ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GALLANT, ACTUALLY WRITTEN GALANT, WITH ONLY ONE L IN FRENCH, ORIwww.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/galantGINALLY AND WHO WOULD BE INTERESED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANT AND STILL MEANS SINCE WE STILL SAY IN MODERN FRENCH...ÊTRE GALANT...AS WHEN A TRUE GENTLEMAN ALWAYS HAS THIS ''LADIES FIRTST''' ATTITUDE WITH THEM! AS FOR RACISM TODAY TOWARDS BLACK PERFORMERS IN MUSIC, IT IS ALSO PERFECTLY TRUE AND ONE ONLY HAS TO KNOW THE BIOGRAPHY OF NINA SIMONE TO KNOW HOW MUCH SHE SUFFERED FROM SUCH RACISM IN WHITE AMERICAN SOCIETY AND UNFORTUNATELY RACISM IS STILL VERY MUCH A FACT OF LIFE IN MODERN SOCIETY EVERYWHERE IN WHITE SOCIETY. IT STILL REMAINS A MAIN HURDLE FOR ALL BLACK PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WHERE WHITES ARE THE MAJORITY! I AM WHITE MYSELF, SO I KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW MY OWN RACE AND OUR TERRIBLE PREJUDICES...VERY, VERY SAD!
I'm not sure why you say that his dad was a jerk for shipping him off to France for an amazing education. If not for his father's support he definitely wouldn't have tapped into any of those hidden talents. I had a lot of interests as a teen, but never had the resources to explore them..
I like you as a person. You are definitely an ally.
Vive Guadeloupe.
When I played classical music in my elementary, middle, and high school courses parents were calling me or visiting the classroom to compliment me because their children and youth were going home to tell them that they live classical jazz. I tried this with my college students. They lived it too. So, classical music is played whenever I’m teaching. Very softly. Very subtly. It helps students to be calm and they finish their assignments. There should be listening corners where students can go, to relax, and enjoy music from many genres. Watch the academic scores go up! Watch diversity in the classroom blossom! Parents will be contacting teachers with compliments, and not complaints. Bring the arts back! Thanks.
Let’s return the arts to our schools! I’m inspired!
Thank you for sharing. Well done! His music is like fine wine. Hm. Did Mozart “borrow” from Bologne?
No he didn't
It’s about time. The music from the Afro-Caribbean and Latin American diaspora is under promoted. This movie, “Chevalier,” should be shown in as many theatres as possible. The story of Joseph Bologne should be taught in schools. Bring music and the arts back to pour public schools. Let all students have the opportunities to engage in these pursuits. Only then will the best and the brightest emerge from the masses. Countries thrive when the best and brightest stars rise to the stop. The issues surrounding legacy students and their legacy wealth means that poor, talented and gifted students often have to scramble for the “scraps from the table of joy,” instead of being assessed on their competencies. Hopefully, as news of Joseph Bologne spread more people will be inspired to help children and youth gain recognition. One can only hope.
Alexander Picard:A relative of Jean Luc Picard