How could this comment not have 1K likes?? Bravo, Jim 👏👍👌 I enjoy your wit immensely (and far better than the original pop song). Ah, but ..." 'twas the summer." 😄
Hi everyone thanks so much for watching! Great comments, even the dodgy ones making me laugh. No djent yet, but I have played Stairway for myself, and maybe will ask permission to upload one day! Jimmy Page does own one of these: he went to an opera I played in at the Globe theatre in London and asked the theatre guys about the weird lute, and so his friend stage director Peter Brook bought him one. Couldn't make it up...so I don't think it's moronic to think sideways. And jokes about theorbo players started almost as soon as the instrument so I'm liking a few new ones. I can travel on flights if I buy an extra seat like cello players do. Its true it's talk-heavy but that's the format this OAE series, and (plug!) I've a solo album coming out on Linn records in June with no yakking at all :)
Thank-you for making this excellent and informative video. I think it's great that your video has received so many views, particularly from those who are completely new to this wonderful lute. Between the information you provided here and Marcus Strand's introduction to the instrument ( th-cam.com/video/rsypbHFR5_E/w-d-xo.html ) I'm starting to feel like an expert! ;-)
@@Suckedintooblivion Here's a list of about 30 luthiers in the UK, many of whom build lutes. If you visit their websites, I'm sure you'll find several of them that build theorbos (as well as other types of lutes, of course): www.lutesociety.org/pages/makers I believe Elizabeth Kenny's theorbo was made by Martin Haycock: martinhaycock.co.uk/instruments/#Chitarroni-Theorbos It's generally a good idea to hire a local luthier to build one for you, so they can easily address any problems you have with the instrument and provide ongoing repairs and maintenance, as necessary.
@@Evan490BC It varies quite a bit, depending on the luthier, but from what I've seen a nice one will be somewhere between 8k and 15k USD. This really isn't that expensive considering the hundreds of hours that go into making one.
imagine a roleplaying party of 4 Bards using these as Monsterhunterlike Weapons.... There have been so many combat manuals been written in the 16th century. why have we no record of someone who took on the task for this one ^^'
Imagine two bards having a musical duel. One of them pulls out this thing. "It apeareth as though thine instrument art shorter than mine. Truly pitiful, good sire"
I have always loved this instrument, especially in Vivaldi's concertos. It has such a warm and beautiful sound, immediately recognizable among the instruments of an orchestra. Thank you for the sharing
I love the baroque period in general. Everything was so beautifully styled and just plain ridiculous like this, contrabasses, and that 8X12 variant of chess.
I immediately thought the same thing. This lady has a very well spoken way about her. Her passion for not only music, but musicianship burst through in her explination.
Baroque Era: So we're looking for some new instruments for this exciting pre-modern period. Alessandro Piccinini (is totally baked): A lute, but it's two lutes. Baroque Era: Ok. Alessandro Piccinini (huffs on Turkish water pipe): End to end lutes. Super-lute, 150cm long. Baroque Era: Weird flex, but ok. Alessandro Piccinini (huffing intensifies): Make that 180cm. Double pegboards, 19 strings. Baroque Era: Wait... Alessandro Piccinini (snorts a line of snuff): You have to re-tune it every 15 minutes and carry it on a mule.
My wife and I have 3 children, a 4 year old who is learning the tuba, a 6 year old who is learning the kettel drums and a 7 year old who is learning the double bass. We've also got a one on the way. We live in a 2 bedroom council house. It's a bit noisy when they they're all practising together and we get a lot of complaints from the neighbours but it's a delight to watch. Your video inspired me. I've just ordered a theorbo online for the baby that's due next week. I can't wait.
I love playing mine on the river bank, it soothes the nerves and I get a lot of smiles from passing joggers. Also I like the fact that you can tie a hook and line to the end and catch bass at the same time..absolutely marvellous instrument/fishing rod.
Im sticking to electric guitar and bass. Coheed and cambria, Metallica, ACDC, Rob Zombie, queens of the stone age, Foo Fighters and i like different bands as well. This instrument wont fit in to any thing i listen to.
This lass is incredible. Plays really well, explains really well, clearly carries a lot of knowledge that she expresses extremely eloquently and entertainingly
All playing parts for those revisiting solely for the sound of it: 00:00 Capona // Hieronymus Kapsberger 03:18 Strumming 03:27 Strumming 04:09 Improvisations 05:12 Clashes 05:40 Colascione // Hieronymus Kapsberger 06:38 Variations 07:50 French style 08:50 Dance music The presentation is of course great, but I already find myself revisiting this for those amazing soundbites.
If you enjoyed these little riffs that she played for demonstration purposes, you should also listen to some _actual_ performances of solo theorbo. There are lots of great ones on youtube. For starters, I recommend: Daniel Zapico: th-cam.com/video/18bThoJ5RZM/w-d-xo.html Miguel Rincón: th-cam.com/video/p3eoKjN8iqo/w-d-xo.html Jonas Nordberg: th-cam.com/video/qeUcGD4rRRc/w-d-xo.html Xavier Diaz-Latorre: th-cam.com/video/LO_jpR04Hfo/w-d-xo.html And that's just solo! The theorbo is also used as a _basso continuo_ instrument in all sorts of baroque ensembles, like for example, this: th-cam.com/video/QXejHgW_60I/w-d-xo.html
0:01 Extract from 'Capona' by Hieronymus Kapsberger 3:28 4:09 5:13 5:40 Extract from 'Colascione' by Hieronymus Kapsberger 6:38 7:53 Extract from Prelude by Robert de Visée
You make playing look so effortless. That's the effect of many years of struggling, I know, but still. It is amazing watching you wielding that big, beautiful piece of craftmanship. Hat's off to you Madam.
What I gather from this is, the problem of finding a good bass player extends back to the baroque era, so guitarists built this thing so they could do the job themselves.
Guitar players playing bass.. ugh. Nothing worse! Quite the opposite, I would say. Ask a guitar player to improvise on a single chord name, in key, and in time... Most would give a thousand-yard stare. Not all, of course. But generally speaking, bassists are more well versed in musical theory and improvisation, by a great deal! That said, that doesn't make your statement incorrect. One could interpret it as saying, daft guitar players are a dime a dozen. Good bassists, on the other hand, are a treasure! /nods.
An electric bass always is a spatial god-sent compared to lugging the double bass around using public transport. Especially with a soft shell case, even though light*er* and small*er*, yet still the size of a baby elephant, the terror involved is crazy.
@@ilpatongi Holy Mackerel, that heavy? I didn't know that. I'd still gladly trade some weight for some compactness, as the case is half the weight you're lugging around, but still that's really heavy. I'll research on that, it's actually kind of funny. I'll tell that the next Les Paul player I hear moaning about his instruments weight. :D
Sometimes i wonder why we humans exist,and one day i come here and see this sweet lady playing this wonderfully long strange, of what seems to be a musical instrument and i somehow feel like i have gotten the answer,thank you for this 😭😭
@@willtowers1532 male here, and whatever flak I get for this comment is thoroughly well deserved! Would want to be like her when I‘m older, then reconsidered due to me being a different gender
I believe that it was the Baroque Lutenist Leopold Weiss that said: If a lutenist lives to be 65 years of age, exactly one half of those years will be spent tuning their instrument". After seeing this Theorbo, I don't doubt him!
I am playing this music every morning welcoming my kindergarten students to classroom. The music brings calmness as they enter and play quietly waiting for class to begin. Thank you.
Ok, new theory: After seeing the Contrabassoon,the Octobass and now this, I am now fully convinced that Baroque orchestras actually employed giants, which is, of course, why these instruments seem so ridiculously huge. They were never made for humans.
Marvelous timbre! What a time to have lived when acoustic was all there was. And no recordings or broadcasts or internet and all you had was a church or a tavern or a pub or an academy of some sort. Sounds kinda nice.
Absolutely extraordinary. I've heard recordings of a Theorbo and even seen one in a museum but this is a great presentation, combined with wonderful playing that has me wanting more! Many thanks.
There's an advert on UK TV at the moment with a guy playing one of these things. I thought it was just mocked up for the ad! What a beautiful sounding instrument.
@A M Sting did an album of John Dowland's works called _Songs from the Labyrinth_ with lutenist Edin Karamazov. Sting did use a long-necked lute for at least part of it, though it was an _archlute_ rather than a theorbo. The main difference is that the archlute is usually smaller (sometimes much smaller) and uses standard lute tuning rather than the peculiar re-entrant tuning used on the theorbo. Here's a video of a concert in which he's playing this archlute, while Edin accompanies on a short-necked _renaissance lute_ : th-cam.com/video/xMDURI-mumI/w-d-xo.html&t=24 Maybe this is what you remember?
It did catch on, and was used for about 125 years or so (1600-1725), but is best suited to "chamber music" (or at least, small theatres). It fell out of use in the late baroque / early classical period mostly because it wasn't loud enough for the large opera halls that began to develop at that time. Quieter, but better-sounding instruments such as the theorbo and viola da gamba were gradually replaced by louder, cruder devices (mostly violins, cellos, etc.) Rather than hire an army of theorbists to fill a large concert hall with sound, it's more economical to just hire a few fiddlers -- the middle-class philistines (whose patronage via subscription gradually replaced aristocratic sponsorship) won't know the difference!
Really cool ( really blesses me ) when people take out the time to honor another even if it's just a simple but kind spoken / written mention. Bless you.
LOL. Good joke. But both theorbo and lute are quite different than guitar considering tuning and ways to play them. Interpreters don’t use the traditional music sheet, but tablature.
I've been involved with early music for fifty years as a performer myself (harpsichord and voice) but especially as a lover of the music. Maybe I should have paid more attention in the past but I learned a lot form this talk and am so grateful to have found it!
I've been unaware of this instrument, but as a guitar repairman and builder for 40 plus years - I'd love to have a look at one of these to see how it was made. Very cool video, thanks!
We were bored last weekend so we took an old fiberglass canoe and strung 90 guitars strings onto it and used the paddles to bang the strings for sound. It was quite the amazing sound and drew nearly every beaver on the lake to the dock to listen. Just goes to show you that you can make anything into a musical instrument.
Beautiful! Mesmerizing! That may be my ideal instrument, I’m a cellist, guitarist, and bass guitarist, it would be like playing them all at the same time. Very cool, I had never heard of this one before.
Have you ever heard the sarangi from northern India? I mention it because of your mention of cello. To me in the hands of the greats it's the king or queen of bowed instruments. You also may like harp guitars and baritone National resophonic guitars for variety.
I love the sound of this instrument, it has the wonderful extra open strings of lute instruments but it’s single strung like a guitar, which for me adds to its warmth.
@@joshuarosen6242 Honestly, considering that you can easily spend $3000 on a decent guitar, that's not a bad price. earlymusicshop.com has one for 1700 pounds and another for 5000. I would have expected twice the price. Then again... you can get a beginner's guitar for $100 and a fairly decent instrument for less than $1000... The $3000 price I mentioned earlier mostly pops up in American made instruments. Get 'em from Indonesia and you can get a lot of quality for the money.
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Someone went to great lengths to make this instrument.
Best joke of the lot. It should have more likes, but as the broken theorbo understood, sometimes that's what you get for sticking your neck out.
I see what you did there.
Must be awkward when the tuning pegs are in a different time zone
Nicholas Blachford so did some cats.
😅!
As a marimba player, I appreciate this instrument for its compact size and ease of travel.
‘compact size’
Hilarious!
😂😂😂
TOTALLY underrated. Best comment I've read in at least a week, maybe longer. Thumbed up. :-)
;^)
Shouldn't it have a blinking red light on top? You know, for aircraft
Good one!! ;-)
You made my day.
Great ^_^
Bloody hell mate 😂😂
BRUH... 😂😂😂
Gottetht my first real 13 string
boughteth at the five and dime
playeth it til my fingers bleddeth
was the summer of 1669
How could this comment not have 1K likes?? Bravo, Jim 👏👍👌 I enjoy your wit immensely (and far better than the original pop song).
Ah, but ..." 'twas the summer." 😄
im the 69th liker
@@NevertahnProduction You do understand that you're expected to like until your fingers bleed now, right?
😂😂
😅Brilliante!
Hi everyone thanks so much for watching! Great comments, even the dodgy ones making me laugh. No djent yet, but I have played Stairway for myself, and maybe will ask permission to upload one day! Jimmy Page does own one of these: he went to an opera I played in at the Globe theatre in London and asked the theatre guys about the weird lute, and so his friend stage director Peter Brook bought him one. Couldn't make it up...so I don't think it's moronic to think sideways. And jokes about theorbo players started almost as soon as the instrument so I'm liking a few new ones. I can travel on flights if I buy an extra seat like cello players do. Its true it's talk-heavy but that's the format this OAE series, and (plug!) I've a solo album coming out on Linn records in June with no yakking at all :)
Elizabeth Kenny Lute What a beautiful instrument and you play it effortlessly! Thank you so much for your talk.
Thank-you for making this excellent and informative video. I think it's great that your video has received so many views, particularly from those who are completely new to this wonderful lute. Between the information you provided here and Marcus Strand's introduction to the instrument ( th-cam.com/video/rsypbHFR5_E/w-d-xo.html ) I'm starting to feel like an expert! ;-)
Hi Elizabeth, this is a great video! I like acquiring different traditional instruments. Do you know if these are available to buy in the UK?
@@Suckedintooblivion Here's a list of about 30 luthiers in the UK, many of whom build lutes. If you visit their websites, I'm sure you'll find several of them that build theorbos (as well as other types of lutes, of course): www.lutesociety.org/pages/makers
I believe Elizabeth Kenny's theorbo was made by Martin Haycock: martinhaycock.co.uk/instruments/#Chitarroni-Theorbos
It's generally a good idea to hire a local luthier to build one for you, so they can easily address any problems you have with the instrument and provide ongoing repairs and maintenance, as necessary.
Wonderful,,,,,I’m sure you can play the sitar as well,,,,,,,,however this instrument is so melodic,,,and lasting.......ya
You surf?... “no, this is my baroque theorbo case”
Afaik they look more like very long, thin coffins
@Mac Anne Here you go: earlymusicshop.com/products/theorbo-case-by-kingham
Yours for only £895.00!
@@andreafalconiero9089 So how much does the theorbo itself cost?
@@Evan490BC It varies quite a bit, depending on the luthier, but from what I've seen a nice one will be somewhere between 8k and 15k USD. This really isn't that expensive considering the hundreds of hours that go into making one.
@@andreafalconiero9089 Yes, it makes sense.
Talk about dedication to a craft. This woman is an encyclopedia.
You're an encyclopedia.
No, I'M an encyclopedia.
No I'M Spartacus!
... oh wait.
@@JohnsDough1918 I'm brian! And so is my wife
Is that Frusciante
"It's a little bit like a ukulele." Yeah. Certainly.
Lol!
Lmfao
It is because of octave higher strings
In much the same way as a giraffe is a little bit like a camel.
@@GameFreak7744
In that both, and neither of them are like a dachshund.🦒🐪
I always wanted an instrument I could joust with.
A four peice Band can do much more
The thing is redicoulous! Just stick with a six string and stop trying to be special with your telephone pole...
Up please
imagine a roleplaying party of 4 Bards using these as Monsterhunterlike Weapons....
There have been so many combat manuals been written in the 16th century. why have we no record of someone who took on the task for this one ^^'
@@jojolowe2019 I like how you think.
Can you play "Stairway to Heaven" ... You're halfway there already.
Ooo, livin' on a prayer!
Good one ❤️❤️❤️
😁😁😁
I get it! Cuz she's so damn sexy right?
😂🤣🤣😂😭
I would have called it a guiraffe.
Mark xd
Funny. That, combined with the time period of this instrument, reminded me of "Camelopard", an archaic word for giraffe.
i like that a lot.
Guiraffitar.
OHHH you are awful but I like you!
When you buy the expansion pack.
Lmao :D
When I read this I dropped the phone and walked away
Hahaha
Hahahahaha, very very great one!
Please, do more, hahaha...!
🤣🤣
This lady is actually 5 inches tall
She must be a Hobbit
This might be my favourite comment...what if I say it's true??
She can use it to fight with the trombone player.
Oh damn! That caught me off guard!!😂😄😃
lol i looked at the video again after reading your comment and i laughed even harder
She has such an engaging enthusiasm for her instrument. And, her depth and breadth of knowledge and humor is such fun!
yes she has good breadth, (better than bad breadth).
She's cool.
I bet you'd like to "pluck her strings"
@@davidjames1684 I'll bet my play on strings is better than your play on words.
😎
Imagine two bards having a musical duel.
One of them pulls out this thing.
"It apeareth as though thine instrument art shorter than mine. Truly pitiful, good sire"
I can imagine to bards fighting with the instruments, litterally
my next bard is playing this for sure. hopefully there arent a lot of tight spaces 😅
😂😂😂
@Heyward Shepherd 👍😂😂😂
I'm picturing something along the lines of Daffy vs Yosemite Sam where they keep drawing larger revolvers.
I have always loved this instrument, especially in Vivaldi's concertos. It has such a warm and beautiful sound, immediately recognizable among the instruments of an orchestra. Thank you for the sharing
'Immediately recognisable' - No shit Sherlock!
I love the baroque period in general. Everything was so beautifully styled and just plain ridiculous like this, contrabasses, and that 8X12 variant of chess.
- how long would you like it?
- yes
UNDERATED COMMENT
XD
I'm completely blown away by Elizabeth's entire presentation - what great knowledge, wit, charm and talent!
And she didn't say "like" between every two words. Refreshing!
I immediately thought the same thing. This lady has a very well spoken way about her. Her passion for not only music, but musicianship burst through in her explination.
Absolutely!
Baroque Era: So we're looking for some new instruments for this exciting pre-modern period.
Alessandro Piccinini (is totally baked): A lute, but it's two lutes.
Baroque Era: Ok.
Alessandro Piccinini (huffs on Turkish water pipe): End to end lutes. Super-lute, 150cm long.
Baroque Era: Weird flex, but ok.
Alessandro Piccinini (huffing intensifies): Make that 180cm. Double pegboards, 19 strings.
Baroque Era: Wait...
Alessandro Piccinini (snorts a line of snuff): You have to re-tune it every 15 minutes and carry it on a mule.
Credit where credit is due. This had me cry laughing.
You win. XD
Now THAT is brilliantly funny! 🤣
funny thing is Piccinini, in italian, means "little (men, women, babies, animals, or whatever)"
I pissed my pants laughing. Special gold medal to you from the land of Piccinini
My wife and I have 3 children, a 4 year old who is learning the tuba, a 6 year old who is learning the kettel drums and a 7 year old who is learning the double bass. We've also got a one on the way. We live in a 2 bedroom council house. It's a bit noisy when they they're all practising together and we get a lot of complaints from the neighbours but it's a delight to watch. Your video inspired me. I've just ordered a theorbo online for the baby that's due next week. I can't wait.
Good for you!
@Table-Country pinxing THRYM Firearms 27 Housing provided by the local authority in the UK. Usually cheap.
@Table-Country pinxing THRYM Firearms 27 yes.
Now all you need is a pedal harp and your house is full!
this comment is so wholesome
Ceilings were higher in those days.
Well, yes, considering you'd only encounter such instruments in highly royal places.
Or, if not, you could cut a hole in the ceiling and get someone to play the rest upstairs...
@@Wherrimynah homeboys were playing this in the garden all the time to court dem hoes.
Nah, people were just a lot shorter.
Are we not gonna talk about how well she plays?
Romaniya Voloshchuk ikr she is so good.
Bet she could rip up a Gibson double neck !!
It’s pretty obvious but sure let’s talk
Excellent playing
She plays well ,,there,happy
This lady is cool as hell
FOR SURE
Nice and cool
Get her on BBC Chanel 4. She is perfect !!!
also kind of cute for an old nerd
@@Thrashaero As an old nerd myself, I second that.
It fell out of favor when bandmates kept getting hit in the head
Were the bandmates 8 feet tall?
This instrument looks ridiculous.
I love it.
"The Baroque era: anything worth doing, is worth over-doing!"
That's a great quote -- I'll have to remember that!
This is not untrue, that's exactly how they did it.
"Oh, this piece could use a little trill!"
GO AHEAD, ORNAMENT THE THING.
iconic era ❤️
I love playing mine on the river bank, it soothes the nerves and I get a lot of smiles from passing joggers. Also I like the fact that you can tie a hook and line to the end and catch bass at the same time..absolutely marvellous instrument/fishing rod.
Now that's a bass guitar.
Where do you buy one?
You joke I suspect, but I really hope someone tries that for real!
@@Arbatov This joke was starting to fade. Someone had to pick up the slack.
I dangled this one out there...I just knew this comment would reel you in.:)
.... alright guys here's wonder wall
Seriously I would love to see this applied to modern music. Relatively modern that is. Maybe some acoustic Yes or Zeppelin...
Best comment lol
"I said maybeeeee"
Wonderwall? On theorbo?! You must be kidding.
Oh, wait...
th-cam.com/video/rsypbHFR5_E/w-d-xo.html&t=171
@@andreafalconiero9089 How did you find that? Fantastic!
I watched this 4 yrs ago and the whole presentation still moves me, what a wonderful musician too! Hats off all!
I'm surprised ancient aliens hasn't picked this up lmao 🤣
You need a ladder to tune it
Hate to ruin the joke, but you can tune it while putting it sideways xD
@@lhsailo Sure, that works in theory, but then this happens: th-cam.com/video/rsypbHFR5_E/w-d-xo.html&t=255
Or really long arms... 😐
Takami Go Go, inspector gadget arms
Takami LOL....I’m LMAO!! 😂
Lv. 1 Guitar vs Lv. 35 Baroque Theorbo
That's how music works
Golden Meme
Im sticking to electric guitar and bass. Coheed and cambria, Metallica, ACDC, Rob Zombie, queens of the stone age, Foo Fighters and i like different bands as well. This instrument wont fit in to any thing i listen to.
level 1. Baroque Theorbo vs Level 100 Banjo
This lass is incredible. Plays really well, explains really well, clearly carries a lot of knowledge that she expresses extremely eloquently and entertainingly
When you have to call your friend in the next county to tune your other neck.
All playing parts for those revisiting solely for the sound of it:
00:00 Capona // Hieronymus Kapsberger
03:18 Strumming
03:27 Strumming
04:09 Improvisations
05:12 Clashes
05:40 Colascione // Hieronymus Kapsberger
06:38 Variations
07:50 French style
08:50 Dance music
The presentation is of course great, but I already find myself revisiting this for those amazing soundbites.
If you enjoyed these little riffs that she played for demonstration purposes, you should also listen to some _actual_ performances of solo theorbo. There are lots of great ones on youtube. For starters, I recommend:
Daniel Zapico: th-cam.com/video/18bThoJ5RZM/w-d-xo.html
Miguel Rincón: th-cam.com/video/p3eoKjN8iqo/w-d-xo.html
Jonas Nordberg: th-cam.com/video/qeUcGD4rRRc/w-d-xo.html
Xavier Diaz-Latorre: th-cam.com/video/LO_jpR04Hfo/w-d-xo.html
And that's just solo! The theorbo is also used as a _basso continuo_ instrument in all sorts of baroque ensembles, like for example, this:
th-cam.com/video/QXejHgW_60I/w-d-xo.html
Clemens Stubbe Thanks for this!
Thank you for this 😄
I had to cut a hole in the roof of my single wide to practice.
good one
Hahahaha
I had to cut a hole in the roof of my single wide to view this video
is this Shaquille O'Neal's mandolin?
Gotta love a single wide
I love this lady :D excellent sense of humour as well as excellent skills and artistry
Whoops, I thought it was a young man at first
møøøøøøus!
Pretty sure that's Tom Scott
CountryPortugueseFan forget it, already married.
I was so happy when she finally tuned it. Instant like :)
0:01 Extract from 'Capona' by Hieronymus Kapsberger
3:28
4:09
5:13
5:40 Extract from 'Colascione' by Hieronymus Kapsberger
6:38
7:53 Extract from Prelude by Robert de Visée
what about the timestamps with the caption missing? are those excerpts from the same piece?
I always enjoy people talk about something they are passionate about
She has a small penis.
I keep getting weird baroque instruments in my recommended and i have so many questions
H.P. Lovecraft’s Cat first of all that’s a cursed account name, and also... I don’t see an issue??
Audrey the cat nerd but like, what were these baroque dudes thinking when they made these instruments
Probably some lovecraftian mystery.
H.P. Lovecraft’s Cat that with a basic knowledge of how sound works in relation to the manipulation of natural materials *anything is possible* :D!!
Ask them....
Thank you for tuning mid video! So many people seem to think it's distracting or unprofessional, when exactly the opposite is true imo.
I was about to write a comment about needing to tune up but then she did - it was like she was reading my mind.
Same I’m really sensitive to tuning and it bugs me when other people don’t hear shit wrong
You make playing look so effortless. That's the effect of many years of struggling, I know, but still. It is amazing watching you wielding that big, beautiful piece of craftmanship. Hat's off to you Madam.
What I gather from this is, the problem of finding a good bass player extends back to the baroque era, so guitarists built this thing so they could do the job themselves.
Guitarist snobbery! There were no decent drummers in the Baroque period either :-)
Guitar players playing bass.. ugh. Nothing worse! Quite the opposite, I would say. Ask a guitar player to improvise on a single chord name, in key, and in time... Most would give a thousand-yard stare. Not all, of course. But generally speaking, bassists are more well versed in musical theory and improvisation, by a great deal! That said, that doesn't make your statement incorrect. One could interpret it as saying, daft guitar players are a dime a dozen. Good bassists, on the other hand, are a treasure! /nods.
@@elixiriszog thousand yard stare...lol
I could listen to this lady all day. What a character!
Finally a instrument more cumbersome than my Thunderbird bass.
Tung Tobak LOL
An electric bass always is a spatial god-sent compared to lugging the double bass around using public transport. Especially with a soft shell case, even though light*er* and small*er*, yet still the size of a baby elephant, the terror involved is crazy.
Bassalicious Gibson withholds the record of the heaviest basses in the world.
I’ve seriously seen Gibson basses that were heavier than Double Basses
@@ilpatongi Holy Mackerel, that heavy? I didn't know that. I'd still gladly trade some weight for some compactness, as the case is half the weight you're lugging around, but still that's really heavy. I'll research on that, it's actually kind of funny. I'll tell that the next Les Paul player I hear moaning about his instruments weight. :D
Bassalicious Yep, one time my friend had a Squier Jazz Bass that was 7Kg lol
As a man, I’d never be able to play one of these without being accused of “compensating.”
or perhaps it seconds as a weapon!
😁 I know right!
Never mind the video, read the comments. You win
@@Oshidorinohina What do you think a weapon is? 😆
@@richflu4774 it was a bard joke
Elizabeth Kenny should have her own series on BBC Chanel 4 TV. she’s a natural !!
She should have her own series! Thing is I live in America and I would watch!
Sometimes i wonder why we humans exist,and one day i come here and see this sweet lady playing this wonderfully long strange, of what seems to be a musical instrument and i somehow feel like i have gotten the answer,thank you for this 😭😭
To be with Jesus
Are you ok
@@filiprank9870 Amen! And to sing His praises. Can't wait to join in with the choirs of angels
@@_JellyDonut_ It is nice to read from someone who believes.
@@filiprank9870 God bless you brother! When we get to heaven I'll come introduce myself :)
Music store associate: Do you want a guitar, a bass, a mandolin, or a harp?
Elizabeth/Florentines: YES
I was gonna like the comment, but I can't. It's at 69.
Spot on.
My comment is 6 months too late. Oh well. Great minds think alike....
Hilarious and original.
This woman’s the real deal, what a fantastic speaking voice.
This is how I’d want to be when I got older, if I were a woman, that is.
just to clarify, because it wasnt clear from your name "Mountain Man" that you are not in fact a woman
@@willtowers1532 male here, and whatever flak I get for this comment is thoroughly well deserved! Would want to be like her when I‘m older, then reconsidered due to me being a different gender
I used to have one, but I baroque it.
edit: it’s been a year and people are still replying to this please let me forget i said this
Haha nice!!
worst joke ever
😂😂
Ouch
Take your up vote
I'm loving the video and cracking up at the comments at the same time
And this kids, is why you need a friend that plays bass..
@@TheStraatjutter Only Because they played one simple Song?
@@TheStraatjutter but will the white stripes ever play jazz?
@@TheStraatjutter Bach had lots of pedals for that.
@@wobbenbuffet3286 I love how nobody is concerned about the importance of friendship in any of this ;)
If you've ever had to tune a 32 foot organ pipe the bass strings on this insturment are a blessing.
I have an English and Calculus test tomorrow.
I'm here learning about wonky-long baroque lutes.
Did you pass?
Thiago Orange if I'm remembering the right tests right now, yeah! The wonky-long lute must have given me good luck ^^;
@@lizageorge8923 Music _is_ mathematics, after all. ;)
Li: Integral calculus is very important to modern lute makers, most especially as the neck length approaches infinity, lol.
@@rayray8687 the conductor not familiar with this instrument grew frustrated not knowing why his sheet music indicated🔺x approaching ♾️.
I believe that it was the Baroque Lutenist Leopold Weiss that said: If a lutenist lives to be 65 years of age, exactly one half of those years will be spent tuning their instrument". After seeing this Theorbo, I don't doubt him!
Except a lutenist doesn’t play the theorbo.
Kept people out of trouble, that's for sure.
Cute!
IT was the Father of Goethe, WHO Said this !!!
Try a really crappy set of some ranks of organ pipes, and there it is NOT just a few strings.
Damn, 1600s guitar players already clawing for attention on parties
That glorious tradition had to start somewhere...
@@jamesgardner2101 Anyway, here's wonderwall.
On parties?
She should put a windmill on the end to charge her phone!
☺️
hysterical.
Good one
LOL
That one blew me away 😂👍🏻
Rocking on stage, turns to look at the singer, takes out entire drum set..
Lol
I wish I could afford this, too bad I'm Baroque...
IT IS TIME TO STOP
are you here all week ? :)
I see what you did there. Not mad.
@Sea Em I wish my name was pronounced like that so i could make the dankesr joke there lol
Very funny and I am too
originally developed for Jimi Jiraffe Hieronymus Hendrix, the famous 17th century musical giraffe
I love this woman's style, accent and energy. I could listen to her speak all day.
Seriously amazing instrument and playing.
I bet it Djent's
Somebody get Rob Scallon in here quick.
@@pixelmslproductions I was thinking same or jared dines
@TH-cam project: 1000 subscribers, no videos. and it still kicks Ass
Does it djent? Either way a cool video.
LOL
Imagine being invited to a guitar battle and you bring dis thing.
You'd win automatically simply by how badass it is
The devil went down to London
He was looking for a soul to steal
@@smackyfrog6046 and johnny was the best Baroque Theorbo player there ever was. now hes rich after he sold his solid gold Baroque Theorbo.
Crossroads on this. Imagine the sweat poring out of their faces everytime it started to fall out of tune
Imagine someone like willie Nelson or angus young playing this lol
Instead of the player packing this into a case, they just pack themselves into the instrument when they’re done. Very convenient
yes, a person could live there.
lol that's funny
Fedex would not accept that girth.
leftyfourguns hahaha!
Aaaaaaaaaaall aboard.......
My electric bass: "Is that grand-dad?" :D
Elizabeth's explanation and demonstration of this unique instrument was eloquent yet easy to understand. Well done! Thank you!
Steven Som finally a respectable response. Thank you.
You shouldn't have to explain an instrument
@@normanclature9819 why not? are you supposed to understand the functioning of, say, a concert piano right away?
@@normanclature9819 Why? Could you enlighten me as to how you posted such a ridiculous comment.
A most interesting demonstration. This lady is a wonderful player, and also a delight to listen to.
level 90 bard pulls this out of her backpack and starts rocking out some sick tune.
Here, have mine shillings lass.
It has a pop up neck.
I am playing this music every morning welcoming my kindergarten students to classroom. The music brings calmness as they enter and play quietly waiting for class to begin. Thank you.
Ok, new theory:
After seeing the Contrabassoon,the Octobass and now this, I am now fully convinced that Baroque orchestras actually employed giants, which is, of course, why these instruments seem so ridiculously huge. They were never made for humans.
You might be on to something . . . .
What a delightful presentation by a wonderfully articulate artist.
Yes I developed quite the crush.
@@fredricknietzsche7316 Me too...
Fredric!!! 😱
It takes a lot of guts to play this thing.
🤣Ha! Good one! 🤣
You made me laugh out loud in the middle of the night...lots of guts..too funny🤣🤣🤣
Under rated comment. Pure genius man. 👌
aaaaaa I didn't get that right away. lol finally hit me
You can't see me squinting.....but i am.
Marvelous timbre! What a time to have lived when acoustic was all there was. And no recordings or broadcasts or internet and all you had was a church or a tavern or a pub or an academy of some sort. Sounds kinda nice.
Video published 2 days ago - over 614,000 views 😮 but rightly so, it's awesome.
.....I really wanted to see the carrying case for this thing.
Especially on a plane.
The neck folds in half. Brandon Acker showed it
Probably looks something like a horse trailer.
a three man backpack... wtf i knew the double guitars base and lead but this thing... on customs they'll get the military
@@Synchronicety They might want to make sure someone isn't being smuggled inside it.
Absolutely extraordinary. I've heard recordings of a Theorbo and even seen one in a museum but this is a great presentation, combined with wonderful playing that has me wanting more! Many thanks.
There's an advert on UK TV at the moment with a guy playing one of these things. I thought it was just mocked up for the ad! What a beautiful sounding instrument.
@A M Sting did an album of John Dowland's works called _Songs from the Labyrinth_ with lutenist Edin Karamazov. Sting did use a long-necked lute for at least part of it, though it was an _archlute_ rather than a theorbo. The main difference is that the archlute is usually smaller (sometimes much smaller) and uses standard lute tuning rather than the peculiar re-entrant tuning used on the theorbo. Here's a video of a concert in which he's playing this archlute, while Edin accompanies on a short-necked _renaissance lute_ :
th-cam.com/video/xMDURI-mumI/w-d-xo.html&t=24
Maybe this is what you remember?
I asked her “why not just use a guitar”. Her reply “ If it ain’t baroque don’t fix it.“
No shame, James. No shame ah*tall.
I can't imagine why this instrument didn't catch on.
probably because everything was catching onto it.
Because it's too long.
It did catch on, and was used for about 125 years or so (1600-1725), but is best suited to "chamber music" (or at least, small theatres). It fell out of use in the late baroque / early classical period mostly because it wasn't loud enough for the large opera halls that began to develop at that time. Quieter, but better-sounding instruments such as the theorbo and viola da gamba were gradually replaced by louder, cruder devices (mostly violins, cellos, etc.) Rather than hire an army of theorbists to fill a large concert hall with sound, it's more economical to just hire a few fiddlers -- the middle-class philistines (whose patronage via subscription gradually replaced aristocratic sponsorship) won't know the difference!
@@AscheDjidoi Yeah... but pipe organs caught on... and this instrument ain't got nothing on the size of even the smallest organs...
It took too many sheep to make the bass strings.
"It's a little bit like a Ukulele" - they're virtually identical I would say :D
Yes just like the players of each instrument are so similar.
She totally should sit on a giant chair to complete the illusion... love her playing, knowledge and enthusiasm!
Like Lily Tomlin used to do. Bphhhhht.
Really cool ( really blesses me ) when people take out the time to honor another even if it's just a simple but kind spoken / written mention. Bless you.
I do to. I love her skill and historical knowledge
It’s a beautiful instrument with lovely sound.
I can just hear the custom agents when she's leaving France, " stop that woman, she's stolen the Eiffel tower".
Mu thoughts exactly Eiffel töre the moment i saw this
Ahahahhahaahhahaahahhahahahahahahahahajahahahaahhahahaha
😂😂
That IS funny! You guys...!
“It’s a little like a ukulele.” Is my favorite quote! 😂❤️
🤣❤️
I love ukulele ☺
Order of the words is important here: NOT "It's like a little ukulele"
Neat that there are musicians who can keep the history alive.
I can’t believe my wife is giving me shit for wanting one of these guitars . Ya know the old “How many do you need “ line .
it's not a guitar
Tell her that bigger is always better...
Yes tell her that!
Lol it's just an instrument. She has no say over what you want to play or why.
LOL. Good joke. But both theorbo and lute are quite different than guitar considering tuning and ways to play them. Interpreters don’t use the traditional music sheet, but tablature.
What a great presentation. Thanks Elizabeth! You play wonderfully.
Now go try to buy a set of strings for it at Guitar Center.
Ernie Ball Super Clunky
there will always be guts long enough for it.
Ugh will soon be seeing hipsters with these things
There used to be all these feral cats behind the store...
I get mine at Theorbo Center.
I'm crying at this comments 😂 they baroque my heart
Yes "lute"erally
Are we sure she is not just really tiny? Look closely...
You’re a lyre! :)
Excuse me while I go up on the roof to tune it.
Same XD
I've been involved with early music for fifty years as a performer myself (harpsichord and voice) but especially as a lover of the music. Maybe I should have paid more attention in the past but I learned a lot form this talk and am so grateful to have found it!
I've been unaware of this instrument, but as a guitar repairman and builder for 40 plus years - I'd love to have a look at one of these to see how it was made. Very cool video, thanks!
out of wood
Thanks video, very cool
@@seenaman96 he said how's it made not what's it made out of
@@jimmorrison9287 - seenaman96 is trolling me....
We were bored last weekend so we took an old fiberglass canoe and strung 90 guitars strings onto it and used the paddles to bang the strings for sound. It was quite the amazing sound and drew nearly every beaver on the lake to the dock to listen. Just goes to show you that you can make anything into a musical instrument.
Seriously??!!
I want to see a video of what it sounds like
Beatrice post a video please? I'd love to hear what it sounds like
Even the side wall of a barn can be made into a musical instrument. Ever heard of a Diddley Bow?
Beatrice Peterman this is amazing. Thank you. I bout peed myself
"Our bass player quit!"
"No worries man, I got this"
Better edit your post again. You should have said player and not play. But still, it was funny.
@dread true : Even a regular lute with 8 courses has some lovely bass notes.
“Our bassist and our guitarist quit!” “No worries man, I got this”
Beautiful! Mesmerizing! That may be my ideal instrument, I’m a cellist, guitarist, and bass guitarist, it would be like playing them all at the same time. Very cool, I had never heard of this one before.
Have you ever heard the sarangi from northern India? I mention it because of your mention of cello. To me in the hands of the greats it's the king or queen of bowed instruments. You also may like harp guitars and baritone National resophonic guitars for variety.
@@staggeringbird4701 thanks for the recommendations! i will check those out.
"What gives it its slightly excentric character..." Ha, I love British understatement.
It’s actually a really beautiful sounding acoustic instrument! George Harrison would have liked it a lot!!
A_MEN
Particularly whilst Eric Clapton was courting his wife during his Derek and the Domino's phase! Doh!😖😊
You get overtones off of the freely resonating bass strings, so regal!
George had plenty of time and money to get one, but he chose the sitar instead, another very large instrument.
Whip that bad boy out around the campfire and give em the ol' razzle dazzle.
I don't know why but that comment made me actually LOL. Thanks for the laugh. Cheers.
Literally whipping that thing out in close quarters will result in multiple injuries and a lawsuit.
@@petergray2712 and a baroquen guitar.
It needs a yellow warning flag just like when you haul lumber sticking out the back of your pickup truck
...so anyway here's Wonderwall.
I love the sound of this instrument, it has the wonderful extra open strings of lute instruments but it’s single strung like a guitar, which for me adds to its warmth.
Still not longer than the average CVS receipt.
Lol congrats you won the internet today 😂
Nerval1855 🤣🤣
😂🤣😂🤣
LMAO
CVS stands for Checkout Very Slow.
But can you play Smoke on the Water on it?
Yes
Depends what you are smoking
The lowest note is a G--the same key Smoke is in. If you run it through a Marshall stack, you might be able to get some very dark Metal tones.
You can float on it on the water, while it is smoking.
FREEBIRD!
“It’s a little bit like a ukulele.”
I laughed so hard I dropped my phone.
The re-entrant high string in the middle is how i interpret that comment. Referring to the high g 4th string on an ukulele.
Jack the Bear's ukelele, that is.
Tom, I think it reminds much more a berimbau. Please, check it out.
A ukulele with orbit that thing
This probably doesn't come cheap.
Looks like a lot of lute.
A cheap one is about £800 for a beginner instrument. Even the case is expensive. A professional theorbo is much more expensive than £800.
@@joshuarosen6242 I think theorbo I can't
"he who would pun.....would pick a pocket"
@@Bhatt_Hole A literal alliteration 🙌
@@joshuarosen6242 Honestly, considering that you can easily spend $3000 on a decent guitar, that's not a bad price. earlymusicshop.com has one for 1700 pounds and another for 5000. I would have expected twice the price. Then again... you can get a beginner's guitar for $100 and a fairly decent instrument for less than $1000... The $3000 price I mentioned earlier mostly pops up in American made instruments. Get 'em from Indonesia and you can get a lot of quality for the money.