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Спасибо. Я рад, что вы продолжаете слушать и смотреть эти видео.

Thank you, Nissi. A quiet afternoon--now that's what I need!

@@stephenarndt1943 It's pretty quiet most of the time where I live. 🙌

In that case I might just have to come visit!

@@stephenarndt1943 😉

Thank you so much for listening, Rémi, and I hope you will listen to some lute music.

Glad to hear it. Thank you! I hope you'll check out the playlist with this piece.

Спасибо за то, что вы слушали. Я согласен, что эта музыка прекрасна, и всегда интересно услышать музыку из далекого прошлого. (Хотя эта рукопись датируется примерно 1695 годом, многие мелодии вполне могут быть на несколько столетий старше.) Надеюсь, вы прослушаете всю серию здесь: ruclips.net/p/PLg2GtsZ0EeLsL-7FkrIr0xIKjevdUT5ux.

​@@stephenarndt1943Да, я согласен. На два столетия раньше, - это вполне даже вероятно. То есть около 1600 года. Или чуть раньше. А я Вас внимательно слушаю. И огромное спасибо Вам, что Вы играете все это, и даёте другим услышать эту замечательную музыку. Потому, что вы очень внимательно относитесь к тому, что вы играете. Это очень ценно! Другое дело, что я сейчас немного чего слушаю. Я месяц назад сочинил маленькую токкату, - вот теперь разучиваю ее из своей памяти (из своей головы). )) Так что слушаю я в настоящее время мало. И больше стараюсь сочинять. (Пока сочиняется - надо сочинять и записывать, чтобы потом не забыть и разучить.) А вас я слушаю. Спасибо! Успехов!

Я рад представить эту музыку публике. К сожалению, я не могу увидеть ссылки на то, что вы слушаете. Однако я призываю вас продолжать сочинять и играть и желаю вам всяческих успехов.

How nice to hear from you, Lilian! I'm glad you enjoyed this music and hope you will listen to the whole series (I've posted ten already, and there should be seven more to go).

You are so kind, Nissi, always to listen and to comment. I really appreciate you! Thank you!

En mi opinión, la música para el laúd renacentista tiende a tener un carácter meditativo. Como tal, puede ayudar a disminuir las distracciones externas, enfocar la mente, mejorar la concentración y aumentar la retención mientras se estudia. Normalmente escucho música renacentista o barroca también mientras leo. Desafortunadamente, no tengo tiempo solo para escuchar música y no hacer nada más. Gracias por escuchar, Pablo.

@@stephenarndt1943 (06/07/2024; 04:50 hs.) -- Macana que no cuentes con más tiempo libre. La música, amén de los beneficios que mencionás, es bella en sí, aptísima para dejarse llevar por ella y nada más, sin ulterior beneficio. La escucha por la mera escucha. Saludos.

As you may know, Nissi, Renaissance and baroque music are my favorites, and there is little folk music that really appeals to me. Celtic music, however, is an exception. I too find something inexplicably comforting and uplifting about it, something I cannot explain and would not have expressed as well as you did. I don't know whether other people experience this music the way you do, but offering the possibility of experiences like yours is the reason I do it. As always, thank you for listening and especially for your wonderful kindness in commenting.

Luminoso e limpido -- Io sono completamente d'accordo.

La pratica rende perfetti (o almeno migliori).

Era un esperimento, niente di più. Penso di averli suonati troppo lentamente con l'arpa.

Thank you, Nissi. It's wonderful to have a faithful listener!

I could use exactly the same words in response to your comment, Nissi. Thank you!

Vielen Dank für das Zuhören. Ich bin damit einverstanden: diese Musik hat manchmal eine geistliche, fast jenseitige Qualität.

Bei uns hat es auch viel geregnet, aber noch dazu hat es fürchterliche Gewitter und sogar Tornados gegeben. Nicht weit von uns entfernt sind einige Leute umgekommen, und andere haben ihre Wohnungen und ganze Besitztümer verloren.

@@stephenarndt1943 Lieber Stephen, auch hier in den Nachrichten wurde über die Tornados in Texas berichtet. Im Unterschied zu zentral Europa, so scheint es mir, werden in den USA die Häuser sehr leicht (aus Holz) gebaut. Bei uns ist alls solide, also Stein, Beton, Stahl. Da fliegt kaum was wek. PS. Ab Sonntag bin ich für einige Tage beruflich in San Diego.

Thank you so much Nissi. That is exactly the kind of thing I love to hear. I don't really expect anyone just to sit and listen to my music while doing nothing else. I see it rather as background music to some activity, be it reading, writing, or the kind of thing you described. If you ever put your photos and videos online, please let me know. I would love to see them.

Thank you, Bernhard. Ich hoffe mir Deine neuen Sachen heute Machmittag anzuhören.

Thank you, Nissi. Your kind comments help to make doing this project worthwhile.

Gern geschehen, Gerhard, den bekannten Gründen.

I have just the opposite problem. My bass strings sustain for about fifteen seconds, which really muddles the harmony. I ended up winding a strip of felt between them to dampen them. I've thought about using gut strings, which I use on all my lutes, but they go out of tune so easily that I would spend more time tuning than playing.

Пожалуйста. Франсиско да Милано всегда был одним из моих любимых композиторов для лютни эпохи Возрождения.

Thank you so much. I'm so glad you liked it.

I have spent hundreds of hours with Francesco da Milano's music and don't find his work repetitive at all. In his lifetime, he was known as "il divino" and is generally considered to be one of the greatest composers for the Renaissance lute. The fact that his music is still played and listened to 480 years after his death certainly says something about its quality.

Thank you so much, Massimo! It's great to hear from you! A proposito, stiamo programmando di trascorrere dieci giorni a Roma all'inizio di novembre. Se abiti in quella città o non troppo lontano, mi farebbe molto piacere conoscerti di persona.

@@stephenarndt1943 Stephen, a Roma sono nato e vissuto, ma da oltre 40 anni vivo nel nord dell’Italia, a Bergamo, 50 km da Milano. Anche a me farebbe piacere conoscerti. Se ti fosse possibile includere Milano nel viaggio di ritorno, sareste nostri graditi ospiti, e vi porteremmo a visitare la parte medioevale di Bergamo, ne varrebbe la pena…

D'ora in poi speriamo di visitare l'Europa una volta all'anno. Questa volta vogliamo concentrarci su Roma. Forse faremo un giro per il nord dell' Italia in un altro viaggio, ma tante grazie per il gentile invito.

@@stephenarndt1943 Allora, auguri di buon viaggio !

I do. At the beginning of the video it says: "Home Recordings of a Self-Taught Amateur Musician, Stephen Wentworth Arndt" That's me..

Thank you, sir. That is very kind of you. There is a companion video to this one ("The Preservation of Fire 02") found here: ruclips.net/video/fFiV5dnHVNM/видео.html, if you're interested. Personally, I like it better.

You are most welcome, and it is wonderful to hear from you here.

Ich freue mich. Ich finde es immer schön den Tag mit beruhigender Musik zu beenden.

I'm so glad you're liking these, Nissi. It makes them worth doing. Thank you for listening (twice!).

Gracias, Ignacio. Los vihuelistas españoles del siglo dieciséis hicieron un aporte único a la música occidental y figuran entre los compositores que más aprecio de esta época.

Thank you so much, Nissi. It's always such a pleasure to hear from you.

Thank you, Jacob! The music of the distant past has always seemed like a refuge from the noise of the present to me. I'm glad you're enjoying this series.

Most welcome sir! Yes, I agree there, it's like a refuge and escape to within, to find the stillness in the mind. Isn't this what music is for? Days by the calm waters and quiet nights and candle lights where we hear ourselves breathe and think of pleasant memories. 🙂

RUclips may well be the largest musical library in the world. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred I can find what I'm looking for there. I am very grateful for it. If you like lute music, I invite you to check out my lute playlist.

Ich danke Dir, Bernhard. Ich gebe zu, ich liebe diese Musik. Was mich aber vor allem daran frustriert ist, dass ich die ganzen Verzierungen auf der Harfe nicht spielen kann, wie ich es auf der Laute tun würde. Ich bin gespannt auf Deine nächste Aufnahme.

Das freut mich.

Thank you, Lurline. I'm glad you were able to listen.

Dir wünsche ich auch eine gesegnete Ostern, Bernhard.

So eine Einstimmung war genau meine Absicht. Es hat aber seine Weile gedauert, die richtigen Bilder zu finden.

No, thank you for always being so kind as to listen to my work. It means a lot.

Thank you, Nissi! You've just put a big smile on my face. I'm having my morning coffee right now, and the day is looking much better already.

I hope it brings you sweet dreams!

Ich danke Dir, Gerhard. Es ist wirklich nett von Dir alles anzuhören und jedes Mal einen Kommentar zu schreiben.

Thank you, Jacob. I appreciate your taking the time to listen and comment. I hope you'll be able to follow this series as I add to it every two weeks (I hope).

@@stephenarndt1943 most welcome. Indeed, I certainly will. It's a relaxing and meditative sound I admire.

Gracias por el comentario. Me alegro de que te haya gustado. Acabo de volver a Valderrábano. Voy a tocar una fantasía suya este viernes como pieza de meditación a las estaciones de la cruz.