Renaissance lute piece by English composer John Dowland. Performed by Dan Hancock on the Roosebeck Lute Guitar.
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@blackdogxx9 жыл бұрын
wow ...this guy can really play beautifully. And that instrument is beautiful.
@michael6472 Жыл бұрын
Played with great sensitivity and intelligence. Thank you.
@rhayader0625 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Michael! I really appreciate it.
@dh26022 жыл бұрын
This is beyond beautiful. What an unusual guitar
@rhayader06252 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@remensviel2342 Жыл бұрын
its a guitar lute. a hybrid between.. well the guitar and the lute.
@turehupatupaiarehe40026 жыл бұрын
What an unpredictable and beautiful sound.
@danawinsor13806 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Thank you for this.
@aerzengellus11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic! Charming playing and wonderfully crafted instrument!
@bobu52134 жыл бұрын
Stunning
@gregkral44676 жыл бұрын
That was beautiful sir. Thank you. Subscribed.
@rhayader062511 жыл бұрын
Hi, and thanks for the listen! The quality of the Roosebeck is decent enough; the tone is quiet nice and projects well. The tuning can be a bit tricky, especially with a capo (have to re-tune for almost every capo change). Having said all that I am quite happy with it. Mind you it is not really a lute, but a lute-shaped guitar. Also beware of the models with wooden tuning pegs. They're very hard to tune precisely, and I broke a peg because they were so hard to crank. I exchanged it for this one.
@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын
Geared Tuners are a huge improvement over the Friction Pegs.
@jaktje6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I'm ordering a guitar lute right now, because it just sounds so good. Great playing!
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jaktje. Glad you enjoyed it!
@oskarquickdraw7 жыл бұрын
beautifully played!
@wmfmc5 жыл бұрын
What beatiful . music!
@tommyfurrier60745 жыл бұрын
Love it, man. The sound is great too.
@rhayader062511 жыл бұрын
Thank you Luis! This is probably my favorite lute piece ever. I played it many years ago back in college, and it was certainly the toughest one to re-learn this time around. :-)
@reggievonzugbach26098 жыл бұрын
I have just found you and your musc by accident. On the direction of my wife, I am going to transpose all the pieces you have posted for the lute. Thankyou!
@Lardon25 жыл бұрын
Beautiful interpretation! That is why I prefer so far classical guitar and lute upon folk and electric guitar. They have a warm sound, ancient history and a great polyvalence. Indeed, you can with no probelm play rock if you want with a classical guitar.
@Grefareal Жыл бұрын
so beautiful from the first strum
@MegaGuitarplayer924 жыл бұрын
This is so cool I want one Great playing to
@rhayader06254 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@yamitanomura3 жыл бұрын
Sounds amazing !!
@attilakovacs5803 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful!👍❤️
@EagleSpecial9 жыл бұрын
Well played sir! Beautiful
@rhayader06259 жыл бұрын
EagleSpecial Thanks, Eagle!
@antonioeletronica406 жыл бұрын
Wonderful guitar men playing
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@davidhannahmusic10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! amazing playing and lovely sound! Ordered my lute-guitar and glad i did after hearing how it sounds, all the best!
@rhayader062510 жыл бұрын
Thank you David you are too kind! I must admit I was a bit nervous ordering an instrument without getting to try it out first, but I'm very happy with it. It's pretty light weight, considering how rich the tone is. Cheers, and I hope you enjoy yours when you get it!
@davidhannahmusic10 жыл бұрын
Your very welcome and many thanks! :) The one I've ordered has the small lute fret board (7 or so frets) which I quite liked. Owned a traditional lute before but the friction pegs sent me crazy lol :)
@ricmaciel7 жыл бұрын
David Hannah Music can you please where you bought yours? I've being trying to find it! Thanks for the help!
@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын
rhayader0625 It's actually base on the the German Lute Guitar. It's Lute Shape Spanish Guitar that's very common in Germany. The Vocal Version of this piece is called "Flow my Tears" I decided to do it in German called "Fließen meine Tränen" Lass meine Tränen fließen, fall aus deinen Quellen Für immer verbannt, lass mich trauern Wo der schwarze Vogel der Nacht ihre traurige Schande singt Dort lass mich verlassen leben Nieder eitle Lichter, leuchte dich nicht mehr Dafür ist keine Nacht dunkel genug Die in Verzweiflung ihr verlorenes Vermögen beklagen Licht offenbart nur Scham Niemals mögen meine Leiden gelindert werden Da ist Mitleid geflohen Und die Tränen und Seufzer und Stöhnen, meine müden Tage Meine müden Tage sind aller Freuden beraubt Vom höchsten Turm der Zufriedenheit Mein Vermögen ist geworfen Und Angst und Kummer und Schmerz für meine Wüsten, für meine Wüsten Sind meine Hoffnungen, da die Hoffnung weg ist Horch, ihr Schatten, die in Finsternis wohnen Lerne Licht zu verachten Glücklich, glücklich sie das in der Hölle Fühlen Sie sich nicht trotz der Welt Horch, ihr Schatten, die in Finsternis wohnen Lerne Licht zu verachten Glücklich, glücklich sie das in der Hölle Fühlen Sie sich nicht trotz der Welt
@rhayader062511 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, it was certainly my most ambitious piece, and not easy to pull off in one take. As for Alman, I modeled it after the Konrad Ragossnig version, which is even faster than I played it. But it probably would have sounded better if I'd slowed it down a bit ;-) Cheers!
6 жыл бұрын
Excelente. Bravo.
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Antonio!
@jkops23 жыл бұрын
@rhayader0625, thank you for all your helpful replies! The comment section for this video is a very satisfying and educational place to be thanks to you ( : And beautiful music!
@rhayader06253 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm so glad it helped.
@alanfbrookes97717 жыл бұрын
I got so fed up in the time it took to tune my traditional lute that I brought with me from England when I emigrated 37 years ago that I decided to build my own lute, but with machine tuners, fixed frets and nylon strings. It stays in tune, and I don't have to slacken off the strings at night to prevent the bridge getting pulled off. My lute is very similar to yours, except that I built mine with double courses.
@rhayader06257 жыл бұрын
Hi Alan. I bought the lute guitar because I'd been asked to play some lute music at a RenFaire with only two months to prepare. I didn't think I'd have time to become proficient on a real lute, as I'd never played one before. Actually I first ordered the version of the lute guitar with wooden tuning pegs, but it was so hard to tune precisely, and the pegs were so hard to crank I broke one of them within days of receiving it. So I returned it for this one, with machine heads. I had no idea an authentic lute would be so troublesome, as you describe. Very impressive you built your own. Are you a luthier?
@alanfbrookes97717 жыл бұрын
As proficient as you are on the guitar, learning the lute is mainly a matter of adapting to a different tuning, and getting used to the fact that it's a delicate instrument, so you don't pluck the strings so hard, and you rarely strum it. Imagine the G chord on a guitar. If you raise the fifth string by a tone and the 6th string by three semitones, then lower the first string by a tone, you have open G. This is one of the main lute tunings,. It also happens to be the main Dobro tuning. Now go one step futher and drop the second string by a semitone. You're in G min. I have my lute tuned to F#min., which is what I've just described but with all the strings down by half a tone. Another tuning is to tune to an open G#min by taking the Amin chord of a guitar down one fret.
@maximepirard61714 ай бұрын
Wow, this actually sounds fuller than a lute.
@oscarordiano2112 Жыл бұрын
Great audio recording! And the performance as well!…. Did you do much post processing? What type of microphone was it, and where was your placement? Thanks for sharing, it was a fun performance to observe. 👍
@rhayader0625 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Oscar! I used a Shure SM-57 in front of the guitar, just out of view. So about 2 feet away, through a Peavey mixer straight into GarageBand. The only post processing I did was maybe add a bit of treble and some reverb. Tried to make it sound as natural as possible.
@robertjuarez36757 жыл бұрын
Wow Amazing ! Where is this Lute from ? It's so beautiful
@VinniePaah10 жыл бұрын
Some lute snobs will probably grimace but this thing sounds very much like lute and maybe even better than some (their) lutes. Great performance and no need to spend half an hour on tuning :)
@rhayader062510 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Vinnie!
@banjoboy012 жыл бұрын
I can't snob if it's GUITAR TUNING
@robertjuarez36757 жыл бұрын
Youre Amazing ! make a tutorial, i beg you
@Baraodojaguary2 жыл бұрын
I'm planing on buying a lute guitar when i become good and have enough money, but i don t know if its better to pay a luthier to make a custom one than to ship an already made here to Brazil
@peepsieD11 жыл бұрын
how is the quality of the Roosebeck? i'm shopping for a first lute, 6, 7, or 8 courses... already play guitar, want something of reasonably good quality that will be inspiring to learn on, listen to, etc. nice video/performance, btw!!
@paulcrawford11086 жыл бұрын
played with very effective timing and expression not like a lot of the versions on youtube. Instrument sounds really good.. is that due to electronics or is it what it really sounds like?
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Paul! I only added a touch of reverb, and maybe a little EQ. So this is very much what it really sounds like.
@GabMing8 жыл бұрын
Well played! What kind of lute guitar is it? I'm looking for lute guitar, i play classic guitar but i do not know nothing about that instrument. Thanks
@rhayader06258 жыл бұрын
Hi Gabriele, and thanks! It's a Roosebeck Lute Guitar, which I bought from this site: dalymusic.com/store/lute-guitar-6-string-variegated-gears-maple/ . I knew nothing about it before I bought it either, just did as much research as I could for something within my budget. I'm very happy with it. I studied classical guitar myself, back in college. This is similar in feel, but actually easier to play because the fretboard isn't as wide, making it easier to wrap my thumb around for F-type chords as I would on an electric guitar. I have more descriptions below in my answers to previous comments. Ciao, and thanks again!
@blackdogxx11 жыл бұрын
I like the emotion in your playing on this one; the Alman (Johnson) was bit rushed.
@user-yh6je7nh3e4 жыл бұрын
Hi! Great playing! Could you tell me please, are the strings nylon or steel?
@rhayader06254 жыл бұрын
Thank you! These are nylon strings (Augustine blue).
@user-yh6je7nh3e4 жыл бұрын
@@rhayader0625 Thanks a lot!
@bbling19852 жыл бұрын
i want a lute guitar so bad. i think im fixing to pull the trigger....where would i find the tablature for a beautiful piece such as this? I can't read traditional music though i do play guitar and bass in a few bands. kind of why i wanted to start with a 6 string german lute vs a traditional lute.
@rhayader06252 жыл бұрын
Hi Brandon! Same with me, I'm mostly a rock musician. Didn't think I'd have the patience to learn a traditional lute, so I got this one. I play it much more than my classical guitar. No idea about tablature, unfortunately. I used to play this piece back in college as a music major, and just picked it up purely by ear this time around. And by watching another guy play it on KZfaq, to figure out hand positioning.
@easternyellowjacket276 Жыл бұрын
Want lute music? They wrote all of their music in the 1500's in tablature, so there is no need to be able to read music. Do a search for Sarge Gerbode. This guy has put up on the web thousands of pieces of lute music through the Renaissance.
@bbling1985 Жыл бұрын
@@easternyellowjacket276 thank you for that reply!
@Isopherus2 жыл бұрын
Does roosebeck still make this lute guitar?
@iananderson99219 жыл бұрын
Good day ! Thanks a lot for you cool videos ! I wanna order a lute guitar like yours. It has great rich sound, but Could you tell me, please, how is the quality of the Roosebeck ? Thanks a lot in advance ! Alex
@rhayader06259 жыл бұрын
Ian anderson Hi Ian, and thanks for the listen. I think the lute guitar was a nice investment, considering I ordered it without being able to try it out first. The main thing I notice about it is how light it is, for how well it projects the sound. As you can hear in the video, it's rich, yet bright. I didn't EQ the sound at all, just mic'd it with an SM57 and added a bit of reverb. I like the fact that the neck is slimmer than a classical guitar, so my thumb can wrap around for the F chords. My only complaint is the intonation is such that I have to retune for capo changes, but it's not too bad. What you hear in this video is what you get. Best of luck!
@iananderson99219 жыл бұрын
Dan, thanks a lot for your reply ! I absolutely agree - it's sounds very and very nice ! But i wonder not about sound, but about quality of this guitar. As i know, they made their guitars in Pakistan. Not in USA like Gibson, not in UK, like F.e. Brook Guitars, but in Pakistan :) So could you tell me,what are you thinking about quality of their wood, machine tuners, bridges and etc.. Dan, thanks in advance for your help and answer. There are only few reviews of Roosebeck guitars on Ethernet. And just only your videos with this guitar on KZfaq :) Alex
@rhayader06259 жыл бұрын
Ian anderson Well, I'm no expert with guitar and lute craftmanship. All I can really offer is that the quality seems comparable to my Harabe classical guitar. The machine heads are screwed into gilted metal plates, on each side of the headstock, themselves screwed in with 4 screws. The bridge appears to be glued onto the body, as with my Harabe. All in all it seems OK, but as I said above it's very lightweight wood, and does seem a bit fragile. I've had it for over 3 years now, and the only trouble I've had with it is the G string broke one time, not even while I was playing it. Just looked at it one day and realized it broke at the nut. Could have been a bad string, or a sharp spur on the nut. I will say that if you're concerned about tuning then go for the model with the machine heads. I initially ordered the model with tuning pegs, and they were so hard to crank that I broke one of them right in half. And it was constantly going out of tune. I exchanged it for this model, and am happy with it. I'm sure it's not the greatest quality instrument out there, but was in my price range.
@iananderson99219 жыл бұрын
Dear Dan ! Thanks a lot for your reply ! In intrenet there is almost no information about the manufacturer and about this guitar. And you reply helps me a lot ! Thanks !
@robertalexander24786 жыл бұрын
Would you suggest learning to play the lute before the classical guitar!
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
I couldn't tell you, because I've never played an actual lute. This is just a lute-shaped guitar. I majored in classical guitar in college, with an emphasis on Renaissance lute music, so I play this instrument as if it were a classical guitar (with a slightly slimmer neck, making it easier to wrap my thumb around for some low notes). I would love to learn the lute some day, but I'm really an electric guitarist, and just do this occasionally for fun.
@robertalexander24786 жыл бұрын
@@rhayader0625 Thanks for the video, you play beautifully! Classical is probably a good starting point ( less strings). I just love the lute sounds, high, low and everything in between. How did you start? Could you suggest any good books
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Hey Robert, I really can't remember. It was well over 30 years ago that I first learned those pieces, and I don't remember which books my teacher used, other than Sor Studies by Fernando Sor. To be honest, this time around I just re-learned it by watching another guy play it on his KZfaq channel - lol. Thanks for the compliment, I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
@seteireen486210 жыл бұрын
What strings are you using, i bought a lute guitar recently but i dont know what kind of strings can i use to have a good "lute" sound
@rhayader062510 жыл бұрын
I used to play classical guitar, a long time ago, so I just put on a set of Augustine Blues. The strings that came with the lute guitar were nylon, but with ball ends. I'd never seen those before, and couldn't find any when it came time to replace them. So I just tied the ends of the Augstines into knots like you would on a classical guitar, and it worked fine.
@seteireen486210 жыл бұрын
ok, thank you so much
@JosSae2 Жыл бұрын
How did you keep the guitar stable on your lap?
@rhayader0625 Жыл бұрын
At first it kept sliding off, so I attached a piece of foam rubber to the bottom of the body with velcro.
@JosSae2 Жыл бұрын
@@rhayader0625great idea! Thanks
@JosSae2 Жыл бұрын
I will buy one and try it again! Many thanks for your help.
@paulcooke1008 жыл бұрын
is this beautiful instrument tuned the same as a classical guitar?
@rhayader06258 жыл бұрын
+Paul Cooke Yes, depending on the piece. I tune the low E down to a D on King of Denmark's Galliard and the Irish tune I can't pronounce ;-) but the rest are standard guitar tuning.
@bobu52138 жыл бұрын
So if you can play guitar you could in theory just pick this up and play. (In practice not I know).
@rhayader06258 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, it's exactly the same. The only weird thing you have to get used to is the curved shape of the back of the body. There is no good way to keep it from sliding off your leg, when sitting, and even standing up with a strap it keeps sliding face upward. When seated I have to keep a pad of foam rubber on my leg to keep it from doing that.
@bobu52138 жыл бұрын
rhayader0625 They're so expensive.
@chemiocremblac55277 жыл бұрын
If you havent yet, you should try playing it like a true lute, where you put it in your lap, more upwards with your wrist against the saddle sort of
@TheAlfonsovaldes6 жыл бұрын
I am thinking of one of these or the Thomann guitar lute for use in a Ren-Baroque ensemble. Seems Daly is out of business, but there are sites where I can order one. Is this the nylon or steel version? Looks like a pin bridge, but sounds like nylon. Here is my (less ornamented) version of the Dowland: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edCYeNiZ3ryckmg.html
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Yes, right on both points. It's nylon string, but also a pin bridge. Kind of surprised me too when I got it, but this lute guitar came with ball-end nylon strings. They were too loose for me, so I put on a set of Augustine Blues, tied knots in the ends and forced them into the pin holes - lol. Thought it sounded better. Eventually I found some high-tension ball end strings that sound alright, but in these recordings it's the Augustines. Nice job on the Pavan, by the way. I'm not familiar with that piece.
@TheAlfonsovaldes6 жыл бұрын
Any quality issues? It appears your recording is 6 years back. The current Roosebecks are a little different, with a tie bridge: andreasinc.com/lute-guitar-6-string-variegated-gears/ I like the "moustache" saddle on yours. On the current ones, the steel string version has that. As to the Dowland, it is the same one you are doing, but in Am, no capo, a lot less ornamented, and way too fast! I will look at yours for guidance.
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Yes, these recordings were made 6 years ago, about 3 months after I bought it. I think the quality is fair enough, for a $500 instrument. I only have two complaints. Some of the strings buzz a bit when using a capo. So for the first 4 frets I use a standard, slightly arced capo, and for anything 5th fret and above I use a longer, flatter one, which helps a bit. Also the intonation is such that I need to adjust the tuning for any capo change. Once it's in tune it plays fine.
@marvinthemaniac76982 жыл бұрын
Most modern musicians can agree that a lute guitar is way easier to learn/play than an actual lute.
@Abbas_Hasen Жыл бұрын
Because it's just a regular guitar with lute features
@marvinthemaniac7698 Жыл бұрын
@@Abbas_Hasen that's right
@Abbas_Hasen Жыл бұрын
@@marvinthemaniac7698 I saw your comments on some lute guitar videos, did you get one? I'm thinking of buying one
@lVlittens7 жыл бұрын
So outside of renaissance does the Rosebeck still sound like a lute?
@rhayader06257 жыл бұрын
Since it's really just a lute-shaped classical guitar with nylon strings, I'd have to say it sounds more like, well just that. I've used it on other non-Renaissance recordings, and to me, it sounds somewhere in between a lute and a guitar. Kind of like what it sounds like right here.
@Michael_Wehrley6 жыл бұрын
IVlittens ..this is called a Lute guitar, another popular instrument from the renaissance period. It may not be a lute, but it's in the lute family. I own one myself that's a 12 string. You don't have to play lute pieces only on a lute for it to sound great. Great job rhayader0625.
@rhayader06256 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Michael!
@yuridanylko4 жыл бұрын
What tuning did you use?
@rhayader06253 жыл бұрын
Standard guitar tuning. I've been told tuning the B string down a half-step would be standard lute tuning, and make it less of a finger-stretcher.
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@rhayader0625 Жыл бұрын
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@adampress9788 Жыл бұрын
Capo at 2?
@rhayader0625 Жыл бұрын
Yes, to make it in F# minor.
@adampress9788 Жыл бұрын
@@rhayader0625 nice phrasing, I may get the lute guitar to play my Renaissance sets on.
@Kwaszczur10 жыл бұрын
Hello, Do You have tabs, or notes for this?
@rhayader062510 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I do not. I simply picked it out by ear, listening to the Konrad Ragossnig version, and by watching another guy play it on KZfaq.