Elizabeth Pallett, Lutenist: Bringing the Renaissance to life!
06/10/23 • 106 min
Elizabeth Pallett is a wonderful British lute player. Her love of Renaissance music and history is infectious and she has generously provided this episode with several of her beautifully produced YouTube videos; her channel Luteweb is linked below, as well as her duo Amarylli with soprano Hannah Grove. We talk about the history of the evolution of plucked instruments in Europe, and many fascinating historical figures including Dowland and Shakespeare. Liz plays various lutes and plucked instruments and teaches at the Birmingham Conservatoire as well as online with students worldwide.
Like all my episodes, you can listen to this on your favourite podcast player, watch the YouTube on my channel, and read the transcript; everything is linked on my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/elizabeth-pallett I have also included detailed timestamps below.
I really do need my listners' help to keep this going! Please take a look at my Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman
Below are the links for Elizabeth Pallett, her website and YouTube channels:
https://luteweb.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@luteweb https://www.youtube.com/@amarylli1745
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:57) Her musical education, growing up on a farm
(00:04:16) Julian Bream’s influence
(00:05:52) introduction to the lute
(00:09:17) Fantasia by Francesco Da Milano Libro Terzo 1562
(00:11:14) evolution of the lute from the oud
(00:18:49) Calata Ala Spagnola by Joan Ambrosio Dalza
(00:21:48) the gittern
(00:25:27) please help me keep this series going by supporting me through my Ko-fi page!
(00:25:52) Tastar de corde, improvisatory music
(00:28:01) historical context of the music, Aurelio Brandolini
(00:33:58) the gittern and the origins of the guitar
(00:36:35) lute tablature manuscripts, Capirola lute book
(00:39:05) Ricercar Terzo by Vincenzo Capirola
(00:43:55) baroque guitar
(00:46:18) Jácaras by Gaspar Sanz on baroque guitar
(00:46:28) why Liz cuts her nails
(00:54:54) teaching lute online and Luteweb videos
(00:58:46) lute repertoire, Bach lautenwerck, why the lute fell out of favour
(01:03:44) women lute players and composers
(01:06:12) teaching online and sharing the love of the past and the lute
(01:08:21) Recercar probably by Marco Dall’Aquila
(01:10:23) teaching at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
(01:12:43) the joy of playing figured bass
(01:15:32) Amarylli, soprano Hannah Grove, creative programming
(01:18:32) “Weep Ye No More Fountains” by John Dowland with Hannah Grove
(01:21:08) controversy around Edward de Vere being the author of the writer who had the pen name Shakespeare
(01:28:11) John Dowland
(01:38:55) Eward de Vere, Marco Dall’Aquila
(01:40:34) finding time to practice, balancing family life
(01:42:01) bringing undiscovered music to light
Elizabeth Pallett is a wonderful British lute player. Her love of Renaissance music and history is infectious and she has generously provided this episode with several of her beautifully produced YouTube videos; her channel Luteweb is linked below, as well as her duo Amarylli with soprano Hannah Grove. We talk about the history of the evolution of plucked instruments in Europe, and many fascinating historical figures including Dowland and Shakespeare. Liz plays various lutes and plucked instruments and teaches at the Birmingham Conservatoire as well as online with students worldwide.
Like all my episodes, you can listen to this on your favourite podcast player, watch the YouTube on my channel, and read the transcript; everything is linked on my website https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/elizabeth-pallett I have also included detailed timestamps below.
I really do need my listners' help to keep this going! Please take a look at my Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman
Below are the links for Elizabeth Pallett, her website and YouTube channels:
https://luteweb.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@luteweb https://www.youtube.com/@amarylli1745
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:57) Her musical education, growing up on a farm
(00:04:16) Julian Bream’s influence
(00:05:52) introduction to the lute
(00:09:17) Fantasia by Francesco Da Milano Libro Terzo 1562
(00:11:14) evolution of the lute from the oud
(00:18:49) Calata Ala Spagnola by Joan Ambrosio Dalza
(00:21:48) the gittern
(00:25:27) please help me keep this series going by supporting me through my Ko-fi page!
(00:25:52) Tastar de corde, improvisatory music
(00:28:01) historical context of the music, Aurelio Brandolini
(00:33:58) the gittern and the origins of the guitar
(00:36:35) lute tablature manuscripts, Capirola lute book
(00:39:05) Ricercar Terzo by Vincenzo Capirola
(00:43:55) baroque guitar
(00:46:18) Jácaras by Gaspar Sanz on baroque guitar
(00:46:28) why Liz cuts her nails
(00:54:54) teaching lute online and Luteweb videos
(00:58:46) lute repertoire, Bach lautenwerck, why the lute fell out of favour
(01:03:44) women lute players and composers
(01:06:12) teaching online and sharing the love of the past and the lute
(01:08:21) Recercar probably by Marco Dall’Aquila
(01:10:23) teaching at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
(01:12:43) the joy of playing figured bass
(01:15:32) Amarylli, soprano Hannah Grove, creative programming
(01:18:32) “Weep Ye No More Fountains” by John Dowland with Hannah Grove
(01:21:08) controversy around Edward de Vere being the author of the writer who had the pen name Shakespeare
(01:28:11) John Dowland
(01:38:55) Eward de Vere, Marco Dall’Aquila
(01:40:34) finding time to practice, balancing family life
(01:42:01) bringing undiscovered music to light
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(33:04) Performance Anxiety, Madeline Bruser, Gerald Klickstein
(35:14) financial barriers “Life doesn’t have to be this hard”, studies with Bruce Holtzman, Lorenzo Micheli, Patrick Roux
(45:46) Busking, connecting with different audiences
(53:30) intro to Naoko Tsujita’s piece
(56:17) Naoko Tsujita Gamelan Suite, Second Movement from Daniel’s album “Inspirations”
(59:02) the Carillon, Naoko Tsujita
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