Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh
The Early Music Forum of Scotland
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Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh | |
The Early Music Forum of Scotland |
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A Museums and Galleries Month event |
Wednesday 31st May, 18:00 - 20:00 :: Symposium registration and study visits to the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments - Reid Concert Hall
Thursday 1st June, 09:00 - 10:00 :: Symposium registration - St Cecilia's Hall
| Thu 1 June, 10:00 |
Bowed Instruments in Azerbaijani Music
Alla Bayramova, State Museum of Azerbaijani Musical Culture, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Thu 1 June, 10:45 |
Raphael the father of the bowed string instruments: the discovery of the arched belly
Toon Moonen, Maastricht |
11:30 :: Refreshments available
| Thu 1 June, 11:45 |
Viella videtur praevalere: New Perspectives on the Supremacy of the Medieval Vielle
Joseph C. Morin, University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| Thu 1 June, 12:15 |
A short examination of the relationship between the design and construction of the members of the violin family and the pitch at which they were intended to be used circa 1540 to 1750
Edward Smith, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow |
13:00 :: Lunch break
| Thu 1 June, 14:15 |
The Chest of viols reconsidered
Annette Otterstedt, Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin |
| Thu 1 June, 14:50 |
The Viols in the Breughel painting Allegory and the Sense of Hearing
Michael Heale, Guildford |
| Thu 1 June, 15:20 |
The Viol and Violin Maker, Barak Norman
Ben Hebbert, London Guildhall University |
15:45 :: Refreshments available
| Thu 1 June, 16:05 |
The Viols of Henry Smith
Roger Rose, West Dean College, Chichester |
| Thu 1 June, 16:30 |
Who made the viols by Henry Jaye? English viol makers 1580-1660 and what we know of their work
Michael Fleming, The Open University, U.K. |
| Thu 1 June, 17:05 |
Henry Jaye, Tobias Hume and English Viol Pitches
Ian Harwood, Hitchin |
17:50 :: Pause: adjourn to Concert Hall
| Thu 1 June, 18:00 |
Talk/recital on the Tenor Violin
Agnes Kory, Bela Bartok Centre for Musicianship, London |
This may be the first performance on the tenor violin in 200 years or so.
Agnes Kory will be joined by Joanna Morrison (soprano) and Leon Coates (harpsichord) in
| Fri 2 June, 09:00 |
Talbot, Praetorius, Mersenne: the Uses - and Abuses - of Documentary Sources
Darryl Martin, University of Edinburgh |
| Fri 2 June, 09:35 |
Violin Making in Turin 1800-1870
Philip J. Kass, William Moennig & Son, Ltd, U.S.A. |
| Fri 2 June, 10:20 |
On the design and construction of the baroque baryton
Terence M. Pamplin, London Guildhall University |
10:45 :: Refreshments available
| Fri 2 June, 11:05 |
The Frank temperament for viols ?
Ulrich Giese, Berlin |
| Fri 2 June, 11:20 |
The viola da gamba and temperament: a historical survey and a practical manual
Sarah Manthey, Mölln, Germany |
| Fri 2 June, 11:45 |
On the problems of balancing public access, museum-style preservation and playability
Frances Palmer, Royal Academy of Music |
| Fri 2 June, 12:00 |
The documentation of bowed string musical instruments
Rudolf Hopfner, Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
12:35 :: Lunch break
| Fri 2 June, 14:00 |
Criteria of Early Bows
Hans Reiners, Berlin |
| Fri 2 June, 14:35 |
François-Xavier Tourte: Recent Archival Discoveries
Stewart Pollens, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Fri 2 June, 15:05 |
Baroque violin techniques: the Low violin hold and French bow hold
Penny Schwarze, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN, U.S.A. |
15:45 :: Refreshments available
| Fri 2 June, 16:05 |
George Thomson's editions as source for Haydn's revisions to violin parts of his folksong arrangements
Marjorie E. Rycroft, University of Glasgow |
| Fri 2 June, 16:20 |
On the cello in Scotland
Brenda Neece, University of Oxford |
| Fri 2 June, 16:45 |
A gift from the viol? Scordatura in Scottish Fiddle Music
Mary Anne Alburger, The Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen |
| Fri 2 June, 17:15 |
La Mort de la Viole en France pendant le dix-huitième siecle:
An enquiry into the Viol's fall from grace
Mark Summers, University of Edinburgh |
18:00 :: Opportunity to visit Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, Reid Concert Hall
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Fri 2 June, 18:00 Reid Concert Hall |
Demonstration of dendrochronology applied to bowed string instruments and discussion of its value in organological research
John Topham, Redhill, U.K. |
| Sat 3 June, 09:00 |
Form and gesture in Coprario's music for violin, bass viol and organ
Christopher D.S. Field, University of Edinburgh |
Christopher Field will be joined by Alison Crum (viol) and John Kitchen (organ) in a performance of some of the music being discussed, Coprario's suites for one violin Nos. 2 (G minor) and 11 (C major).
| Sat 3 June, 09:40 |
Borrowings, Conventions, and Transformations in English Viol Consort Fantasias
Bruce Bellingham, University of Connecticut |
A consort of viols will demonstrate some of the repertoire being discussed.
10:25 :: Pause: adjourn to Laigh Room
| Sat 3 June, 10:35 |
On viol string acoustics
D. Murray Campbell, University of Edinburgh |
| Sat 3 June, 11:00 |
On the Panmure manuscripts (Ste. Colombe in particular) in the National Library of Scotland
Thomas Munck, University of Glasgow |
| Sat 3 June, 11:25 |
Sound and image - the iconography of strings
J. Patricia Campbell, University of Edinburgh |
The Abstracts of the Symposium Papers are published on the World-Wide Web, URL:-
12:15 :: Visit to the National Library of Scotland
13:15 :: Lunch break
14:00 - 17:00 :: The following will be open for visits
The National Gallery of Scotland
Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, Reid Concert Hall
Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments, St Cecilia's Hall
17:00 - 19:00 :: Concert organised by the Viola da Gamba Society - St Cecilia's Hall
THE VIRTUOSO VIOL: Recital by Alison Crum (viols) and John Kitchen (harpsichord).
The programme will include music from the Panmure manuscripts.
Ticket price: Lstg 8.00 (Lstg 6.00 for VdGS members).
19:00 :: Symposium and VdGS Supper - St Cecilia's Hall
On Sunday June 4 form 11:00 to 17:00 there will be a viol playing workshop at Carlops (15 miles from Edinburgh) with Alison Crum coaching viol consorts. Cost Lstg 18.00 including lunch. Transport and instruments can be provided. The workshop is being arranged by the Viola da Gamba Society for members, contact Dr J.P. Campbell.
The concert and the workshop are being organised as part of the Viola da Gamba Society Meetings Series.
J. Patricia Campbell,
Department of Fine Art,
University of Edinburgh,
19 George Square,
EDINBURGH EH8 9LD, U.K.
Tel :: +44 (0) 131 650 4123
Fax :: +44 (0) 131 650 6638
E-mail communications to: J.P.Campbell@ed.ac.uk
This page updated: 7.6.00; re-published 14.2.13