Boyce Lancaster interviews the lutenist, guitarist and musicologist Paul O’Dette.They discuss the evolving interest of the early music, which started in the 1950s and preceded the "authentic" and "historical" performances of the Baroque music.They talk about the sound of the medieval music and musical instruments of the Renaissance.They discuss different lutes, their various tunings and also the tablature system of notation (O’Dette calls it “idiot-proof”).They have a fascinating discussion about improvisation, its role in classical music today and years past (“performer’s music”) and how it affects our understanding of the music of the Baroque.
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Boyce Lancaster interviews the lutenist, guitarist and musicologist Paul O’Dette. They discuss the evolving interest of the early music, which started in the 1950s and preceded the "authentic" and "historical" performances of the Baroque music. They talk about the sound of the medieval music and musical instruments of the Renaissance. They discuss different lutes, their various tunings and also the tablature system of notation (O’Dette calls it “idiot-proof”). They have a fascinating discussion about improvisation, its role in classical music today and years past (“performer’s music”) and how it affects our understanding of the music of the Baroque.