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Tom Berghan The tiorba is a very old and obscure Italian instrument in the lute family. It has 14 single strings made of gut. It was popular in the 17th century. Like a banjo, the tiorba has a reentrant tuning, and I think it has a sonority somewhat similar to an open back banjo. The piece is a dance called a Ciaccona. It was composed by a famous tiorba player named Johannes Kapsberger. His name is German but he lived and worked in Italy. There is a photo of my tiorba on my home page (Also known as theorbe, or theorbo)
11 comments on “Ciaccona, played on the tiorba”
ELWOOD Says:
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @7:39:41 AM
We ,liked this
BrittDLD1 Says:
Thursday, January 21, 2010 @7:52:38 AM
Hrmmph... mutter, mutter, mutter....
Needa find someone to break dis guy's fingas..
mutter, mutter.... He's tooo good.
;-)
Frailblazer Says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 @10:39:06 AM
Tom,
Beautifully played. I don't know if you've heard of the archguitar or not. Check out Peter Blanchette www.archguitar.com. I think you'll enjoy his music and specifically the instrument he plays.
- Ric
Tom Berghan Says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 @12:22:24 PM
Thanks Ric! I enjoyed looking at Peter's site. There are several instruments in the world that go under the name "Arch Guitar," but they all have lots of strings! And, I am from Seattle and the Pacific Northwest where the "Harp Guitar" was invented by Knutsen over a hundered years ago . . . and here in the Northwest the Harp Guitar has made a small comeback. If it has strings (few or many), a fingerboard, and is plucked with the fingers in some manner (up or down), then I love it!
Thanks again,
Tom
PS . . . you can find more of my lute and theorbo recordings at
www.cs.dartmouth.edu/berghan
(all free)
jbalch Says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 @5:03:46 PM
MAGNIFICENT! WOW...Thanks for posting it!
brokenstrings Says:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 @8:33:43 PM
Very beautiful. Tiorba, not theorbo?
Tom Berghan Says:
Friday, March 12, 2010 @4:11:07 PM
Hi Jessica, "A rose by any other name smells just as sweet"
Tiorba is Italian. Theorbe is French, Theorbo is German. Take your pick! ;-)
Today most people in America do tend call it by its German name. But I tend to favor the Italian and French music myself. This piece is Italian, so I called the instrument by its Italian name. And my instrument is constructed in the Italian fashion.
jimh269b Says:
Monday, June 7, 2010 @5:31:12 PM
i think you could make music on a grapevine tom,just great
Dan Knowles Says:
Friday, January 21, 2011 @5:49:09 PM
Tom
Thanks for reminding to look here... this is so very nice!
DEmery Says:
Friday, January 21, 2011 @6:04:33 PM
Absolutely beautiful Tom. David E.
mwc9725e Says:
Saturday, May 14, 2011 @8:15:07 AM
A lovely piece, and a lovely-sounding instrument played extremely well. Sounds much like a classical guitar to me.
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