SINGING WITH THE LUTE
(2020)
author(s): Solmund Nystabakk
published in: Norwegian Academy of Music
This project is an attempt at bringing new perspectives and work methods to the performance of lute songs. My point of departure is Historically Informed Performance, also known as HIP. My claim is that the performance of lute songs is lagging behind the general development in HIP. Moreover, I feel that there are aspects of the performance of music that HIP in general has been reluctant to consider.
I want to update the approach to the lute song repertoire, hoping to produce a result that is more varied, nuanced and communicative than what I see as the current state of lute song performance.
Big thank you also to Sigmund Lahn, tenor and Rodrigo Sosa dal Pozzo, countertenor for their contributions as "secret chorus" in my final artistic presentation [...or strange to you]. Check it out in the full video in chapter 3 of the exposition!