Joachim van den Hove (1567-1620) was born in Belgium and died in the Netherlands. He wrote many compositions for solo lute and lute with voice. Of his three published collections, the Canarie presented here is one of his most widely played pieces. The title Canarie may refer to the Canary islands, where Castillian conquest brought together a unique set of cultures and music. This arrangement allows for the widest possible variety of levels. Part 3a makes use of pim arpeggios. It is always useful to review the arpeggio sequence included below.
pim arpeggios
pim are the first arpeggios that students will learn. The technical challenges to properly perform arpeggios are considerable and require great care. The main principle is “extension timing”, or the sequential method by which we extend fingers back to the strings while others flex. One helpful way to think about arpeggio extension timing is as though the thumb and fingers are on two teams. As one team plays, the other one gets ready, and vice versa.
Read these arpeggio sequences slowly.
Step 1: Fix pim on three strings (4, 3, 2 for example)
Step 2: Play p
Step 3: While leaving p “in the air” (resting against the i tip joint), play i
Step 4: With both p and i “in the air” play m but at the
same time return p to string 4
At this point, p should be on 4 while i and m are both inside the hand
Step 5: Play p and return both i and m to the strings
Step 6: Go to step 3 and repeat