Perhaps a slight danger of applying our modern preconceptions. As far as I am aware, the only historical written and iconographical evidence points to octaves on the 6th - perhaps you know otherwise? MH
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sterling and Roman, Those passages in Hagen in which a melodic line is passed from the 5th to the 6th course sometimes consist of just a note or two on the 6th course. At a slow tempo, one may be able to alter his or her technique so that just the lower string of the course sounds. When the notes happen rapidly, however, it is extremely difficult to aim so as to not hit the upper string. At a quick tempo, the very fact that pitches in the "wrong octave" appear in the middle of an otherwise flowing melodic line can be disconcerting. In the sonatas, Straube, too, makes use of the 6th course as a component of a top-line melody. Even more bothersome are the places in which he uses the 6th course as a middle voice in harmonies to support a very low melody on the (unison) 4th or 5th courses. Since one is also occupied playing a bass note, it is phenomenally difficult to play just the single string on the 6th course. When the middle voice suddenly crosses the low melody, it is extremely obvious and unpleasant! This seems to support the theory that some folks used unisons on the 6th. On the other hand, Straube, Weiss and Hagen sometime use a bass course as a middle voice. This too would result in the middle voice jumping to the top. No arguement here that those are octave strung. Chris --- sterling price wrote: > It is easy enough to just pluck the fundamental with > the index finger in those passages. > Sterling > > --- Roman Turovsky wrote: > > > Which would some passages in Hagen in the wrong > > octave. > > So I wouldn't say all. > > RT > > > > > All baroque lutes, to my knowledge, were strung > > with octaves at the 6th > > > course. I do not understand what you mean, by > > 8'+4". > > > > > > ed > > > > > > At 11:31 AM 12/16/2007 +0100, T. Diehl-Peshkur > > wrote: > > >>Hello collective :-) > > >>Just a short question: is it clear form the 11 > > course instruments that the > > >>6th course was > > >>always 8' + 4' strung? Would like to make mine > > unison, but am not sure of > > >>the original examples... > > >>Theo > > >> > > >>-- > > >> > > >>To get on or off this list see list information > at > > > >>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >>Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.2/1185 > - > > Release Date: > > >>12/15/2007 12:00 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > Edward Martin > > > 2817 East 2nd Street > > > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > voice: (218) 728-1202 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. --
