Absolutely. It suffices to look at the theorbo preludes of de Visee in
the Saizenay Ms.
Best,
B
On 1 September 2011 13:45, Rob MacKillop <[1]robmackil...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Possibly the straccini (spelling?) of the theorbists in the late
1600s? The big question is whether slurs were used by Dowland and
his contemporaries. In later baroque, you do get passages with a
slur sign over many notes, especially in preludes.
Rob
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On 1 Sep 2011, at 12:29, William Samson <[3]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
> I'm curious to know when the playing of notes with left hand only
first
> appeared. Clearly it was used whenever there were graces to be
played,
> but what about written-out phrases? I have noticed there are
slur-like
> indications in later baroque lute music under phrases that lend
> themselves to left-hand-only playing. Is that the intent?
>
> Sorry if this is baby stuff, but I'm not terribly familiar with the
> later sources.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Samson
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