Dear Stefan, Your question is an interesting one, and so not surprisingly it has been discussed before. My contribution was dated 18th March 2000: "Split courses (1)". I gave instances of Bakfark splitting courses, and described how I think you should play them.
Generally speaking I don't think it's a good idea to recycle old messages on the Lute Net, so I'll send you a copy privately. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Ecke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:14 AM Subject: splitted courses > Dear list members, > > I wonder where in lute literature one find splitted courses. > That is, the two strings of a course are stopped at different > frets to produce two different notes. I only know the examples > of the Capirola book. Has anybody of you ever used a > splitted course in continuo playing to obtain a chord that > was otherwise unplayable? > > Greetings, > Stefan > > >
