My thanks to both Stewart Craig and to Thomas Schall for responding to = my inquiry. Stewart and Thomas, I am wondering whether you two agree on = the proper way to roll a chord, though you both seem to agree that the = use of such rolls should be very sparing. Stewart, you wrote:
"The important thing is to start rolling on the beat, not before it. The = bass note should fall on the beat with the other notes following. = Unfortunately lots of players roll in such a way that the treble note = falls on the beat, which means they have to start rolling before the = beat." If I understand you correctly, there are no exceptions to beginning the = roll on the beat. Thomas, you wrote: "Another question is which note to play on the beat. If you play a = melody, most times the melody note should be on the beat. In an = accompaniment, the bass note (or the most significant tone) should make = it on the beat."=20 It seems that you, Thomas, are recognizing two distinct cases--one in = which the high note of the chord forms part of the melody line and = another in which it does not, which determines which note is to be = played on the beat.=20 So, I am wondering whether you two really disagree or whether the = disagreement is not real but merely apparent. Actually, I started thinking about this issue when I was listening to a = CD entitled "The Art of the Lute in Renaissance France. Volume 1: Early = to Mid 16th Century" performed by Edward Martin to accompany the Lyre = tablature publication by the same title. Edward, in the brief time that = I have been a member of this e-mail group, I have noticed that you have = contributed to the discussions. I have greatly enjoyed your playing on = this CD and have listened to it repeatedly, paying particular attention = to your style. It seems to me that you make a fairly liberal use of = rolled chords on this CD, and I would be very interested in any comments = you might have about your use of them. Best regards to all, Stephen Arndt P. S. an Thomas: Ich m=F6chte diese Gelegenheit nehmen, Ihnen zu sagen, = wie viel Ihre Internetseite mir gefallen hat-besonders die Fotos, die = Tonaufnahmen und, vor allem, die Tablaturen, einige von welchen w=E4ren = anderswo nicht so leicht zu finden. Vielen Dank f=FCr die gute Arbeit! --
