Hello, all! Speaking of Francesco da Milano, does anyone know of a playable edition = of his works? I have access to the Ness edition, but, given the numerous = page turns, I find it impossible to play from it. I have thought about = retyping every piece into Fronimo, but that would take a very long time, = and I don't want to do it if something similar has already been done.
Furthermore--and this may be an unbelievably stupid question--can anyone = tell me what exactly is the point of having a piano (or guitar) = transcription above a lute tablature? Many editions use this format, but = I have never understood the point of it. Although I sometimes find the = piano (or guitar) transcription useful in correcting the inevitable = mistakes in the lute tablature, it seems to me that neither a pianist = (or guitarist) nor a lutenist can play from them very easily. Are these = editions meant solely for musicologists who want to analyze the = structure of the composition? Or are they meant for musicians who want = to play the pieces?=20 In any event, I would appreciate any information anyone could give me = about finding non-transcribed tablatures of Francesco da Milano's pieces = (apart from the most obvious Internet sites). Thanks! Stephen Arndt=20 --
