>New to the list here...
>
>I'm a classical guitarist in love with lute music, and am transcribing
>a song by MacFarlane. I recorded it, raised it an octave, and then am
>playing it back at 50% speed to help in getting an accurate
>transcription....
>
>My question is this: Do all lutes have two-string courses on the
>treble-most strings? I'm listening to this MacFarlane piece ("John
>Come Kiss Me Now") and I'd swear that he's plucking single strings...
>
>Can anyone educate me on this?
These days, almost all Renaissance lutes have single top courses.
Almost all Baroque lutes have the top two courses single. BTW, I
think a video of Ronn playing is available. I don't know about the
scores. Was this one of his original pieces you were transcribing?
cheers,
--
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
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