Hmmm, perhaps. I have always viewed that "thumb" sign as more of a carry through stroke, a kind of double (or triple) pluck - not a strum per se. For me, at least, a strum is really more akin to what is done on a baroque guitar, something that uses several strings (at least 3 anyway to make a chord) by necessity, often acting more a percussive unit than a subtle fingering. But I am happy to see what you mean, and can certainly put this down more to categorisation than anything musical.
Best, Benjamin In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =?ISO-8859-1?b? Ik1hdGhpYXMgUvZzZWwi?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > In particular reference to Gallot, is there any music written by him > > at all that actually includes strumming per se? And in the "Pieces" to which > > his instructions pertain? > > Gallot has a special sign resembling a T which is put below chords pour > frapper deux chordes du pouce ensemble ou separement, i. e. to strike > two courses with your thumb together or separated. Can be more than two, > though. Besides normal three-notes-chord without any sign, there are > places where he has chords of three or more notes on adjacent courses > with this sign, e. g. in my favourite courant La Cygogne in bars 7 and > 9, and elsewhere. Playing a chord ensemble with your thumb can also be > called strumming, can't it? > > Best, > > Mathias > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =?ISO-8859-1?b? Ik1hdGhpYXMgUvZzZWwi?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > In particular reference to Gallot, is there any music written by him > > at all that actually includes strumming per se? And in the "Pieces" to which > > his instructions pertain? > > Gallot has a special sign resembling a T which is put below chords pour > frapper deux chordes du pouce ensemble ou separement, i. e. to strike > two courses with your thumb together or separated. Can be more than two, > though. Besides normal three-notes-chord without any sign, there are > places where he has chords of three or more notes on adjacent courses > with this sign, e. g. in my favourite courant La Cygogne in bars 7 and > 9, and elsewhere. Playing a chord ensemble with your thumb can also be > called strumming, can't it? > > Best, > > Mathias > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
