Yes - the visual support is better in pitch/standard notation but in many cases I can "sing" (if I only could :-)) the melody from tab. But - it's easier from standard notation ...
Best wishes Thomas Am Mittwoch, 6. Juli 2005 12:18 schrieben Sie: > >>>> You cannot see the direction of a voice's movements in >tablature, > >>>> whereas in staff notation you can. Tablature proves >nothing as for > >>>> harmony and counterpoint. Agreed? > > Yours truly has equal ear for tabulature (baroque) and notation. I also > know people who can sing from tab. And non-lutenists who could play > directly from it. > RT > > > In principle, I don't see much difference between notation or tab for > > seeing harmony or counterpoint. It is just a question of what you are > > used to. One represents a tone by a note on a staff and the other by > > a cipher, but they are both representations. Yes, I've used notation > > longer so it is a bit easier for me to discern voice movement and > > harmony in notation, but there is not so much difference in tracking > > a voice through tab than in notation. It is almost as easy to see the > > movement. You have to use your ear in either case. Notation has the > > disadvantage that it is not neutral. That is, you will probably be > > influenced by how the editor chooses to voice something. If it is > > Arthur Ness, I know he's thought about it deeply and understands the > > music, still there might be the odd spot where I might have a > > different interpretation. Listening for the voice leading becomes > > part of the fun. I'm sure someone who grew up playing tab from day > > one, would have no trouble following it. The fact that there are > > examples of harmonic progressions and voice leading in old > > manuscripts in tab shows that at least some players learned it in tab. > > cheers, > > -- > > Ed Durbrow > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ab 15.7. neue Adresse: Wiesentalstrasse 41 CH-8355 Aadorf http://www.lautenist.de http://www.lautenist.de/bduo/ http://www.lautenist.de/gitarre/ http://www.tslaute.de/weiss/
