<snip > clarinet players are perfectly happy with > having their parts written one full step from actual pitch.
erm, not so very happy when they're playing with a guitarist doing a blues in E... T > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: lutesn2 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:51:58 -0400 > >Subject: lute notation > > > > I tune into this list occasionally on the Internet. Following this > >thread has compelled me to comment on a few misconceptions. > > > > With all due respect to Mr. Ness, I believe Stewart M Coy, has used > >the right term for William Byrd's compositions when played on the > >lute.... "intabulations" they are in no way "original" lute pieces, by > >any stretch of the imagination. I don't even want to begin to describe > >the textural difference in baroque keyboard music by Couperin, as > >conceived for lute. Thank you Mr.M Coy for the understated clearing up > >of this honest mistake by Mr.Ness. Although Mr Ness's intentions I'm > >sure are well and good, he seems to be reacting more from emotion, than > >intellect, as are most posting on this topic, including Mr. Thames, and > >Howard Posner. Please, Mr. Posner, name calling, and pig references > >should stop! > > > > I've tried to follow this thread back to the beginning. I feel a > >certain frustration as well, with pitch notation in grand staff for > >guitar. In particular Mr.Thammes reference to Diana Poulton's work. The > >grand staff notation is written a third higher in her > > " Complete Works of John Dowland", than can be played on the guitar, > >thus requiring one to transcribe the intire book into a key playable on > >the guitar, this kills any spontaneity one might intitaily approach > >this wonderful body of work with. It is un playable and not guitar > >friendly. If this then is not to be considered " Keyboard notation" and > >is un playable on guitar, what instrument would one play this on, other > >than guitar or keyboard? > > > > Next, we are faced with another perplexing problem with the Baroque > >lute.... all grand staff notation I've come across for Weiss, is > >written one half step higher than it really is. If the purpose of > >grarnd staff notation is to accurately indicate the pitch, and does not > >on the baroque lute, then it just becomes another form of rather fancy > >tablature. > > I would like to end this with my support for Mr. Thames. While Mr.Ness > >is a valuable asset to the lute community, I hope in the future he will > >think through his claims abit more before commiting ink to paper. > > > > Regards, > > > > John Haskins > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and > >industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > > > > Get your own free AIM(R) Mail account and become eligible to win daily > >prizes, ending July 30, 2005. One lucky grand prize winner will even > >drive away with a 2005 MINI(R) Cooper S. > > http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aimmail/aim_mail.html?mail_footer > > > > > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > >Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and > >industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > > > >Get your own free AIM(R) Mail account and become eligible to win daily > >prizes, ending July 30, 2005. One lucky grand prize winner will even > >drive away with a 2005 MINI(R) Cooper S. > >http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aimmail/aim_mail.html?mail_footer > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > > >
