Er... yes. Anyone for 5c vihuela? Martin
P.S. Seriously, you have an interesting point. But I think the really exciting thing about this is that we have some idea of what the lute was used for in the four centuries before lute tab was invented. Edward Martin wrote: > Dear Martin, > > As these pieces come from the Segovia Catedral MS, is it more likely > that the pieces are intended for vihuela ensemble, as opposed to lute > ensemble? > > ed > > At 02:05 PM 10/9/2005 +0100, Martin Shepherd wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> Having been involved in performing some of this music when Jon was >> developing these ideas, I am also convinced by his arguments and I have >> to say we lutenists have really been missing a trick here. The music is >> truly excellent, by some of the best composers of the age (Isaac comes >> first to mind, but Agricola and others feature strongly too). It does >> help if you use different-sized lutes, because then the lines fall >> comfortably on the upper courses in low positions on all the lutes - you >> don't want to be growling around on the lowest three courses all the >> time, or straining yourself playing constantly on frets 10-12. >> >> I also agree with Stewart that tablature is hopeless for this music - >> it's so much easier to read ordinary notation. But just for the people >> who only read tab, I did a tab version of the Isaac Benedictus for Lute >> News a few years ago, for three G lutes. Maybe I should give it to you >> all as a Piece of the Month? In the meantime, anyone who would like a >> copy can just email me and get a Fronimo file by return. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Martin >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > Edward Martin > 2817 East 2nd Street > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > voice: (218) 728-1202 > > >
