I'm sure he preferred the sound. Whether he himself, or others, adhered to the instructions religiously is another matter. He certainly qualifies as an expert.
dt At 10:43 AM 7/22/2008, you wrote: >Does it have anything to do with The Orbo? (cf. Kapsperger) > >>"Peter Nightingale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: >>>Dear list, >>> >>>Is there a rationale for Piccinini's suggestion that chords, e.g. like >>>this >>>--- >>>-0- >>>--- >>>-3- >>>-2- >>>-0- >>>be played by striking the courses in the order 5/p, 2/i ,1/m, 3/i. >>> >>>Then there also is the other strange thing in his instructions. I wonder, >>>did he loose his ring finger in a duel? After acknowledging in passing >>>that finger's existence --maybe only in others?-- he seems to completely >>>ignore it. >> >>No idea about why this is so, but you can find the same with French >>baroque lutenists. >>-- >>Mathias > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html