Andreas,
I don't know the work, but could it be for 13-course bass-rider lute? Or could it be that Heinichen wrote an "ideal" version to be realized as best as possible on whatever instrument was handy? Chris --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Andreas Schlegel <lute.cor...@sunrise.ch> wrote: > From: Andreas Schlegel <lute.cor...@sunrise.ch> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library!! > To: "Roland Hayes" <rha...@legalaidbuffalo.org> > Cc: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com>, "Arto Wikla" > <wi...@cs.helsinki.fi>, "lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 2:30 AM > There exist an edition of the > Heinichen Concerto by Concerto Edition > CE03-Hei01. > > The question of the used instrument in the Heinichen > Concerto is very > tricky! > > The first movement is perfect for the range of a German > theorbo (G A > d f a d' on the first courses, basses from 14th course in > F# G A B C# > D E F#, but the lowest bass in this movement is the 13th > course in G). > > But the second movement uses the following basses (from he > 14th > course up to the 6th course): > F# G A B C D Eflat E F G G# > So you have to be able to finger from the 9th course up and > to tune > the 10th course from a C# to C (and for the last movement > back to C#. > That is very strange! > I have no idea which surviving instrument has the correct > setup for > this bassline. > And: The bassline of the theorbo is also "numbered" - these > numbers > are missed in the edition. > > The third movement is again perfectly written for a German > theorbo > (including the 14th course in F#!). > > Briefly: > First movement: German Theorbo, but also possible on a > "normal" theorbo > Second movement: Impossible on the known theorbo types > Third movement: Only possible on a German theorbo because > of the use > of he 14th course in F# > > Has somebody an explanation for this instrument question? > > Andreas > > > Am 26.06.2009 um 04:50 schrieb Roland Hayes: > > > Check out the tiorba line in the concerto > in D by Heinichen, from a > > manuscript score! Plus Rossi Lib. III for > 2 violins and chitarrone! > > Awesome! r. > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu > on behalf of Stuart Walsh > > Sent: Thu 6/25/2009 12:41 PM > > To: Arto Wikla > > Cc: lutelist > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: IMSLP / Petrucci > Music Library!! > > > >> Dear lutenists, > >> > >> I happened to find a treasury of music! Perhaps it > has already been > >> mentioned here, but it is worth of mantioning > again! :-) > >> > >> In > >> > >> [1]http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page > >> > >> you can find the IMSLP/Petrucci Music > Library, "virtual library > >> containing all public domain music scores and/or > sheet music, as well > >> as scores from composers who are willing to share > their music with > > the > >> world without charge" (they have for ex. lots of > Lully there...) > >> > >> Arto > >> > > Interesting. Had a quick look around. > There are quite a few > > pieces in > > MS > > for mandolino by Gervasio. > > Stuart > >> > >> > >> To get on or off this list see list information > at > >> [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > - > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.5.374 / Virus Database: 270.12.91/2201 > - Release Date: > > 06/25/09 06:22:00 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > References > > > > 1. http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page > > 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > Andreas Schlegel > Eckstr. 6 > CH-5737 Menziken > +41 (0)62 771 47 07 > lute.cor...@sunrise.ch > > > -- > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html