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
> >>
> >>
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> 
> Andreas Schlegel
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