On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:49:33 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Wilke wrote > Mathias, > > --- On Thu, 8/11/11, Mathias Rösel <mathias.roe...@t-online.de> > wrote: > > > The theorbo pieces of de Visée's publication en > > musique stand a 4th > > higher than the correspondent tablature versions. > > > > Can the transposition of a 4th "en musique" be because > deVisee was using his guitar pieces as his reference > point? Most of the solo theorbo pieces that also exist > in guitar versions are pitched down a 4th from the > guitar. This makes sense since the guitar with > re-entrant 5th course will have the 4th course as its lowest > pitch, so as to be really "in d."
And, IIRC, de Visée's 'en musique' is in no way connected to the Theorbo - it's printed published as an apendix to his printed _guitar_ works. And even there there seems to be no indication that the music is meant to be performed together with the guitar. Cheers, Ralf Mattes > Chris > > Christopher Wilke > Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer > www.christopherwilke.com > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- R. Mattes - Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg r...@inm.mh-freiburg.de
