>> >> >> "I have been obliged to transpose the pieces of music because the >> compass of the guitar extends only to high D la re >> [at the tenth >> fret]. > > Did De Visee write that part about the tenth fret? That would be > strange since that would shurely be a 'd la sol' (note: no re here!). > Otherwise high might refer to the guitar's lowest note, d (open > forth course), but that wouldn't be "high D la re" but a "D sol re". > Very strange ...
"J'ay esté obligé de transposer les pieces de musique acause de l'estendüe de la Guitare qui va jusques an D. la. re. en haut, il ne faut pas oublier une octave a la quatrième corde, elle y est tres necessaire." To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
