Dear Matthew,
thank you for pointing once again at the source! John Sturt's lute book bears collector Matthew Locke's stamp, that's why it is now called the ML lute book, or so I understand the nomenclature . A member of this list was kind enough as to share a scan. I copied the duet with Fronimo and added transcriptions for 10c lute in renaissance tuning and for 11c lute in D-minor tuning (feasible, not too demanding). I have posted the Fronimo file on http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Fronimo_editor/ (files > tablatures) and the corresponding pdf file on http://lutegroup.ning.com/ (forum > lute tablatures). I agree that this fine little duet has some traits in common with the three famous lute duets by William Lawes. And it somehow invites for improvising and trying doubles. There's a little oddity at the ed, in the very last measure. While the first lute has a D-minor chord on the last beat, the second lute has a D-major chord. I take it for a Picardy third, i. e. when the last section is played for the first time, both lutes play D-minor on the last beat, but when it is repeated, both lutes play D-major on the last beat. Mathias > There is a short Allemande duet for 12-course lutes in 'Flat French' > tuning on 33v of the John Sturt's lute book, aka The M.L.L Lute Book. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
