As I have an e-mail address for Wilfred and was at a meeting with him
yesterday I have forwarded this message to him and asked him if he can
explain a bit more.
I am curious too because I used to play this suite on the violin. (sounds
much better like that too).
I will let you all know if he replies.
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob MacKillop" <robmackil...@gmail.com>
To: "Jerzy Zak" <jurek...@gmail.com>
Cc: "Lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 5:11 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: diatessaron/diapente
I was going to ask the same thing!
But never mind Greek. What does 'diatessaron above the diapente' mean
in English?
Rob
On 30 October 2011 15:26, Jerzy Zak <[1]jurek...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear friends,
In the Supplement to LUTE NEWS 99 there is a second part of Bach
Suite bwv1006a intabulated by Wilfred Foxe. It is presented here in
a key of D major, quite unusually. In the Critical Commentary
Wilfred Foxe explains:
"The tonality of the original suite is E major, and this has been
transposed by a major second to D major. The Weiss Sonata 18 in D
Major provides a useful structural example since the work makes use
of the diatessaron above the diapente for a work with a high
tessitura. In other of Weiss's sonatas with a high tessitura, such
as Le fameaux corsaire -- Sonata 22 in F Major, the diatessaron is
not employed. The fact that the same exists in BWV 1006a is the
principal reason for adopting D major in preference to F major."
I understand what means "diatessaron" and "diapente" in Greek, as
applied to historical music theory, but still I understand nothing
from Wilfred's explanation. Can someone enlighten me on this?
Jurek
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