Some lutenists were so accustomed to routinely transposing down a tone they became unable to read either tablatures or notes at the original pitch. The condition was called Acquired Ditonal Disorder, or "ADD". One unfortunate soul was nicknamed Simonius Tonaparte.
On Dec 4, 2011, at 11:08 AM, David van Ooijen wrote: > On 4 December 2011 19:58, David Tayler <[email protected]> wrote: >> especially Airs to Cour but also English lute songs, and here down a >> tone is the most common, followed by up a tone. > > I've noticed some lute songs become easier down a tone. Particularly > Morley songs. I always wondered about his songs - were they written a > tone lower but publisehd a tone up? Funny, that. > > David > > -- > ******************************* > David van Ooijen > [email protected] > www.davidvanooijen.nl > ******************************* > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
