CW: Does anyone know where the term "Neapolitan Lute Tablature" (i.e., a tablature without the zero and with the same string orientation as French tablature) originates? I've always been a little queasy about the term, but it seemed relatively convenient, so I've used it in my web pages. The earliest extant use of it is in I-PESo MS Pesaro 1144 [1490-1511], which comes from central Italy (far from Naples). I-Bu MS 596. HH. 2 [c1500?-1560] is from Naples, as is Francesco da Milano 1536c, the most important use of this notation. So it may be associated with Naples, but I'm still not sure when the term itself was coined (I assume in the 20th century?). Gary -- Dr. Gary R. Boye Professor and Music Librarian Appalachian State University
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