Re: Melii theorbo tuning (ON TOPIC)
David, I ran across Andrea Damiani's article right after I posted my message to the list. I would love to try the octave course, but unfortunately, my theorbo is single strung. Someday, I might try it with the second string in the upper octave, though. Do you think this may work with Pittoni? I don't have the music at hand. Chris --- LGS-Europe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'll encounter the same questions, and lack of definitive answers, in the theorbo music by Pittoni. But a double second course with one of the strings in the higher octave is a new thought for me, actually similar to what you'll find on a baroque guitar. Interesting. Anybody ever tried that on a theorbo? David * David van Ooijen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know what the theorbo tuning is for Pietro Paolo Melii's handful of works per la Tiorba? No. It certainly seems that the second course at least is not re-entrant. Perhaps he's written for a double-strung instrument with only one string of the course tuned down the octave? Or is it for a different tuning altogether? Maybe its not for theorbo at all. I'm woking with the SPES edition, but can't make much from the Italian preface. (Per la tiorba is about it.) There's an article by Andrea Damiani on the subject at www.marincola.com. Click the Lutebot link in the right column and go to number 7. This has been discussed a good deal in these parts, so you can probably find the discussion if you know how to use the archive. But you have a good handle on the possibilities and no definite answers, which is to say, you're pretty much where you'll be after looking at the sources above. HP To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html __ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: Melii theorbo tuning (ON TOPIC)
You'll encounter the same questions, and lack of definitive answers, in the theorbo music by Pittoni. But a double second course with one of the strings in the higher octave is a new thought for me, actually similar to what you'll find on a baroque guitar. Interesting. Anybody ever tried that on a theorbo? David * David van Ooijen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know what the theorbo tuning is for Pietro Paolo Melii's handful of works per la Tiorba? No. It certainly seems that the second course at least is not re-entrant. Perhaps he's written for a double-strung instrument with only one string of the course tuned down the octave? Or is it for a different tuning altogether? Maybe its not for theorbo at all. I'm woking with the SPES edition, but can't make much from the Italian preface. (Per la tiorba is about it.) There's an article by Andrea Damiani on the subject at www.marincola.com. Click the Lutebot link in the right column and go to number 7. This has been discussed a good deal in these parts, so you can probably find the discussion if you know how to use the archive. But you have a good handle on the possibilities and no definite answers, which is to say, you're pretty much where you'll be after looking at the sources above. HP To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Melii theorbo tuning (ON TOPIC)
Dear lute-listers, If I may intrude, and if we can bear to tear ourselves away from the deeply-held, sincerely-believed, and of course correct, voicings of personal opinions on politics, religion, and nationlism, perhaps someone may be able to help me with a lute related issue. Does anyone know what the theorbo tuning is for Pietro Paolo Melii's handful of works per la Tiorba? It certainly seems that the second course at least is not re-entrant. Perhaps he's written for a double-strung instrument with only one string of the course tuned down the octave? Or is it for a different tuning altogether? Maybe its not for theorbo at all. I'm woking with the SPES edition, but can't make much from the Italian preface. (Per la tiorba is about it.) Thanks, CW __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
