I have the Chancy tabs, but they're packed away at the moment. I
should be able to get at them, scan this branle, and send it off on Wed
or so. A word of warning, the mandore (the Chancy tabs are for
mandore, not mandora) is strung with 4 strings, and there are various
tunings. So there's no telling how useful this version might be for
you. Given enough time I could record it for you as well so you can
hear it...
Not having the tabs in hand, is it true that I'm looking for Branle de
St. Nicholas (spelling notwithstanding)? Is that the name that will
be in the tabs? This manuscript has a collection of 6 branles, and I
want to make sure I get the right one... Sorry, but I wouldn't know it
by sound.
I would ask just one favor in return... How do you pronounce
Branle?
cud
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From: Rockford Mjos rm...@comcast.net
To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 1:41 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Branle de St Nicolas for guitar
I am working on a program for December and have been collecting pieces
related to the December holiday season.
I have already gathered many settings of En m'en revenant / Branle de
St. Nicolas / More Palatino with the intention of picking some of the
nicer settings and ornamentation and arranging it for guitars and/or
lutes (there are three of us playing with several instrument
possibilities).
Ruth van Braak Griffioen's book Jakob van Eyck's Der Fluyten Lust-Hof
has a very long listing of settings of this tune. (Though for some
reason she missed the Rowallen Swit St. Nikolas (going by memory on
that title).
She lists two setting for baroque guitar, both titled Branle de St.
Nicolas:
F-Psg MS 2344 (1649)
F-Psg MS 2351 (mid 17c)
and one for mandora (by Chancy)
Might anyone be able to share tablatures of any of these settings?
-- R
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