[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Fidelity or L'infidelity

2009-04-23 Thread Edward Martin
Danny, I think it is the latter, as you say, "crunchy intentional harmony". Keep in mind that in the London version, the sonata is entitled, "L'Infidele". There is a very good reason for this. Weiss is very deliberate in titling L'infidele, but his intention is where the mystery lies. The ve

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Fidelity or L'infidelity

2009-04-23 Thread chriswilke
Danny, There's evidence to support either note. Using the A-natural, beginning at m. 20, we have a V-I-V7/V-V in C major. (In figures that would be 5/3-6/4-#7/4/2-5/3 over a G pedal.) A fairly straightforward Baroque progression. If you use an Ab in the penultimate measure, that