Lex,
>
> However, some players may have been able to realize an accompaniment,
> departing from the bass (and losing considerably in volume, while plucking
> part of the harmonies).
I cannot think of guitar acompaniment without the strumming. The guitar
doesn't have basses like the lute or the t
>> be that the lute in question here actually is a 10/11-corse liuto
>> attiorbato?
>
> If that means, 1st and 2nd courses normal (like on the lute), the answer
> is no. All pieces of Libro prima require 1st and 2nd courses down the
> octave. (Nevertheless, one might want to discuss one or another
"Are Vidar Boye Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
> be that the lute in question here actually is a 10/11-corse liuto
> attiorbato?
If that means, 1st and 2nd courses normal (like on the lute), the answer
is no. All pieces of Libro prima require 1st and 2nd courses down the
octave. (Neverthele
>>> I'm wondering how many of the early publications for a 'theorbo' (various
>>> spellings) or chitarrone were actually for large 10c bass lutes with
>>> re-entrant tunings?
>>
>> I wonder about this too! As far as I know, Kapsberger's Libro primo for
>> chitarrone is for a 10-course instrument
On Jan 15, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Rob wrote:
> so why do people choose to tune to G?
> Is it purely because they already think 'in G', or is there another
> reason?
G tuning (with the second course at lute pitch) seems to have been
common in England. Mace wrote that the theorbo was just a big lut
On Jan 16, 2008, at 3:21 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote:
> As you imply: I guess it's because they can't be bothered to
> learn to read on an A instrument
A lot of people prefer to work in those areas they're most familiar
with. We have modern editions of Italian music in French tablature,
bec
Hello Anthony, Martin and all,
Not wanting to add any more info to the full discussion that has been going
on here, I would like to ask a
general question on the string issue: How often does one come across frets
being stopped on courses 11, 10, 9, 8 or 7 ?
Sure there will be examples, but what I
I'm wondering how many of the early publications for a 'theorbo' (various
spellings) or chitarrone were actually for large 10c bass lutes with
re-entrant tunings?
I wonder about this too! As far as I know, Kapsberger's Libro primo for
chitarrone is for a 10-course instrument.
You can find a
> I'm wondering how many of the early publications for a 'theorbo' (various
> spellings) or chitarrone were actually for large 10c bass lutes with
> re-entrant tunings?
I wonder about this too! As far as I know, Kapsberger's Libro primo for
chitarrone is for a 10-course instrument.
Are
PS: I t
[EMAIL PROTECTED] écrit:
Banchieri in his "Conclusioni nel suono dell'organo" (Bologna 1609), p.
59, gives a G tuning for the chitarrone, with the
reentrant tuning for the first string only.
From my homepage (under 'docs & tab') you can download a pdf copy of my
dissertation about the chitarro
Thank you, Diego. I hope someone translates it into other languages as it
looks very interesting. I can only understand a few words here and there,
and it is very easy for me to misunderstand, so I will wait for some kind
person to translate it into English. I'm constantly embarrassed about my
inab
Unfortunately my work it's in Italian only. It was written 12 years ago
and I'm now working again on it, for a printed version.
What you read is just a draft copy.
Pretty good for a draft copy, I'd say. Thank you for sharing this with us.
David
David van Ooijen
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