Nor have I ever heard about the manuscript - it doesn't exist.
Must be 29485 :)
See Brookes, page 27.
There is a modern edition:
@BOOK{MMN3,
editor = {Alan Curtis},
year = 1961,
title = {Dutch Keyboard Music of the 16th and 17th Centuries},
address = {Amsterdam},
SERIES = {Monumenta M
Hello Nancy - the Susanne van Soldt manuscript is a collection of
late renaissance keyboard music - hence it's often called the Susanne
van Soldt Virginal book. I think the story is that Susanne van Soldt
was the daughter of a Dutch merchant living in London in the late
16th century. I've never see
This topic is very interesting and is the cause of many
misunderstandings regarding the lute's tension. I still struggle to
find the right tension to the first course of my instrument...
Most lutenists still come from the guitar, which is a very tense
instrument. For years I playe
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009, Nancy Carlin said:
>I have just gotten the Les Witches
I like that group, have another of their CD's; odd, spirited.
"Brande Champanje"
I would guess its a mispellynge of Bransle de Champange; more nameing the
dance than any particular tune. With reason to celebrat
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009, Oskar De Mari said:
>isn't the Baeir string-density calculator just his interpretation?
never used it, so cant speak to that from experience. The formulae
involved are well known, but require information about physical
property(s) of the strings which are not always
Hi Manolo,
Well, it's yes and no question isn't it. And, as you expanded it yourself ,
it is up to the player in the end which strings and at what tension(s)
they'd be more comfortable with to produce the sound they want. What I can
perhaps recommend is the highest limit of tension, so as not
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009, ml said:
> my humble opinion: your vihuela, Oskar, was designed and build by
> Batov with a tension with which it sounds at its best. I would ask
> Batov
I agree with you Manolo, the maker is best positioned to do testing and
build the instrument accordingly. Start fro
my humble opinion: your vihuela, Oskar, was designed and build by
Batov with a tension with which it sounds at its best. I would ask
Batov about everything related with stringing, fretting, etc.
Each instrument is a world in itself, and also sounds different when
played by different musicians
