[LUTE] Re: Seven course vihuela.

Dan, I'm sorry to dissapoint you, but John got it wrong when he stated: "On the seven-course vihuela the temple comun was 4-4-3-4-4-4". There is no reference whatsoever on fols 95-95v of the Declaracion to a "temple commun" for the 7-course instrument (I usuallly translate "temple a

[LUTE] Re: Marco dall'Aquila edition

Darn, I am seeing this bit of information a little too late... Did someone download this precious material who might be willing to send me a copy by email(s)?? Alain On 2014-09-28 13:42, AJN wrote: From: AJN Date: Sep 28, 2014 3:36:58 PM Subject: Re: Marco dall'Aquila edition To: arth

[LUTE] Re: Seven course vihuela.

To clarify- Dr. Ward's dissertation is not merely a translation of only the Bermudo work, he translates relevant material for his own rather extensive study of the vihuela de mano and its music. Dan On 10/16/2014 9:18 AM, Dan Winheld wrote: Antonio- Juan Bermudo, "Declaracion de Instrumentos

[LUTE] Re: Seven courses versus eight.

Antonio- Juan Bermudo, "Declaracion de Instrumentos Musicales..." 1555, f.95'-96. Translation by John Milton Ward, "The Vihuela da Mano and its Music", 1953; p52. "On the seven-course vihuela the "temple comun" was 4-4-3-4-4-4". According to this set-up, the major 3rd interval was between t

[LUTE] Re: beginners, and practicalities of buying lutes

On Oct 16, 2014, at 7:32 AM, r.turov...@gmail.com wrote: > I wrote ADD, not "change". I guess that means you can’t take the apostrophe out of “it’s,” but you can add “not everyone shares my view about how wide bridge spacing should be.” So we’re agreed, and your path is clear. No need to than

[LUTE] Rudolf Straube, lute & English guittar

Dear collective wisdom, I am sure I read recently that Rudolph Straube wrote at least one piece/movement in versions for both baroque lute and English guittar, but I can't remember where I read it. Does anyone know? Best wishes, Jelma van Amersfoort To get on or off this list see list inform

[LUTE] Re: Seven courses versus eight.

"the actual 7 course historical tuning specified for the "Vihuela Grande" Best wishes to all Antonio On Thursday, 16 October 2014, 8:23, Martin Shepherd wrote: The version in the Folger MS ("the battle gallyard") is written for 7c lute with the 7th at D. Same

[LUTE] Re: Seven courses versus eight.

"the actual 7 course historical tuning specified for the "Vihuela Grande" Best wishes to all Antonio On Thursday, 16 October 2014, 8:23, Martin Shepherd wrote: The version in the Folger MS ("the battle gallyard") is written for 7c lute with the 7th at D. Same

[LUTE] Re: beginners, and practicalities of buying lutes

I wrote ADD, not "change". As I can tell from this sondage as well as the on FB: the lute-public opinion overwhelmingly tilts against narrow bridges. RT On 10/15/2014 9:19 PM, howard posner wrote: I asked the point of asking for ideas if you’ve already decided you’re not going to change the

[LUTE] Re: Polish Tablature Re: Neapolitan tablature?

Good points all and quite interesting . . . Personally, I still think "inverted Italian tablature" gets across the point most quickly to those with a basic knowledge. Perhaps some of these tablature types are used too infrequently to be associated with any particular place. Or perhap

[LUTE] Re: Seven courses versus eight.

The version in the Folger MS ("the battle gallyard") is written for 7c lute with the 7th at D. Same applies to the Dd.5.78 version of Mr John Langton's Pavan. M On 16/10/2014 04:13, Dan Winheld wrote: Ed- It's a piece a cake. Every time he calls for the low "F", it's in low position & chor