[LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings?

2014-01-03 Thread theoj89294
string stopping is a necessary art. Cheers! trj -Original Message- From: David van Ooijen Cc: lutelist Net Sent: Fri, Jan 3, 2014 1:08 pm Subject: [LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings? On the contrary, I understand these asterixes as reminders to sustain the notes, that is, to

[LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings

2014-01-03 Thread Sean Smith
So true, Martin, that it's difficult to hold some notes as written or asterixed. I sometimes find myself refingering a few bits to keep things ringing better. Phalese's intabulations certainly 'evolve' over the publications and being others' in the first place I'm not sure to whom I shoul

[LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings?

2014-01-03 Thread Sean Smith
Dear theoj89294, It's my understanding that they represent instances of "let this note ring". In nearly all cases it helps the voice-leading in the polyphony or keeps a bass note going until the next chord change. One finds this practice in many previous lute books (though not all), such

[LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings?

2014-01-03 Thread AJN
That's my impression also. (I've had computer difficulties and still owe a few of you messages. I haven't forgotten.) On 01/03/14, David van Ooijen wrote: On the contrary, I understand these asterixes as reminders to sustain the notes, that is, to hold the fingers on the strin

[LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings?

2014-01-03 Thread David van Ooijen
On the contrary, I understand these asterixes as reminders to sustain the notes, that is, to hold the fingers on the strings. David *** David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On 3