[VIHUELA] Re: advice on 'passacailles'/chaconnes

2007-11-03 Thread Monica Hall
I am still not exactly sure which ones you are referring to without the folio numbers. There is a Passacaille in A minor called Bonne (which I think just means good in the context), on f. 27v. It is possible that this is by Bartolotti. It looks sort of Italian. The passacaille on f. 27 and t

[VIHUELA] Re: advice on 'passacailles'/chaconnes

2007-11-03 Thread Stuart Walsh
Monica Hall wrote: I am curious to know which ones you are playing. The relationship between the two forms is complex. In Gallot from f.117to .f.123v some of the the pieces are called passacaglio and others chiacona. All are actually from Corbetta's 1643 book. They don't have individual ti

[VIHUELA] Re: advice on 'passacailles'/chaconnes

2007-11-03 Thread Stuart Walsh
Martyn Hodgson wrote: The ciaconna (lItaly early 17thC) was originally fast with a syncopated triple rythm: l l l l 0 / l 0 l 0 (where l = a crotchet; 0 = semibreve; / = bar line) with the accent on the second crotchet of each bar. As well as for dance movements, various composers w

[VIHUELA] Re: dyslexia and reading music

2007-11-03 Thread Alexis Blumberg
Although I have had some experience with dyslexic persons in the past, I am not on expert on the subject. What I do in such circumstances is a great deal based upon improvisation. Often I try to find out what works for a certain student when I am faced with a problem. Although different individuals

[VIHUELA] Re: advice on 'passacailles'/chaconnes

2007-11-03 Thread Monica Hall
I am curious to know which ones you are playing. The relationship between the two forms is complex. In Gallot from f.117to .f.123v some of the the pieces are called passacaglio and others chiacona. All are actually from Corbetta's 1643 book. They don't have individual titles but in the inde

[VIHUELA] Re: advice on 'passacailles'/chaconnes

2007-11-03 Thread Martyn Hodgson
The ciaconna (lItaly early 17thC) was originally fast with a syncopated triple rythm: l l l l 0 / l 0 l 0 (where l = a crotchet; 0 = semibreve; / = bar line) with the accent on the second crotchet of each bar. As well as for dance movements, various composers wrote vocal pieces to