Perhaps I should have said One doesn't
I agree with you that the piece as it appears in the manuscript poses a
number of problems not the least of these being the possibility that
Handel wasn't sufficinetly familiar with the guitar to write a suitable
part for it.
I
--- On Sun, 10/5/09, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Haendel - Cantata Spagnuola
To: Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: Vihuelalist vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Sunday,
Indeed, hence why it's important to see the practice throughout this
MS. As already said, it may be that additional melodic instrumental
parts are not identified.
MH
--- On Sat, 9/5/09, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
No - I don't think odd at all - the composr would simply be pointing
the exotic.
No doubt like many, I would like to think this was for solo guitar
(with prhps a bass instrument) but it's important to avoid wishful
thinking clouding judgement. I'd still like to see what appears
As said, it would be revealing to see if other pieces in the MS do not
always completely specify instruments and identify an accompanying
melody instrument on the top line. The Baerenreiter edition may allow
you to check this: - please let us know about the other pieces (is
, May 09, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Re: [VIHUELA] Händel -
Cantata Spagnuola
As said, it would be revealing to see if other pieces in the MS do not
always completely specify instruments and identify an accompanying
melody instrument on the top line
