the editor off!
Monica
- Original Message -
From: A. J. Ness arthurjn...@verizon.net
To: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Arch-cittern
It's so unusual that if you ever see the notation F#F#F# - CC - BbBbBb
you'll
: Vihuelalist vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 9:34 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Arch-cittern
The system which Grove On Line uses has a lower case c' for middle c and c
for the octave below - which as far as I know is standard and known as
Helmholtz notation. It is the one which
Dear Monica,
There are many schemes for designating the various octaves of musical
pitch.
See _New_HDM_, page 640, bottom of the first column.
CC indicates the C with two ledger lines below the bass clef, C the C
in the
bass clef and c as middle C, octave above that c', then c
Dear Monica,
Yes - I suspect it's a misprint. C below the bass clef is quite low
enough for gut strings of such modest length.
I also don't think it right to call it an arch-cittern: Jordan probably
called it a lute (she is described playing 'the lute' in contemporary
reports
On 18/02/2011 11:52, Monica Hall wrote:
Those of you who belong to the Lute Society will have received the
latest number of Lute News. (Apologies to those of you who aren't
members). This has a reproduction of the portrait of the actress
Dorothy Jordan playing an arch-cittern -
2:43 PM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Arch-cittern or rather Lute-guitar
Dear Monica,
Yes - I suspect it's a misprint. C below the bass clef is quite low
enough for gut strings of such modest length.
I also don't think it right to call it an arch-cittern: Jordan probably
called it a lute
The other question is about the music on p.7. I'm assuming that
both
parts are supposed to be played on a single instrument. If so the
notes on the lower stave will occasionally overlap with those on the
upper stave. Are we supposed to read the lower stave an octave
lower?
