> > For starters that would be a really bad bass line and completly spoils the > cadential effect.
Then Corbetta is to blame, he does that sort of thing all the time. > > With the "French" tuning chord P would be in root position with F in the > bass. The bass note of the next bar is definitely G, with the notes on > the 4th and 5th courses sounding above it and forming a 6-4/5-3 progression > cadencing on C in the next bar - with a sharpened third which then modulates > to F major at the beginning of the next bar. > > In particular you should note that the leading note, b natural on the 5th > course on the second beat of the second bar, resolves on the C on the > second course in the next bar. Otherwise it is just left hanging in the > air which is very unsatisfactory. Indeed unsatisfactory. But where is the d from the fourth course going? No proper part writing. We're talking about the battuto-pizzicato style, full of inconsistencies. Wasn't it the supposed charm of the five course guitar that we do not always get what we expect? > > The correct bass line and underlying harmony is F G C. iv V I = V I > etc... > > I don't know where you learnt your counterpoint. Who is asking for a 'correct' bass line? I thought you didn't believe that such a phenomenon is part of the style of the baroque guitar? Lex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
