Yes, I do think something as common as the ubiqitous 4,3 cadence would have
been expected: wether they thought merely indicating the root chord was
sufficient and that players would themselves automatically play a 4,3 is moot;
presumably for professional players not required, but for beginners (the buyers
of such books)?
Regarding the use of 'modern' chord names, they are not, of course, just used
by modern guitar players but more generally employed. The problem with
Alfabeto is also indicating commonly appearing harmonies such as Am7 ie
0
2
2
1
3
which are not (I think offhand) covered by such additional systems as
Foscarini's 'alfabeto dissonante', Calvi's 'alfabeto falso' or Ricci's 'lettere
tagliate'.
MH
-- On Mon, 21/7/08, Mjos & Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> From: Mjos & Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Alfabeto songs and editions
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu, "David van Ooijen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, 21 July, 2008, 7:18 AM
> Martyn,
>
> Do you think a 4-3 cadence is always "required"
> in this repertoire?
> Or do you think a plain major chord might, possibly, be an
> element of
> the style? O would a plain chord only have been played by
> low-level
> amateurs?
>
> I actually am happy enough to play from Italian or Spanish
> sources
> translated in to French tab (my Piccinini arrangements are
> in French
> tab), but I would wish for enough information in that
> "translation"
> to have a good understanding of the original.
>
> I think the issue also relates to the purpose of the
> edition. Is the
> goal to "recreate" a corrected/clearer version of
> the original source
> -- it might be. I am trying to find a form that will be
> useful and
> practical for me (and maybe for others) for future
> programs. So I'm
> experimenting a bit.
>
> -- R
>
> On Jul 20, 2008, at 3:04 AM, Martyn Hodgson wrote:
>
> >
> > Like many others I use modern chord names when playing
> guitar
> > continuo: this enables the underlying harmony (shades
> of Rameau) to
> > be played without obvious errors. However I play solo
> music from
> > original tablatures and the many 'mixed'
> Italian tablatures enables
> > Alfabeto to be learnt. In practice I never confuse the
> two systems.
> >
> > However, I do so agree that generally players ought to
> be
> > encouraged to play from the original notations and,
> like you,
> > deprecate the modern practice of transcribing into a
> uniform French
> > tablature.
> >
> > Finally, the problem with some of the early Alfabeto
> songs is that
> > the symbols are not always quite accurate: a good
> example is the A
> > 4,3 (modern chord notation)cadence which is only shown
> as I
> > (Alfabeto) in the original.
> >
> > MH
> >
> >
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