"The vihuela doesn't have to be a vihuela ... " - 'yep. the manuscript
sounds interesting - i assume the precise tuning isn't mentioned but if
you would please post a visual of how the chords are set out, according
to Amat's system, that would be great.
regards - bill
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=billkilpatrick
--- On Mon, 19/7/10, Monica Hall <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
From: Monica Hall <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: antiqua (guatemala) vihuela manuscript
To: "Taco Walstra" <wals...@science.uva.nl>
Cc: "Lutelist" <l...@cs.dartmouth.edu>, "Vihuelalist"
<vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Monday, 19 July, 2010, 14:52
Well folks believe it or not...
I have what appears to be a study of this manuscript in Spanish which
someone - I think an Internet friend in Spain - sent me some time
ago. I have never got around to reading it but a quick look now
suggests that it is about the 5-course guitar - including setting out
the chords according to Amat's system. And why not? The vihuela
deosn't have to be a vihuela.
I could if anyone wants to look at it try posting it on my ning page.
Regards to all
Monica
----- Original Message ----- From: "Taco Walstra"
<wals...@science.uva.nl>
To: <l...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 10:32 AM
Subject: [LUTE] antiqua (guatemala) vihuela manuscript
> Dear all,
> A few weeks ago I happened to be in Antiqua in Quatemala. They have a
tiny museum containing old manuscrips and books which were printed in
16th and 17th century in quatemala. Among the books shown there were 4
books containing music and one manuscript where the description
mentioned that it was about vihuela tuning. 23 pages following were to
contain religious music. Of course it would have been nice if this
manuscript contains vihuela tablature, but the museum description
didn't mention this, although it looks like that the music was intended
to be played on vihuela. Unfortunately there was nobody available to
provide more information. I made 2 pictures of the pages and will put
them on a website this week. Anybody more info about this book?
> Taco
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