On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:33:43 +0100, Lex Eisenhardt wrote
> Bass lines may sometimes have been simplified, and thus some of
> the problems could be avoided. Occasional voice crossings with the
> bass perhaps were sometimes accepted (but probably not by everyone). L
But this isn't the problem at all! There's nothing wrong with
voice crossings per se, only if the voices involved form a fifth, which
would change into a (frowned upon) forth. I have yet to find one example
where this would happen with a theorbo ...
Cheers, Ralf Mattes
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martyn Hodgson" <hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: "Lex Eisenhardt" <eisenha...@planet.nl>
> Cc: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:24 PM
> Subject: [VIHUELA] Caccini's instrument {was Re: Strumming as basso
> continuo {was: Return to earlier question: {was: Agazzari guitar
> [was Re: Capona?]}
>
> >
> > Thanks Lex,
> >
> > Caccini can speak for himself: 'the chitarrone is better suited to
> > accompany the voice, especially the tenor, than any other
> > instrument'.(G. Caccini, Le Nuove Musiche (Florence, 1602), sig. C2V
> > 'Ai Lettori ... del Chitarrone ... essendo questo strumento piu atto
> > ad accompagnare la voce, e particolarmente quella del Tenore, che
> > qualunque altro.')
> >
> > Further, Piccinini(1623) tells us Caccini used a chitarrone to
> > accompany himself before 1594.
> >
> > The chitarrone did not, of course, at first have numerous long extended
> > basses. However it was tuned in a nominal A or G so, as previously
> > pointed out, the same problem would arise even if tuned in G with a
> > sung d and f# in the bass.
> >
> > I suspect Striggio was using the term lute in a generic sense: it is
> > certainly not 'wrong' to use any form of lute from around this time to
> > perform his songs. See Rob Dowland Var of lute lessons for example and
> > Ms 704 Bib Con Brussels which contains intabulated settings of songs
> > by Caccini and his contemporaries.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Martyn
>
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R. Mattes -
Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg
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