[LUTE] Re: French ornamentation

[Mathias Rösel]

"Shaun Ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb:
> Can someone confirm for me the intentions of the "tiret" in French  
> lute ornamentation? Does it refer to a descending appogiatura? Does  
> it include any reiterations in a form of a trill.

The word "tirer" is used in the explanations by Gaultier (rules 7 to 10)
and by Mouton (rule 5) with regard to pulling a course with fingers of
the left hand after having played a preceding fretted note
(pulling-off). That applies to appogiatura from above, of course, but
just as well to other playing situations. 
Mouton uses "tirer" also for raking chords with thumb or forefinger of
the right hand (rule 11).

Tirer denotes playing techniques, not an ornament.
-- 
Mathias


> These are the  
> actions that I am referring to:
> 
> Signifies that it is necessary to pull the string with the finger of  
> the left hand.[1]
> To pull the string of the left hand after having touched it with the  
> right hand once.[2]
> 
> [1] Denis Gaultier, Livre de tablature des pi=E8ces de Mr. Gaultier Sr.  
> de N=E8ve et de Mr. Gaultier son cousin (Paris, ca.1672): Signifie  
> qu'il faut tirer la corde de quelque doigt de la main gauche.
> 
> [2] Charles Mouton, Pi=E8ces de luth sur differents modes (Paris, c. 
> 1680): Pour tirer la corde de la main gauche apres l'avoir touchee de  
> la main droitte une fois.
> 
> Thanks all!
> 
> Shaun Ng



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