Great resource, Gordon, but how many of us have a Postscript printer? Rob
-----Original Message----- From: Gordon J. Callon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 November 2005 16:51 To: dc; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Theorbo tablature In French tablature the diapasons or bordons are written as numbers and / or as extra "a" letters with slashes separately below the ruled lines (of the main six courses), viz: ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- a /a //a ///a [etc.] [AND/OR] 4 5 [etc.] so that a = 7th course; /a = 8th course, ///a = 9th course, ////a = 10th course, etc.and 4 = 10th course [i.e., the number replacing the four slashes], etc. I have seen examples in original manuscripts that use both numbers and /a letters together, I guess depending on the space available under the main six courses. See, for example, Lambeth Palace Library MS 1041. I have a sample in PostScript format at my www site, the anonymous French song, with archlute or theorbo tablature, "Hola, hola Charon". See: http://ace.acadiau.ca/score/archive/ftp.htm#A In Italian tablature these are shown usually with numbers above the ruled lines (of the main six courses), viz: 7 8 9 X ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- I have samples in PostScript format at my www site, two pieces by Alessandro Piccinini. See: http://ace.acadiau.ca/score/archive/ftp.htm#P GJC On 12 Nov 2005 at 14:50, dc wrote: Date sent: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:50:43 +0100 To: Lutelist <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> From: dc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LUTE] Theorbo tablature > Are there any specific sites out there devoted to theorbo tablature? I > found quite a few for the different lutes, but none for theorbo. I was > wondering in particular how the unfretted strings were notated. > > Thanks, > > Dennis > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
