possible that the playing technique varied from place to
place but these are evidences we cannot completely ignore.
Francesco
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From: Elias Fuchs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:35 PM
To: David Cameron; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: AW
Dear Arto,
I have the 16 songs in modern notation. They are without words even in the
original print of 1512, just the titles of the songs are there. Nr.1 - 12 is
2 voices for lute plus 1 extra line for melodyinstrument, and Nr.13 - 16 is
all 2 or 3 voices for lute alone.I can send you
I fully agree - Bakfark is a real adventure! Yes, most of his stuff is very
difficult to play, but he never writes real impossible things, it's always
very musical and logical, and well set for the lute, no 6th finger needed at
least (like sometimes V. Galilei). In his time he was a very famous
Thank you all for answering, Nancy, Arto, Sean Smith, Stewart, RT, and
others The Verdelot book I have since long, it's really great music, but
except that one, there is no other Italian music for voice and lute, except
the Bottegari which I'll try to get plus the Bossinensis book too, that
Can anyone tell me how to get the Bottegari-songbook or a copy of it? I
think the original is in the Modena Library in Italy, but I don't want it
from there, it's too complicated, takes too long. I don't know of any
facsimile prints or transcriptions. I'd prefer french tablature. If somebody
