Oh dear....
In Marini, why should not the bass line instrument (theorbo, bowed
bass) just play the bass line of the song since the guitar isn't
producing a bass line (and it's occasionaly of interest).
No reason at all - except that it might not fit with the harmony which I
have carefully worked out and am rather proud of!. (See my last message).
Rgds
M
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--- On Mon, 25/4/11, Monica Hall <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
From: Monica Hall <mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] Re: Composition of short songs in early 17th
century Italy - was Marini - was Grenerin
To: "Lex Eisenhardt" <eisenha...@planet.nl>
Cc: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>, "Martyn Hodgson"
<hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Monday, 25 April, 2011, 14:57
> I was thinking of the theorbo playing a harmony on G while the guitar
> would be doing an F major at the same moment.
If we are still talking about Marini surely the theorbo and guitar are
not meant to be playing together. It's either or - or have I lost the
plot completely? Are you not confusing Grenerin with alfabeto songs.
Different repertoire etc.....
With a bowed string there
> would of course only be the G in the bass.
> Do we have indications that bowed string bass instruments were used
in
> this repertoire, in combination with plucked (or strummed) bass?
I don't think so - surely we all agreed about that. Strictly speaking
you were supposed to accompany yourself.
Monica
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