Christoph Dalitz wrote:
>
> I have checked all tablature facsimiles in my posession that use
> note heads (all >= 1600: Francisque, Vallet, Ballard, Fuhrmann, Mertel)
> The longest note in these books is a whole note.
I think you can find some examples of "breves with noteheads" in the
Thysius manuscript, but I haven't actually checked it.
Laura Conrad wrote:
>
> Dowland has lots of breves in the vocal parts, but a quick glance
> didn't find any where the lute wasn't diddling around under them. I
> Of course tablature doesn't really indicate duration of the note; just
> the time elapsed before the next note is played.
Yes, of course. A lute part (accompaniment or solo) almost always
includes multiple voices, and it's rare to find *all* the voices having
a long held note at the same time. And when such a thing occurs, the
lute will (almost) always add some diminutions. Breves does appear
occasionally in lute tablatures, but I don't think I've ever seen a
longa there.
Frank Nordberg
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