> From: Andrew Hartig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:03:11 -0800 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [CITTERN] arch-citterns [was: 12-c Saxon cittern] > > At 10:37 AM 12/3/2006, Roger E. Blumberg wrote: >> No-one seems to have mentioned "Ceterone" yet, a theorboed-cittern, twelve >> or fourteen courses, pretty well documented since the early 1600's according >> to the article at Wikipedia, one tuning is given below > > > It may not have been mentioned because it may not relate? There are > actually several references to citterns with longer string lengths / > dual-pegboxes from the 16th C. onward. I list some below in no > particular order: > > -Thomas Robinson's 14c. cittern (but small instrument based on > left-hand stretches?) > -Campi's [Canpi's] 12c. ceterone > -Monteverdi's call (1609) for 2 "ceteroni" (opposed to chitaroni) in Orfeo > -Balsamino (1594) describes the tuning for his 7c. "cetarissima" > -P.P. Melii's 9c. "citara tiorbata" > -Praetorious's 12c. instrument > -Mersenne (1636) mentions a "cisteron" of 14 courses > -Zarlino (1558) mentions that the Spanish use a "ceterone" (with no > further details?) > -Evaristo Baschenis (and followers/associates) depicts what may be a > cittern with multiple pegboxes (# of courses not determined). > > Peter Forrester has suggested that there may be a relation between > some of the tunings and lirone tuning? Perhaps he can enlighten us > further. (Also, thanks to Peter for sharing information on many of > the sources I listed above.) > > I am woefully behind on updating the "ceterone" portions of my > page.... I would welcome any further input or information. > > -Andrew > http://cittern.theaterofmusic.com >
Yer the boss(es), I don't know. I just happened to come across it the other day (and looked it up) because it was listed as being played on one of Vittorio Ghielmi's CDs, he playing lyra-voil (scordatura tuned) and his partner (who usually plays lute) playing a ceterone. The combination is fab! Here's two of those clips, Tracks 5 and 12 . . . http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1034641/a/Bagpipes+from+Hell+% 2F+Vittorio+Ghielmi,+Luca+Pianca.htm Roger To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
