Hi Stuart, This is not a romantic story, there are a lot of texts and oral tradition which mentionned a real corsican tradition of cetara. I do not have time now to explain because it is extremely long, but the only thing which can be "romantic" is the tuning. The cetara is open tuning in G oftenly now since the seventies, but it is hypothetic. All the rest is absolutely true. I will be more exaustive next time, if you questions about cetara please ask me, Bye Damien.
> Message du 06/12/06 22:48 > De : "Stuart Walsh" > A : "Doc Rossi" , [email protected] > Copie =C3- : > Objet : [CITTERN] Re: Cetera Corse > > Doc Rossi wrote: > > On Dec 6, 2006, at 7:41 PM, Stuart Walsh wrote: > > > > > >> One of the daftest things I've come across is this, on the bandurria: > >> > >> http://www.trioassai.com/bandufaqe.html#historia > >> > > > > Wow, I just can't deal with the literal translation at this time. I > > don't know whether Francisco Garcia Ruiz is on this list or not - > > I'll write to him and see if he can enlighten us further on the > > bandurria and other matters. > > > > > >> Is there really a Corsican cittern tradition? Or is it more of an > >> imaginary, romantic history? > >> > > > > There are plenty of woodcuts featuring Corsican cittern players from > > the 1800s, and of course the tablature of Stefano Allegrini, 1720. > > Then there's this from James Boswell's Account of Corsica (1765?), > > chapter 3: > > > > They are few of them who do not play upon the citra, an old Moorish > > instrument, wich they are pleased to think the ancient cythara. It > > has a sweet and romantic sound, and many of their airs are tender and > > beautiful. > > -- > > > > T > > Very interesting. OK; there's a long cittern tradition in Corsica! > > I've googled Stefano Allegrini (Stefan Allegrini cittern; Stefano > Allegrini tablature etc) and get nothing. Is this tablature discussed > somewhere? > > So Boswell actually used the word 'citra'? I wonder if he had in mind > the EG that he would have known from back home or was just translating > the local name? > > It's interesting that he calls it an old Moorish instrument. I think > Roland Ferrari mentions the 'guitar moresque' somewhere in his remarks > on the Corsican cittern. There could be a website devoted to the claims > that have been made about that (I think it is true to say) wholly > mysterious instrument. > > But Corrette in 1772 says: 'Le cistre est aussi ancien que le Luth, il > est tr=C3=A9s commun en Turquie et en Allemagne...' God knows why. > > Stuart > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. > Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > > > --
