Damien DELGROSSI wrote: > > 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. > >
I'd be interested to know anything about the cetara - especially anything known about it from before 1900. E.g.: how was it strung and tuned? Was it played with a plectrum or the fingers? Does it have a written repertoire? Or was it more like the waldzither (a 'folk' instrument played melodically, playing standard tunes?) Stuart > > > > > Message du 06/12/06 22:48 > > De : "Stuart Walsh" > > A : "Doc Rossi" , [email protected] > > Copie à : > > 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 trés 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. > > > > > > > > >
