I've had, for some time now, the idea that everything in my repertoire on either lute or guitar has to be hand transcribed, by me, in both tablature and its corresponding double clef notation, but not in the usual raised-octave style of the classical guitar. This has done wonders for my sight reading on both instruments, my memorization habits (I also play serious repetitions and keep track of them) and my overall level of musicianship. Sight-singing individual lines in solfege syllables has also helped things along. I may simply be obsessive-compulsive and have found a relatively harmless outlet for it, but I like what I hear of my playing, so I'm sticking with it.
Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Schaub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: Re: tab pdf for Benedictus, Missa de la Pange lingua > I am actually working on singing the Benedictus from Josquin's Mass to get a > better handle on the phrasing. I also wrote out the Fuenllana in a piano staff > to clearly separate the voices since it's so different from the original mass. > This was so helpful that I'm considering doing more of it with other pieces! > I'm getting a better handle on how limiting it can be to just read the tab > without a better sense of the overall harmony (note durations, cadences > etc...). There are many playing "decisions" that I would make as a lute player > that change when I consider the piece as coming from vocal parts. The weirdest > area has been what sounds "acceptable" regarding dissonance. There are certain > parts of this piece that can be quite dissonant, but not in keeping with the > practice of the time or the original writing by Josquin. This was a real eye > opener. I have the piano staff version in pdf if anyone's interested. > > - Chris > > > --- lutesmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Chris and all, > > > > I believe there are a couple of movements from this mass in the Capirola > > too. I love these intabs since they show a very personal lutenist's view of > > the finest in vocal music. Thanks for putting this up. > > > > For those playing it for the first time, try to get a recording and follow > > along in the tab--the phrasing and voices will spring to life! > > > > cheers, > > > > Sean > > > > > > At 02:41 PM 1/8/04, you wrote: > > >I just put a pdf of the tab for the Benedictus from the Missa de la Pange > > >lingua from the Orphenica Lyra (Italian tab). I also sent it to Wayne C. to > > be > > >added to the archive. In the meantime, you can get it here ... > > > > > > >http://www.schaub.com/chris/music/tab/duo_de_la_missa_pange_lingua_josquin. pdf > > > > > >It's a great piece to learn Italian tab since it's (deceptively) simple and > > >sounds beautiful. Have fun! > > > > > >
