>There was an interesting article by Eric Walter Hill in Early Music a few
>years (1993 I think) that addresses the issue of Florentine 
>manuscripts contining
>intabulated "continuo" accompaniments   to late 16th and early 17th century
>monody.
>
>If i am not mistaken (I am still in Denver playing Handel and do not have a
>copy of the journal here with me) in his study he found the majority of these
>intabulations were for a six course lute pitched at A.
>
>R Savino

Could those have been mandolinos?
-- 
Ed Durbrow
Saitama, Japan
http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/



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