>Lute music in pitch notation has historically often been on >two staves. >That is the standard way of notating lute music in pitch >notation. Harps, >marimbas, hymns are notated on two staves, and we >don't call that keyboard >notation, do we? Guitarists don't know that when you >play a keyboard the >hands somehow work together automatically.
>ajn Well I don't know a whole lot of violinist's that read bass clef, and may cellist's that read treble clef. Or may lutenists that read Italian tab, or........ Michael Thames www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute list" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 6:57 AM Subject: Re: French Lutenist about to release a worldwide first- the Book of Perrine > There are two books of lute music by Perrine (first name unknown). Civiol's > web page just gives the introductory text with English > translation. Both books (1679 and 1680) are available in facsimile. My > former class mates Steve and Olga Immel have probably the most comprehensive > stock of music in facsimile (Old music and Incunabula, New York City), and > their web site is a good place to look when > you wish to know about a facsimile. They even list facsimiles that are > out-of-print (helpful to know that you might find them in a library or on > the antiquarian market) > > (http://www.omifacsimiles.com-cats-lute-pdf) > > There is a transcrption of the 1680 edition. But it is for keyboard > (ed.Erdas for Ut Orpheus),and ALL THE SPECIAL FINGERINGS FOR LUTE ARE LEFT > OUT!!!! This is a resujlt of that disease guitar players seem to have, > when they claim that when lute music is in pitch notation it is for > keyboard. > > Lute music in pitch notation has historically often been on two staves. > That is the standard way of notating lute music in pitch notation. Harps, > marimbas, hymns are notated on two staves, and we don't call that keyboard > notation, do we? Guitarists don't know that when you play a keyboard the > hands somehow work together automatically. > > ajn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Durbrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Olivia Fox Cabane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute list" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:08 PM > Subject: Re: French Lutenist about to release a worldwide first- the Book of > Perrine > > > > Is this Perrine Book published? Anyone here seen it? It sounds very > > interesting. > > > >> Unlike most other lute pieces, > >>this one was transcribed by Perrine, a contemporary of the authors, > >>from tablatura to modern technique. This has made the Book a fabulous > >>interpretation tool for other pieces; a sort of Rosetta stone. It gives > >>indications about left- and right-hand positions; about ornementation, > >>arpegements. > > > > -- > > Ed Durbrow > > Saitama, Japan > > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > >
