I sent a message out about 'De tous biens plaine' recently and now have
plenty of variants.  One I found on the net is:

http://base.kb.dk/pls/hsk_web/hsk_vis.side?p_hs_loebenr=27&p_sidenr=9&p_illn
r=0&p_frem=20&p_tilbage=20&p_navtype=rel&p_lang=eng

which will need reconstituting I imagine.

I've just entered this on the computer, and apart from ending up with 3 bars
too many, (one of which is accounted for by the breves over the word I take
to be 'donneur') and the others probably by my inability to interpret rests
correctly), I've come upon a gap in my knowledge/understanding.

1) The piece would appear to be in G minor.
2) There appears to be a Bb on the staff at the beginning of the piece, but
no Eb.
3) The other pieces I have, in digital format for lute or not, are peppered
with E flats, F sharps and other acidentals.

Entered as is from the manuscript, the B naturals sound horrible, which is
hardly surprising. However, the same can't be said of the E naturals or F
sharps.  It doesn't sound desperately wrong, but it doesn't sound as nice as
with the other accidentals.

The question is: to what extent are the alterations a matter of ear, and to
what exent are they a matter of rules that I don't know?

Any ideas gratefully received.

Tony










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