The not-really-renaissance books of the Division-violist ilk also include the two volumes of The Division-violin (1684 and 1705) the two volumes of The Division Flute (1706 and 1710), and, of course, the Division-Synthesizer (1711). You can find them all on the web. Try:
www.utorpheus.com/libreria/ricerca/ ricerca.php?start=60&l=it&catalogo=Facsimili Stephen Arndt wrote: > Hello, all! > > I have read several times here and there that there were quite a few > Renaissance treatises on the art of playing "divisions" or variations > on a "ground" or theme. The only one I have been able to locate, > however, is Christopher Simpson's "The Division-Violist, or, An > Introduction to the Playing upon a Ground." If anyone can recommend > others to me, whether in English or not, I would be very appreciative. > > Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. > > Stephen Arndt > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
