I have posted two movements from the anonymous sinfonia. It seems to be written for a mandora of some kind, and not the archiliuto named on the titlepage. It seems to be a six course instrument with one diapason, tuned to low C (2 ledger lines, used very rarely; thecontinuoinstruments seemsnot tohavethelow C.)).
Any thoughts? The suggestion from Markand Stephan about the awkward bass lines in the Brescianello sonatas brought this piece to mind. The [mandora?] doubles the bass line, but only in a desultory manner. Oh, where are they? Also a link to William Lawes, too. Fantasia from The Harp Consort No. 12. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepq31c/arthurjnesslutescores That should do it. --AJN. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute Net" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:35 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: G.A. Brescianello 1690-1757 download > "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <<snip>> > >> That's an interesting observation that the >> Brescianello pieces are for >> 8-course gallichon. Also the pieces are simply >> titled "Gallichone solo" >> and >> that designation does not necessary exclude a bass >> instrument like a gamba >> or 'cello. What kind of mandora do you have? (If you >> have one.) >> >> Arthur. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I was thinking about those "three anonymous" concertos > that were mentioned > here recently. Actually, there are two chamber > concertinos and a piece > titled "Sinfonia a\ Solo di Arciliuto." These are > works that Robert Spencer > purchased at the 1956 sale of manuscripts from the > Graf Harrach Collection > in Vienna and Rohrau (Haydn's mother worked in the > Count's kitchen!!). > They > probably were copied in Bohemia. Incidentally one of > the > continuo parts in one of the concertinos is for > "Organo,"and that is a > possibility that should be seriously considered when, > say a Vivaldi > concerto, is performed on lute(s) or guitar(s). Why > have a plucked > instrument competing with a plucked instrument > (harpsichord). > > Getting back to the ":Solo." the lute part is notated > in the treble clef, > sounding an octave lower than written, and includes > all of the necessary > bass notes. But along with the lute part, is a > continuo part in the bass > clef with figures for a second instrument (2nd lute?, > harpsichord? organ?), > which might be doubled by a thrid instrument, a 'cello > or ganmba. So > Stephen's suggestion reminded me that another > possibility may be that there > may be a lost continuo part for the Brescianello > pieces. > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
