Bernd, You convinced me that the speed-up should be a factor 4/3 and I'm sure we'll be able to find a numerologist who can explain why this will please St Cecilia.
:-) Thanks! Peter. On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Bernd Haegemann wrote: > Dear Peter and all, > >> The Spinacino preface states: >> (http://www.library.appstate.edu/music/lute/spi1507a.html#Summary%20of%20Preface) >> >> The vertical line ("|" or a semibreve) indicates the measure and must be >> played at a slow enough tempo to facilitate the performance of four >> quicker note values (stems with one, two, three, and four flags). >> >> This seems to suggest that, unless indicated otherwise, pieces should be >> played in strict tempo. If that is correct, then Bernd's speedup by a >> factor two is almost certainly wrong. > > oooh!!! > > >> to start "a la dirge," and given the option (?), I'd go for the 3/4->2/4 >> interpretation, i.e., no tempo change. > > :-) > > > from my studies today I can deliver the message that around 1500 > a long list of theoreticists say that the sign combination in question > PRACTICALLY means acceleration (a little bit or so). The correct > proportion is not required. > Otherwise he wouldn't have had to use the sign combination, if it didn't > have wanted to > show: now follows diminutio. > > >> Bernd mentioned the "sesquialtera=3/2" as a possibility. I don't know what >> in this fraction is the numerator and what is the denominator, > > 3 written over the 2 means acceleration by one third. > 3 of the new ones = 2 of the old ones. > > This is very practical in Tanz/Hupfauff combinations, where a slower > binary dance is followed by a quicker one in triple time. > > best wishes > Bernd > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > the next auto-quote is: Emancipate thy mind from the idle fears of Superstition and the wicked arts of Priesthood. (John Baskerville) /\/\ Peter Nightingale Telephone (401) 874-5882 Department of Physics, East Hall Fax (401) 874-2380 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881
