Jonas,

A couple of weeks ago Bernd Haegemann posted on his web site a copy of an 
article by Paul O'Dette, that discusses this issue. (I have the JPGs, but 
I no longer have the link.) The article contains examples precisely from 
your "Piva a due liuti."  O'Dette states that these changing articulations 
are used to create rhythmic interest.  He also mentions that Dalza 
sometimes creates the same effect by changing the texture, as in the 
second measure of

  -------|-------|-0-----|
  -0-2-3-|---3---|-2-----|
  -----*-|-0---0-|-2-3-2-|
  -3-----|-3---3-|-----*-|
  -------|-------|-------|
  -------|-------|-------|

Of course, for extra effect, occasional errors are tossed into the mix :-(

BTW, in this article POD also discusses the infamous "alla breve 3" time 
signature, but not in the context of the piece I was looking at.

Peter.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Jonas Wellendorf wrote:

> Greetings to you all!
>
> I have been lurking on the list the last couple of months, but my name is
> Jonas and I have taken up the lute fairly recently. I have a question
> concerning the right hand fingering in this passage from the book with
> pieces by Dalza:
>
>
>  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
> _________ _________ _________ _________
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |____3____|_________|____2____|____3____|
> |_2_______|____3____|_0__*____|_2_______|
> |_______0_|_2__*__0_|_______0_|_______0_|
>        *                             *
>
>
>
>  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
> _________ _________ _________ _________
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |____7____|____3____|____2____|____3____|
> |_5_______|_2__*____|_0_______|_2_______|
> |_______0_|_______0_|_______0_|_______0_|
>        *                   *         *
>
>
>
>  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
> _________ _________ _________ _________
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |____8____|____8____|____3____|____2____|
> |_7__*____|_7__*____|_2_______|_0__*____|
> |_______0_|_______0_|_______0_|_______0_|
>                            *
>
>
>
>  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\  |\ |\ |\
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
>  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |
> _________ _________ _________ _________
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |_________|_________|_________|_________|
> |____3____|____5____|____3____|____2____|
> |_2_______|_3__*____|_2_____3_|_0_______|
> |_______0_|_______0_|_______*_|_______0_|
>        *                             *
>
>
>
>  |\ |\ |\
>  |  |  |
>  |  |  |
> _________
> |_________|
> |_________|
> |____3____|
> |_2_______|
> |_______0_|
>        *
> (Thank you for that TAB manual!!!)
>
> Elsewhere in the piece (piua a due liuti) it is obvious that all the
> undotted notes are to be played with the thumb, but in this section I am a
> bit confused about the irregularity with which the index finger is to be
> used. So how should I play in this section?  An is there a good explanation
> for the irregularity?
>
> Thank you,
> Jonas
>
>
>
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