Dear Timo, It is LINDA (Finnish union catlaogue of university libraries) that is down for a week, or so.
Couldn't your friend in "L'Arepeggiata" find the other pieces for you? Anyway, give that sunsite connection a try (to LINDA). Kircher also has some other plucked instrument pieces in his Musurgia universalis (1650), book I, p. 480ff.. They are ensemble pieces in mensural notation by Lelio Colista for various combinations of guitar, lutes, harps, theorbos. There is a published facsimile of Musurgia, and it should not be too difficult to find because it is such a famous book. The pieces are written in a rather "learned" style of polyphony. If you have trouble with the on-line Finnish union catalogue, perhaps ask a local librarian for assistance. That's what they're there for. arthur. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peedu Timo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 2:16 PM Subject: VS: [LUTE] Re: Tab Search - Kircher Tarantella Dear Arthur, Thanks a lot for the library info. I'll try to find the pieces through sunsite when it's working again. I got the music to the Antidotum from my friend who plays in the group 'L'arpeggiata' who has recorded some of Kircher's pieces in their CD 'Tarantella' Kircher was really a remarkable and facinating man - Kind of baroque era Leonardo. All the best, Timo ________________________________ Lähettäjä: Arthur Ness [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lähetetty: ma 18.6.2007 19:47 Vastaanottaja: Peedu Timo Aihe: Re: [LUTE] Re: Tab Search - Kircher Tarantella Dear Timo, The library has the Kircher book but it is a microcard. That's a now obsolete system of duplicating books. The equipment doesn't work at the library here But you might try the national union catlaogue in Finland. Go Sunsite (link below), and then to Finland. The first university on the list has LINDA which is the national union catlaogue of Finnish university libraries. I couldn't search it because it is "down" for a few days. But maybe you can find the Kircher book when it's up and working. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/ Thanks for posting the Antidotum. I'm certain Scott and others will enjoy playing it. I wish I could be more helpful with the Kircher book. There are two microtexts for it, both are microcard published by the Sibley Library at Eastman (1955) and by ReadEx (1973). There are quite a few old copies (1641) in U.S. libaries. And I saw one for sale on Abe Books for $8000. So you too can own it, if you've got the cash.<g> Arthur. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peedu Timo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 4:22 AM Subject: VS: [LUTE] Re: Tab Search - Kircher Tarantella Hi Arthur, John's Question while ago made me to make a lute piece out of Antidotum Tarantulae (renaissance tuning). Here it is. On the second page is the melody with lute accompaniment. Would you by any chance have acces to the Kircher's faximiles? I'd be very interested to have them. Greetings from Finland, Timo Peedu -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Arthur Ness [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lähetetty: 16. kesäkuuta 2007 18:17 Vastaanottaja: John Scott; Lute Net Aihe: [LUTE] Re: Tab Search - Kircher Tarantella Thanks to my favorite music reference librarian, I can tell you that Kircher published not one but eight songs used to cure tarantism ("antidotum tarantulae"). It's in this work: Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. _Magnes, siue, De arte magnetica : opus tripartitum :_ (Romae : Ex typographia Ludouici Grignani, sumptibus Hermanni Scheus, 1641.) 916 pp. I found no facsimile., but at least two published microfiches, one from the Sibley Library at Eastman. The pieces are in part iii, chapter 8. It shouldn't be too difficult to make your own tablature. Many libraries have the microfiche. Maybe Eastman will make the pieces available in digital format. ajn. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:48 AM Subject: [LUTE] Tab Search - Kircher Tarantella > Hi, I've been Googling for the tab to this piece, but > haven't had any > luck. It's a short little Tarantella by Athanasius > Kircher. > > I'd be really grateful if anyone could let me know > where to find a copy, either printed or on the net. > > Many thanks! > > > John Scott > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
