if i remember right,the german lute-pedagogues judenkunig, newsidler and gerle wrote about the hexacord system in context to the lute. wolfgang -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:10:28 +0100 Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Caroline Usher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [email protected] Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Hexachords
> Dear Caroline, > If you mean historical sources, you need > Morley's 'Plaine and Easie Introduction to > Practical Music,' or John Dowland's English > translation of the 'Micrologous' of Andreas > Ornithoparchus. The latter is (or was) available > in facsimile, I think from Dover editions, and the > former is available in a modern edition. Sorry I > don't have more details to hand at the moment. > Both are essential reading for Renaissance music > theory. > > Best wishes, > > Denys > > > > > > Quoting Caroline Usher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Supposing one wanted to learn the fundamentals of music as it was taught > > in the 16th century, starting with the gamut and hexachords. Are there > > any sources which approach this pedagogically? There is an admirably > > thorough explanation of the theory at > > http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/harmony/hex.html, but how would one put it > > into practice? > > > > Much thanks for any suggestions, > > Caroline > > > > P.S. Who's going to Vancouver next week? I'm arriving at 10:58pm on > > Saturday evening--anyone want to share a cab to Green College? > > > > -- > > Caroline Usher, Dept. of Biology > > Box 90338 > > Durham NC 27708 > > 613-8155, fax 660-7293 > > "So that its subjects will view it with admiration, as a chicken which > has > > the daring and courage to boldly cross the road, but also with fear, for > who > > among them has the strength to contend with such a paragon of avian > virtue? > > In such a manner is the princely chicken's dominion maintained." - > > Machiavelli > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net >
