Dear Andrew, A half fall is like a hammer on:
_a__c_ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ A whole fall is like two half falls: _a__c__e__ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ A backfall is like a pull-off: _d__c_ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ For each of those examples, you pluck only the first note with your right hand, and make the other notes with your left-hand fingers. I'm pleased you like the edition. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Gibbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 9:39 PM Subject: [LUTE] half falls and backfalls > Just got around to playing some pieces from Stewart McCoy's Osborn > fb7 facsimile - which is lovely - a great facsimile edition. There's > a lot of indicated ornamentation - can anyone tell me - is a backfall > the same thing as a half fall - or if not what is it? > > Any advice from the lute list gratefully received as always... > Andrew -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
