> There's one manuscript source for it, and it's a mess, so every > performer has to make decisions about, for example, where rhythm > signs should go.
It is in one of the Matthew Holmes manuscripts now in the Cambridge University Library. He was evidently tired of copying at that point. It's hard to read and full of mistakes - misplaced or omitted rhythms, incorrect (as written) counterpoint, cadences on the wrong beat, etc. The version in the Poulton book doesn't do much to fix things. Paul gave a talk on reconstructing it this past summer at the LSA workshop in Vancouver. I don't remember who else was in the room, but maybe someone taped it or can write faster than I can and took good notes. Bob ----------------------------------------------------------- "My lute is strung entirely in gut.", said Tom sheepishly. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
