Dear Arthur,
Thanks - I thought you might be interested! I had not realised it was
in Mertel as well, and now I look at it and it raises another
interesting question, because the Mertel text is practically identical
to Hirsch - where did they both (20 years apart and in different
countries) get this version? I suppose Mertel must have raided some
English sources (the very next piece in Mertel is a Fantasia by
Holborne, also in Hirsch but a tone lower) but it seems unlikely that he
would have had access to Hirsch itself.
I would value your opinion on another pair of pieces: Recercar terzo
from da Crema's 1546 book, and Siena f.4 (no.52 in your Francesco
edition). There are some curious discrepancies between the two
versions, though they are clearly both based on the same "original" (by
Segni?).
Talking of Segni, is Slim's edition of Musica Nova still available? I
would like to acquire a copy, even if most of the Segni pieces adapted
for the lute are not in it, if my reading of Brown is correct.
Best wishes,
Martin
Arthur Ness wrote:
Dear Martin,
That is an interesting pair of works that you published. The
Hirsch version is the same as a fantasia (or fuga--the titles are
not specific for each piece) in Elias Mertal, _Hortus Musicalis
Novus_ (Strasbourg 1615), No. 79 (pp. 222-3). Probably the
proper
title is Fuga. I have a transcription (App. 4) like yours in
parallel systems, and can send it if you are interested. I do
think quite
a few of Francesco's works were conceived as ensemble part music,
including several pieces called "fuga." Not necessarily was it
by Julio da Modena.
Judging from the ornamentation, the Hirsch/Mertel version was
second, and an attempt to make the piece canzona-like.
Or I'll post the transcriptions to my site. Let me know.
Best regards, Arthur.
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Subject: [LUTE] New piece of the month
| Dear All,
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| The new Piece of the Month for March is now available on
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| Downloads are available as Fromino, Tab, PDF and MP3.
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| I hope your copy of Acrobat reader behaves better than mine -
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