On Wednesday 02 April 2008 08:23, Omer katzir rattled on the keyboard: > Does any one know where i can buy/download Dowland's books? The > versions on the net are written for 8 or more course while I'm playing > 7 like our not so dear Mr. Dowland. > > Need it for a project. > > Thank you all and have a really nice day! >
Hi, an often used edition is the Diane Poulton edition with the collected music (almost complete, and some pieces which are - I think- not by dowland).Published by faber & faber. (with horrible staff notes, so lots of page turning) Can be found on amazon and many musicshops will have it in stock. Don't forget to take a large wallet. The pieces by dowland are for a mix of lutes sometimes even a 9th course is used. This is because all the pieces come from sources where people arranged it for the lute available. If you have only a 7th course lute available than play the piece on this lute and transpose the bass notes which are too low. Guitarists also play dowland and they have only 6 strings.... What dowland himself played is almost certainly a mix of lutes. The only published pieces by him were his super popular lutesongs and they also ask for an 8 course lute. Taco To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
