Dear Stephen, As Howard Posner rightly pointed out, Pisador's pavan is based upon "La gamba" tenor and it is definitely in triple time. This is not the only case where triple-time pieces are notated in what seems to be a duple time notation in Spanish sources, Mudarra's galliard being the first example that spings to mind, but there is a further consideration that we should reflect upon: the normal white mensural notation for voices used certain mensuration signs that we could interpret in modern (and anachronical) terms as belonging to either duple or triple time, but the barring in the tablature does not carry a similar implication. The only function of the said bars is to provide a frame of reference for a regular pulse, not to define a series of accents. Thus, a transcription into modern notation should take into account the internal structure of the piece and not the external frame, otherwise it would be a misrepresentation. In this particular case the transcription in triple time is correct and proper.
With best wishes, Antonio ----- Original Message ---- From: Stephen Kenyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 13 April, 2008 8:04:07 AM Subject: [LUTE] Pavana Greetings. I notice the Pisador vihuela Pavana muy llana para taner is notated in triple time in the Schott guitar edition, which says that the original was given in duple. Normally pavans are duple, but looking at it it does seem to insist on being triple (or is that just knowing it so long in triple?). Three questions pertain: - should this piece really be in triple time? - if so how does it end up in triple: is it a function of its being from an earlier time than many pavans we are used to? - is there an implication for tempo, eg should it be quicker than the stately progress we think of for the standard duple pavan? Umpteen thankings, Stephen To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! For Good helps you make a difference http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/
