Hello John:
It's good to hear from you. There is evidence, often overlooked with our
collective need to create and adhere to broad historical categories, that lutes
with more than six courses were used in the early 16th century. A very good
reference, that I have mentioned previously on this list, is the article
'Musicians on Parnassus', H. Colin Slim, _Studies in the Renaissance_, Vol. 12,
(1965), pp. 134-163. Slim describes the poem, Monte Parnaso, by Philippo
Oriolo da Bassano, which mentions a handful of known lute players from the
early 16th century, Spinacino among them. The poem even details how many
strings were on their lutes, including seven and even eight courses. Check it
out.
Best wishes,
Ron Andrico
www.mignarda.com
> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 22:55:14 +0000> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC:
> [email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LUTE] Re: 4th
> course octave on 7c?> > > Hi Rob. Thanks! I'm not actually playing anything
> from the Pesaro ms--I make most of my living on continuo lutes and so I have
> for the time being only one rather beat-up 7-course that I use for all
> renaissance music. I'm preparing a concert including a bunch of mid-16th
> century French and Italian solo music, so I've got the 4th-course octave
> right now. The thing about Pesaro, compiled sometime in the 1480-90s, is that
> it has several lute pieces written on 7-line tablature, using all 7 lines,
> that is to say, all 7 courses. I too am a fan of the octave on the 4th--also
> of adding the odd 7th-course note to earlier music, since who's to say
> Francesco never saw one, given that they'd attached 7th courses to lutes by
> the late 15th century.> Best,> John > ________________________________> >
> Date: Thu, 22 M!
ay 2008 19:49:13 +0100> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: 4th course octave on 7c?> > CC: [email protected]>
> > > Hi John,> > > > You should post more often. That was an interesting
comment. John Dowland complaining...imagine that! Seriously though, it is
interesting you are playing the Pesaro ms on a 7c - or, on re-reading your
comment, you are considering it. I like the octave on the fourth and lament its
abscence from almost all 7c lutes I've heard.> > > > Rob> >
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