Could the square refer to the shape of noted in mensural notation? Just an idea :)
Best wishes, Rainer aus dem Spring IT & Business Solutions Division Tel.: +49 211-5296-355 Fax.: +49 211-5296-405 SMTP: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Stewart McCoy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 12:58 AM To: Lute Net Subject: [LUTE] Squares in a Treble In The Schoole of Musicke (London, 1603), Thomas Robinson writes about ornamentation as follows: " Now you shall have a generall rule to grace it, as with pashionate play, and relishing it: and note that the longer the time is of a single stroke, that the more neede it hath of a relish, for a relish will help, both to grace it, and also it helps to continue the sound of the note his full time: but in a quicke time a little touch or jerke will serue, and that onely with the most strongest finger. Passionate play is to runne some part of the squares in a Treble (that is foure and foure) first loud, then soft, and so in a decorum, now louder, now softer, (not in extremitie of either) but as companie of other instruments, or farnesse off giveth occasion...." Please could someone explain the meaning of "Passionate play is to runne some part of the squares in a Treble (that is foure and foure)"? Stewart McCoy. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLAIMER The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems and notify the sender immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this email for any purpose outside of any NDA currently existing between Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH and yourselves. Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH Hansaallee 181 - 40549 Duesseldorf - Germany Phone: +49 (211) 5296-0 - Fax: +49 (211) 5296-400 Handelsregister Duesseldorf HRB 22487 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Hitoshi Otsuka Amtsgericht Duesseldorf
