Dear All,
Goeran Crona has gifted us with a wonderful transcription of Elias Mertels preludes and phantasies from the Hortus musicalis novus. Since he produced his work to make this music accessible to guitarists, however, the basses are often transposed up an octave. I am interested in acquiring a version of the entire work with the basses at the original pitch. Apart from Richard Darsies selections, which I already have, the only thing I have been able to find is the Hortus musicalis novus1615 Tablature de luth franc,aise. Preludes, fantaisies et fugues offered by the Maison de Musique Ancienne in Paris for 114 euros. (They also have two other volumes, which I suspect are Richard Darsies, for 25 euros each.) I have written to inquire about this edition, but my e-mails to the address given on their website (i...@musiqueancienne) keep bouncing back. Does anyone have a working e-mail address for them? Also, do any of you have this edition, and, if so, can you tell me whether it is complete or a group of selections? Does anyone know of an outlet in the States that might carry it (I wasnt able to find one)? Does anyone know of another edition (German tablature would be fine, since I wont be playing from it but only adding an 8 to Goerans transcription to indicate the lower basses)? I would appreciate any information anyone could give me. Many thanks, Stephen Arndt -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
