Andreas,
I don't know the work, but could it be for 13-course bass-rider lute? Or
could it be that Heinichen wrote an "ideal" version to be realized as best as
possible on whatever instrument was handy?
Chris
--- On Fri, 6/26/09, Andreas Schlegel <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Andreas Schlegel <[email protected]>
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library!!
> To: "Roland Hayes" <[email protected]>
> Cc: "Stuart Walsh" <[email protected]>, "Arto Wikla"
> <[email protected]>, "lutelist" <[email protected]>
> Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 2:30 AM
> There exist an edition of the
> Heinichen Concerto by Concerto Edition
> CE03-Hei01.
>
> The question of the used instrument in the Heinichen
> Concerto is very
> tricky!
>
> The first movement is perfect for the range of a German
> theorbo (G A
> d f a d' on the first courses, basses from 14th course in
> F# G A B C#
> D E F#, but the lowest bass in this movement is the 13th
> course in G).
>
> But the second movement uses the following basses (from he
> 14th
> course up to the 6th course):
> F# G A B C D Eflat E F G G#
> So you have to be able to finger from the 9th course up and
> to tune
> the 10th course from a C# to C (and for the last movement
> back to C#.
> That is very strange!
> I have no idea which surviving instrument has the correct
> setup for
> this bassline.
> And: The bassline of the theorbo is also "numbered" - these
> numbers
> are missed in the edition.
>
> The third movement is again perfectly written for a German
> theorbo
> (including the 14th course in F#!).
>
> Briefly:
> First movement: German Theorbo, but also possible on a
> "normal" theorbo
> Second movement: Impossible on the known theorbo types
> Third movement: Only possible on a German theorbo because
> of the use
> of he 14th course in F#
>
> Has somebody an explanation for this instrument question?
>
> Andreas
>
>
> Am 26.06.2009 um 04:50 schrieb Roland Hayes:
>
> > Check out the tiorba line in the concerto
> in D by Heinichen, from a
> > manuscript score! Plus Rossi Lib. III for
> 2 violins and chitarrone!
> > Awesome! r.
> >
> >
> __________________________________________________________________
> >
> > From: [email protected]
> on behalf of Stuart Walsh
> > Sent: Thu 6/25/2009 12:41 PM
> > To: Arto Wikla
> > Cc: lutelist
> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: IMSLP / Petrucci
> Music Library!!
> >
> >> Dear lutenists,
> >>
> >> I happened to find a treasury of music! Perhaps it
> has already been
> >> mentioned here, but it is worth of mantioning
> again! :-)
> >>
> >> In
> >>
> >> [1]http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
> >>
> >> you can find the IMSLP/Petrucci Music
> Library, "virtual library
> >> containing all public domain music scores and/or
> sheet music, as well
> >> as scores from composers who are willing to share
> their music with
> > the
> >> world without charge" (they have for ex. lots of
> Lully there...)
> >>
> >> Arto
> >>
> > Interesting. Had a quick look around.
> There are quite a few
> > pieces in
> > MS
> > for mandolino by Gervasio.
> > Stuart
> >>
> >>
> >> To get on or off this list see list information
> at
> >> [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
> >>
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > -
> > -
> >>
> >>
> >> No virus found in this incoming message.
> >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> >> Version: 8.5.374 / Virus Database: 270.12.91/2201
> - Release Date:
> > 06/25/09 06:22:00
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> >
> > References
> >
> > 1. http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page
> > 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
> >
>
> Andreas Schlegel
> Eckstr. 6
> CH-5737 Menziken
> +41 (0)62 771 47 07
> [email protected]
>
>
> --
>
To get on or off this list see list information at
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
