Fascinating, David. Here is our version in 5/4!
[1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mav6YOnmt0&NR=1 Rob 2009/7/8 David Tayler <[2][email protected]> All of the Cantigas in facsimile are available online. You can have great fun to try and interpret the ligatures. For example, in Cantiga X, the transcription is in "three" and we retranscribed it in "four". [3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRNIryTpK_8&fmt=22 Here is the facsimile of Cantiga X--and many moor (sorry for the pun, doh!) [4]http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/075small.html I play many of these pieces as lute solos or with lute and harp. Part of the challenge of this music is the somewhat daunting array of interpretive choices--but let the language be your guide. It is great music. Fun fact about Alfonso--his likeness is on the wall of the Supreme court in the US and some of his law survives in the Louisiana judicial system. dt It sounds totally different.At 07:01 PM 7/7/2009, you wrote: > Many thanks to all who could help. > > All of the info will help me, I believe. In fact, 2 books really got my > attention, anyhow I still have some doubts about 'em. Perhaps you, Mr. > MacKillop, will be the best person to help me, since you've suggested > them to me. Is the Songs of Holy Mary, Alfonso X The Wise a book which > contains the facsimiles (some or all of them) or is It transcriptions > from the original to modern notation or both mensural and modern > notations ? Also, does It have notes and observations about the > interpretation and historcal facts from this work or is It only the > sheets ? > > The books from Gaita seem very good as well. I was able to get more > info about them on It's website. Not only the 2 CSM books but the > others that they are selling too seem really interesting. Besides, from > what I could listen to them on their own website, they also show some > fine playing. > > A facisimile from the entire book would be much more interesting I > think (If there's any edition, send me the link please). Due to the > fact that contains, all of the texts, illuminations and the original > notation (mensural notation, I believe). Anyhow I must search for > information about interpretation, instrumentation and etc... As you all > know, It isn't very easy to find a good interpreation from this kind of > work. You must dedicate much of your time to research so you can > understand better medieval music. And as result you playing well It. > > Again thank you guys, > > Best regards, > > Andrei Vanazzi > __________________________________________________________________ > > Novo Internet Explorer 8: mais rapido e muito mais seguro. [1]Baixe > agora, e gratis! -- > >References > > 1. > [5]http://brasil.microsoft.com.br/IE8/mergulhe/?utm_source=MSN%3BHotmai l&utm_medium=Tagline&utm_campaign=IE8 > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >[6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mav6YOnmt0&NR=1 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRNIryTpK_8&fmt=22 4. http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/075small.html 5. http://brasil.microsoft.com.br/IE8/mergulhe/?utm_source=MSN%3BHotmail&utm_medium=Tagline&utm_campaign=IE8 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
