All the versions which have the mistake in the first bar are 
secondary sources, they have parallel version fifths between the 
first two chords. The sources related to either LoST from 1603 or are 
absent the mistake (yet have full harmony) are either Dowland or 
based on Dowland.
Most of the recorded versions are the secondary versions.
Many of the lute parts in LoST are actually lute solos, Dowland chose 
the higher key because it allowed him to pack more counterpoint into 
the lute parts. However, there must have been a G minor version as 
well owing to the fact that D published the galliard.
The counterpoint for the G minor version is very easy to reconstruct 
based not only on LoST but also the lute song version.

Dating the first version is somewhat more complicated.
There is no clear "ur key" for this piece, hpwever if one accepts my 
theroy that these pieces may have all originated as consort music, 
then A minor is the likely original key. G minor would have been an 
immediate "division" key that was both easier to play and allowed for 
more divisions. Since Dowland hated Divisions, and also avoided easy 
keys, this must have been pretty annoying for him, and he indeed said 
just that.
However, and second, perhaps more elegant theory, is that in the 
transposing only world of the early 16th century, there was no 
difference between the keys of A and G minor. This theory is based on 
two fairly solid principles.
First, that in notation there was no difference since the musicians 
were reading from a "moveable do (or "ut")" system. Second, for thise 
professional musicians the TAB and the notation were the same. After 
all, the singers sang from TAB with numbered top parts.
Juat like organ tab, it was an alternate mensural system, and the 
distinction between A and G was therefore moot in all aspects. For 
those to whom the tab was interchangeable with notation, they would 
have of course fixed the mistake in the first bar. So the different 
versions provide a tantalizing glimpse into the musical training of 
the copyists. This theory, which may seem odd at first, also allows 
one to look at the French and Italian repertory for both songs and 
solos in a new light.
What is interesting about this theory is that it highlights that 
there is a perceptual difference between musicians looking at any 
score relative to training or the artistic milieu in which they 
worked.. This is obvious to anyone who plays the recorder or 
clarinet, but less obvious to players of seemingly non transposing instruments.
However, it would be difficult to redefine the lute as a non 
transposing instrument.

One can also trace the origin of the divisions by comparing the 
ornaments to continental division treatises, and, indeed, there must 
have been a now "lost" if you will pardon the pun, English Division 
"fake book" that used simple stepwise four note patterns combined 
with scales for ornamenting lute solos. Copyists learned these from 
their teachers, or used the book, to jazz up the popular tunes in 
circulation, which is why so many sources use the same ornaments, 
something a top composer would of course never do.
One could easily reconstruct this lute "fake book". It would, in its 
basic form, take up two to four large pages at most

Those who enjoy playing Dowland should enjoy the Pavans in LoST for 
what they are, a sort of English Bakfark, the summit of contrapuntal 
writing around 1600 for nine or ten course solo lute.
Like Bach, they are difficult yet rewarding.
dt


>    Thank you. Matthew Spring writes of three versions in Dd.2.11: one for
>    lute in G minor; one for lute in A minor; and one for bandora. The two
>    versions apparently have very different divisions. Poulton lists the A
>    minor version as Dd.2.11, ff.. 75v/76, from which she provides a brief
>    excerpt. I might be mistaken, but I think that the version Paul O'Dette
>    recorded for the Complete Works is the A minor version. He states in
>    the notes that it is an A minor version, but doesn't state explicitly
>    that this version comes from Dd.2.11.
>    For that matter, I'd be very interested in knowing from which sources
>    some of the many recordings have been taken. Nigel North isn't specific
>    about which source he uses or if, perhaps, he supplies his own
>    divisions. Does anybody record the G minor version from Dd.2.11 as it
>    appears in Poulton/Lam? How many different sources for the piece have
>    been recorded?
>    As always, I'm grateful for the assistance from the collective wisdom.
>    Best,
>    Graham Freeman
>
>    On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Edward Martin <[[email protected]>
>    wrote:
>
>      The version in a minor is from the book Lachrimae, written for 5
>      viol or violins, + the lute part.
>      ed
>
>    At 11:56 AM 2/22/2010, Graham Freeman wrote:
>
>        All,
>        I'd be very grateful for some assistance. Does anyone know where I
>        might be able to find a score for the A minor version of
>      "Lachrimae"
>        from Dd.2.11? Poulton, of course, has the G minor version, but I'm
>      not
>        certain where the A minor one might be. A naive question perhaps,
>      but
>        I'd be grateful for anyone who could help.
>        Best,
>        Graham Freeman
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