Just a question, are you a fixed "do" (or ut) person or a movable do
person? Most of use are fixed do people. But even 40 years ago, this
was not the case. My teacher was trained in moveable Do, and as a music
student I was tained in both--although I had to teach myself the clefs.
Transposition, fortunately, was required. After about ten years I
noticed I didn't see just the TAB anymore, which I'm sure would have
happened very quickly if I learned in the renaissance, I just saw the
notes and the tab together, although transposing tab is still slower
than just notes. Ficta is just as fast.
I'm not saying it is an easy idea, I'm just saying the other way
doesn't make any sense, if you are trained in the renaissance or early
baroque style. Plus it solves the ficta issue.
This year is the 400th anniversary of the Vespers. I've played it a
zillion times, but never according to the instructions--the
transposition is always written out for me. I don't need it, but it is
anyway.
So the original "key" is the only key that is never, ever played. It is
always a struggle to move away from what you are used to.
dt
At 01:16 AM 2/25/2010, you wrote:
That sounds fine in theory, but Lachrimae in G minor or A minor are
certainly very different when you actually play them!
P
On 25 February 2010 04:26, David Tayler <[1][email protected] >
wrote:
Re different pitches,
if you accept that they used a transposing system, and that tab
was
equivalent, for the professionals, to music notation, then there
is
effectively no difference in pitch or key.
dt
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