David Tayler wrote:
I play a lot of the Paumann from the score, and there are some nice
arrangements as well. But a lot of them can be played note for note
on the lute.
dt
Michal Gondko has recorded some Buxheim pieces for solo lute, e.g.
Boumgartner and Pulcherrima De Virgine ( with his own added variation
for each) and they sound very fine.
David Fallows, a long time ago, suggested that some of the Buxheim
pieces could be the basis of plucked duets.
But the problem for an average player either as soloist or playing the
top part, is that this stuff isn't easy going. Even at a slow pulse (in
modern thinking and notation) of three to a bar there will be
demisemiquavers all over the shop.I've struggled with much of this music
- if I play the fastest notes as fast as I can, still the overall pulse
is just too slow. Maybe this music is not for amateurs (not amateur
pluckers, anyway).
Stuart
At 02:24 PM 3/3/2010, you wrote:
Hi,
Thanks to all for great answers to my calata question and a good
ensuing discussion. It leads me to another question, that came up as I
was lying in bed thinking about my upcoming program, to whit: are
there any significant manuscript sources of lute tablature that predate
the first printed books?
Thanks again,
Chris.
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