Do we know anything about the instrument(s) Caccini played? His bass lines sometimes need G as well as G#, (and I believe F as well as F#) in one piece, which is impossible on a 'standard' (...) theorbo in a with 6 strings/courses on the fingerboard. If Caccini were just another composer, and I'd transpose the bass at will, but knowing he was a theorbo player, I'm a wondering about his setup: how many strings on the fingerboard and what nominal pitch? There are many practical solutions, but did somebody make a study into Caccini's lute, perhaps?
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