The confusion arises from the fact that HK is always using the same examples in his prefaces. The 4-note arp. is always demonstrated p-i-m-i, but illustrated on strings that result in low to high. So, what if the arp. needs to happen on strings other than those in the preface? Does HK want us to use the same pattern or break the chord with some other right hand pattern so as to achieve the same type of note order? Picininni doesn't help: his examples are almost identical to Kapsperger's. I tend to think, keep the pattern, but that's just a guess.
There are two examples in which Kapsperger deviates from p-i-m-i. The six note arp. is played p-p-p-i-m-i on strings 6-5-4-2-1-3. With re-entrant tuning, this results in the notes proceeding bass-ten-alto-ten-alto-sop. (To add to the confusion, in Libro IV it says to play it p-p-p-m-(i)-m!) More interestingly, HK's advice for the 3-note arp. is to start on the TOP note and descend to the bass: i-m-p. Chris Christopher Wilke Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com --- On Wed, 10/20/10, R. Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > From: R. Mattes <[email protected]> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Toccata > To: "howard posner" <[email protected]>, "Lute List" > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6:42 AM > On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:39:10 -0700, > howard posner wrote > > Some of the posters are seem unaware that Kapsberger's > Third Book > > was found a few years ago. Diego Cantalupi not > only recorded it, > > but included a pdf facsimile of the book on the > CD. Any theorbo > > player who doesn't have it already should start > dropping hints with > > loved ones for the next gift-giving occasion: > Kapsberger: Libro > > Terzo d’Intavolatura di Chitarrone > > I guess _you_ are unaware of the fine facsimile edition of > said work :-) > > > Libro Terzo D'Intavolatura Di Chitarrone > Introduzione di / Introduction by > Franco Pavan > > Arnaldo Forni Editore 2009 > > Not only a good facsimile but also a well written > introduction > and study of the print. > Relevant to this thread's starting point: > There's a small introduction by Kapsberger explaining the > notation > used (trillo signs et al.) as well as some examples of > propper arpegiation. > If i read correctly they all are sounding bottom to top or > reversed. > More interesting: Kapsberger writes that whenever there a > "more than > three notes without an arpeggiation sign" the first note > (bass in all > his examples) has to be played with the thumb _on_ the > beat, the other > (three) afterwards. I take this as a rather strong evidence > for > using only p,i and m on the chitarrone. > > Cheers, Ralf Mattes > > > -- > R. Mattes -- Systemeinheitsstreichler > Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg > [email protected] > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
