Dear Chris,
the one piece that comes to mind immediately is the final piece of
Esaias Reusner's Erfreuliche Lautenlust. In this piece, he omits the first, the
second AND the third course!!!
It's on page 40.
"Couranta sine quinta, quartia e tertia de ER"
Reusner seems to have a penchant for interesting ways of approaching the
instrument. In one of the F Major Courantes (on p. 6) in the same book, he only
uses
the open string - letter a
the fifth fret - letter f
the seventh fret -letter h
"Couranta a 3 literis".
Does anyone know if this "technique" was ever used by other lute composers?
Best wishes,
Magnus
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