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From: Christopher Stetson <[1][email protected]>
Date: Sun, May 22, 2011 at 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: two fifteenth century songs arranged by Eric
Redlinger
To: David van Ooijen <[2][email protected]>
Yes, thanks, Danyel.
Chris.
On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 3:08 PM, David van Ooijen
<[3][email protected]> wrote:
Thanks Danyel
Cold facts in stead of heated debate and *un*sub*stan*tia*ted
claims. Very good.
David
PS: Third effort of sending this mail. Wayne's Robot took a dislike
to
it ... ;-)
On 22 May 2011 16:50, corvo di bassetto <[4][email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Al-KindAe<< died ca. 874 CE; his is only one of many treatises in
which the fretting of lutes is unequivocally described.
> Al-KindAe<< also specifies the gauge of the various strands of gut
used as frets, much like Dowland. The entire medieval music theory
system was based on the geometric proportions between lute frets.
AbdalqAedir al-MarAeghAe<< (ca 1400 CE) still uses the same geometric
method, although his 'AA<<d had up to 7 courses (the tarabrAA<<d /
theorbo even many more).
>
> Basic reading: H.G. Framer "Was the Arabian and Persian Lute
Fretted?", Glasgow 1939, originally in JRAS ca 1934.
>
> The illustration is found in a 13th c CE 'UrmawAe<<, KitAeb al-AdwAer
ms.
>
> Best wishes
> danyel
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