Hello! Perhaps somebody is interested in the topic of the Hoftänze, specially of the Benzenauer. Here's the link to a (German) catalogue of all therefore known Benzenauer sources (my friend Dr.Eberhard Nehlsen just found two new sources...). The main text with the commentaries (also in German) will be printed soon, but the catalogue as a PDF file gives a good starting point, I hope. It is written for an interdisciplinary readership, therefore includes some basic informations.
The Benzenauer is a good example for the connection between popular tunes/melodies (Benzenauer Ton) and instrumental versions (polyphon and lute versions). We can say that there is no "main version", but a wide variety of adaptions. The question of the left-hand chord fingering in connection with different lute sizes in the lute sources and the possibility of lute ensemble practice is also discussed. Enjoy! Andreas http://www.ub.uni-freiburg.de/xopac/wwwolix.cgi?db=ubfr&nd=34855132&VomOLAF=0&links=1&gk=&Aktion=S&isnListe=34855132,7974233,28412516&count=1&counter=0&anzeige=ut%3DBenzenauer+&treffer=3&offset=1 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
