Hi Ed,
I checked the facsimile of the Marsh lute book and the break in the
pattern is definitely there -- I tend to agree with the "Maybe it is not
a mistake" theory. It could be an intentional echo effect - the melodic
pattern of the second half of the bar is repeated a fourth up in the
first half of the following bar. It might be intended to wake up the
audience in a fairly long and repetitive piece and as you indicate
prepare them for the final recap of the theme. Maybe Philip Glass could
help here? It is worth noting that the piece appears twice in the book,
the first time left obviously unfinished with a page and a half left
blank immediately following, i.e. enough space to finish the
transcription later. The scribe however finally recopied the piece at
the very end of the book from the beginning all over again. There are no
scratches or corrections of any kind in the second version.
Another interesting aspect of this piece: it is not doleful.
Alain
On 6/9/2012 1:04 AM, Ed Durbrow wrote:
I got a modern printout recently of Philip or Arthur’s Dump - from Marsh, I
believe. About 16 m. before the end there appears to be a missing measure or
three. That is, the alternating C-G pattern breaks and there are two measures
based on G.
I also saw mention on the lute society site catalog of a duet version. Is this
the same version as Marsh? I thought I had Marsh, but I don't, I think I mixed
it up with Mynshall.
I wonder if the 'missing' measure was a mistake and is in Marsh or a
concordance, or perhaps someone famous has reconstructed it.
Maybe it is not a mistake? Magnus Andersson certainly plays it convincingly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVuhbBhYCl0
If I were the composer, I would have put that two bars of G bit right before
the 'recap', where he brings back the opening theme at the end.
TIA
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