There's another example of a break in the pattern in Marsh. The
Bergamask on pp 423-424 - you can see it on my web site at
[1]http://groundsanddivisions.info/Marsh-Bergamask.pdf
The change is about 2/3 of the way down the first page and it fits so
well I think it was intended. That said, there are some other pieces
in Marsh that have enough mistakes that they need quite a bit of
"improvement." One of them is the "Long Dump" page 280.
Nancy
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:
[2]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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