Hi Anthony,
I'm not sure there is any consensus at all regarding lute music in staff
notation. As for my personal feelings, if the original notation is mensural
staff notation, I would like a performing edition also in staff notation. For
practical reasons, it is nice to play from a clean copy, but like many
lutenists, I don't like an editor to make too many decisions for me, which
would certainly be an issue with tab. I have read through late 18th century
pieces like dalla Casa and Scotti and find the grand staff notation very
disconcerting. My preference in a performing edition would be for one staff
octave-transposed treble clef notation a la modern guitar. (I suspect those
pieces are not actually solo works.) The only trouble is with deep basses,
which can simply be marked with an "8" to indicate an octave lower. Again, just
my opinion.
I understand that many people would like a tab version and it would make
sense for you to provide one. It would be a good idea to publish the performing
tab and staff versions in the same volume so that players using either source
can consult the other. As others have mentioned, Fronimo works well and is easy
to use.
Chris
Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A.
Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
www.christopherwilke.com
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On Tue, 11/19/13, Anthony Hart <[email protected]> wrote:
Subject: [LUTE] Tablature for publication
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 12:27 AM
I found a thread to this effect
dating back to 2008 and was wondering if
there has been any significant up dates to the opinions.
I am planning to publish some 18th century lute sonatas
which are in staff
notation I intend to publish a study edition which is OK, I
am using
Finale.
I also wish to publish a performance edition which will be
in tablature.
Finale has can achieve this (I am using the latest
version 2014). But I
am not sure what would be most widely accepted style.
I have some published works from the 80's and, frankly I am
not impressed
with any of them. There has been several publish since those
days which I
have not seen.
Does anyone have an option as to the most appropriate style,
any examples
of current works. I know that each player has his/her own
style which
suits them but I am trying to find a consensus of opinion (
You can please
some people some of the time but it is impossible to please
all the people
all of the time!!)I used to copy out all the tablature by
hand and became
used to playing from them - but this just my way.
I would be grateful for your options. Those who have
published what was
the reason for your choice.
Another question: I propose a study edition which will
consist of the
score on staff notation and then publish as a performance
edition,
probably in parts (there are 24 sonatas and I was thinking
of publishing
in, say, four volumes of six in a spiral bound form for easy
handling -
any comments on this welcome. Should I publish as Tablature
only (there
will be the complete study edition should anyone be
interested) or
tablature plus staff in one volume?
If the latter, the tablature complete followed by staff
complete (or vice
versa)or staff then tablature following each other
(definitely not
together on one page!.
Still pondering which, I want the publication to be
professional but also
able to be playable from the publication.
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