I was looking through Pierre Phalese, Hortus Musarum, 1552 (available online - search "Phalese Hortus IMSLP" ) Phalese puts an asterix (*) on the staff often sometimes multiple ones, and in very specific placement, and I realized these must be markings to 'stop' a string from sounding? I am very curious about this. Are there other examples of notations used in lute tab to stop strings? Does this suggest the sustain of lute strings back then might have been more robust than we may think? trj
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