That's my impression also. (I've had computer difficulties and still owe a few of you messages. I haven't forgotten.)
On 01/03/14, David van Ooijen<[email protected]> wrote: On the contrary, I understand these asterixes as reminders to sustain the notes, that is, to hold the fingers on the strings. David ******************************* David van Ooijen [1][1][email protected] [2][2]www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* On 3 January 2014 18:50, <[3][3][email protected]> wrote: 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 -- To get on or off this list see list information at [4][4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. [5]mailto:[email protected] 2. [6]http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. [7]mailto:[email protected] 4. [8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/ 5. mailto:[email protected] 6. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 7. mailto:[email protected] 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/
