Thanks! - It makes more sense that these asterixes means to hold. I have to
say, though, that stopping the notes at the asterix made some rather
interesting sounds and certainly brought out various voices! I guess I spent
too much time learning about wire strung clarsach technique where string
stopping is a necessary art.
Cheers! trj
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From: David van Ooijen <davidvanooi...@gmail.com>
Cc: lutelist Net <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Fri, Jan 3, 2014 1:08 pm
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Phalese stopping strings?
On the contrary, I understand these asterixes as reminders to sustain
the notes, that is, to hold the fingers on the strings.
David
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On 3 January 2014 18:50, <[3]theoj89...@aol.com> 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
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