Agreed.  I don't know that there's much player crossover between notation 
formats, even among those who do work from both on an instrument-by-situation 
basis.  If you have the ability and resources to generate two separate 
editions, that might better serve.

That said, if I recall correctly (and please forgive me for citing Mel Bay for 
anything), Ronn McFarlane's "The Scottish Lute" was released with one version 
staple bound with a proper, glossy, cover-stock cover (I can't remember which: 
standard notation or tablature) and the version other as a paper-cover, 
part-style insert.  That was also effective in not requiring the excessive page 
turns of a parallel-notation edition and only requiring one publication release.

Best,
Eugene


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
Tobiah
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:54 PM
To: Anthony Hart; Lute List
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute publications

On 03/19/2014 05:45 AM, Anthony Hart wrote:
>     Following my previous posts I am in the final stages of preparing the
>     lute sonatas of Antonino Reggio. The delema is should I include the
>     tablature in the samr volume as the staff edition of would it be better
>     to publish two separate volumes. I intend to publish 4 volumes of 6
>     sonatas each.

As a exclusive reader of staff, I greatly appreciate having it printed alone.  
I see little benefit to the usual practice of interlacing the staff and 
tablature together; it seems to me that this practice serves only to 
inconvenience the reader of either version, doubling the number of page turns.

Toby



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