Hi Monica, both books are for the same instrument, which is a liuto attiorbato. The author tells in the preface of the 1623 edition the number of courses intended and the tunning. There is also some tips about technique for both the lute and the chitarrone. The second book is posthumous, lots of printing errors but the same instrument intended. You don't need to check piece by piece!
2015-08-31 13:24 GMT-03:00 Monica Hall <[1][email protected]>: There are two books of music by Piccinini, Intavolatura di liuto et di chitarrone (1623) and Intavolatura di liuto (1639). Is there any difference between the instruments intended for the pieces in each book. Are some of them for just a 6-course instrument and others for an instrument with extra bass strings or are all of them for the latter. How can one tell the difference without going through every pieces looking for extra figures above the stave? Monica -- To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Bruno Figueiredo Pesquisador autA'nomo da prA!tica e interpretaAS:A-L-o historicamente informada no alaA-ode e teorba. Doutor em PrA!ticas Interpretativas pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
