Yes - I think the rather florid looking x or slash at the top of the stave is a quaver or eighth note. Should complement the dotted strokes. The small x is an appoggiatura or upper note trill. MOnica
----Original Message---- From: [email protected] Date: 01/09/2016 9:07 To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Cc: "LutList"<[email protected]> Subj: Re: [LUTE] Re: Baroque guitar tablature Probably the page is 62v - the numbering of the scans on the page is quite misleading. The x in this case probably mean an eigthth strum. That fits with understanding the |. as a punctated strum. In the manuscript there also seems to be a "x" for an appogiatura or mordent from above. Best regards Markus Am 01.09.2016 um 10:43 schrieb [email protected]: > > Can't actually access the page you have given. However I have a copy > of the ms. > > The vertical dasshes below and above the highest line indicate the > strumming. Down from the line is a bass to treble stroke and up from > the line is a treble to bass stroke. > The open courses should be included in the chords provided that they > belong to the basic triad. They don't include the "As" unless this is > essential to make sense. > A dot after a stroke may indicate that it is a dotted note - but I > can't see which specific piece you are referring to. > An x is usually a descending appoggiatura from the note above. > Oblique dashes below the stave usually mean that the chord is to be > sustained. > If you can tell me the page number or the title of the specific pieces > I might be able to shed a bit more light. > BEst > Monica > ----Original Message---- > From: [email protected] > Date: 01/09/2016 8:05 > To: "Lute List"<[email protected]> > Subj: [LUTE] Re: Baroque guitar tablature > > I am hoping someone can help me understand some of the symbols on this > piece of Baroque guitar tablature - maybe Monica? > Here is a facsimile copy: > [1]http://signtracks.com/facsimiles/Guitar/Baroque/Langhenhove/319_page > > _0205.jpg > 1 ) Small vertical dashes above the first line: I understand this is > an > indication of strumming with the hand from the bottom up - or is it > the > other way? > 2) The dots after a vertical dash - like this "|." : is that a > dotted > (invisible) flag value -- or a bar line -- or? > 3) the 'x' - often following the dotted dash mentioned above: a > shake > or mordent??? If so it looks a little far away from its note... > 4) the 'y' that looks like the 'x' described above but more like a > 'y' > (or a 'v') and bigger: ???? > 5) Oblique dashes on the first and/or 5th line: no idea what these > are... > I am also kind of wondering if open strings are not sort of implied > within a chord ... > Any help on any of the above appreciated. To me, it looks like > pretty > amazing short-hand from someone who knew the instrument extremely > well... > Alain > -- > > References > > 1. > http://signtracks.com/facsimiles/Guitar/Baroque/Langhenhove/319_page_0205.jpg > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > -- Markus Lutz Schulstraße 11 88422 Bad Buchau Tel 0 75 82 / 92 62 89 Fax 0 75 82 / 92 62 90 Mail [email protected]
