Dear Arthur, No, I have no idea, unfortunately, what his given name might have been. In 18^th century Germany, J more often than not stands for Johann(es), as you will know.
Oh, and btw let me correct myself: Gumprecht was 53 yrs old at Frederick Louis's birth. Mathias Von: Arthur Ness [mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Samstag, 27. Mai 2017 23:42 An: [email protected]; [email protected] Betreff: Re: [LUTE] Re: German keyboard tablature Dear Mathias, Yes, as you later write, I did not mean to suggest that Louise Frederica studied with Gumprecht d. J. By coincidence just a few days ago I received by mistake the Béhune (Minkoff) facsimile, and now am glad that I decided to pay for it and keep it for my collection. It's interesting that father and son wrote to expel Bethune so the son could take the position. Frederick Louis had some interesting musical travels and surely compiled a massive collection of scores. It is surely one of the largest music libraries to have survived from the 18th century. And so little was lost from it over the years. By the way, do you know the first name of J. Caspar the Chorknab, later violist and scribe at the Stuttgart court? His hand is so beautiful in the Pieces choises pour le Lut. . I think he must have followed Louise to Mecklenberg as her secretary. He entered some Accords in manuscripts copied by others (e.g., Schwinghammer), so must have advised her on musical matters as well. Arthur Ness [1][email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mathias Rösel <[2][email protected]> To: lute <[3][email protected]> Sent: Sat, May 27, 2017 3:04 pm Subject: [LUTE] Re: German keyboard tablature Dear Arthur, That is interesting! Thanks for that. In 1681, father and son Gumprecht wrote a letter to the council of Stasburg, requesting that Jean Bethune, who was about to settle in Strasburg as an angélique teacher, be repelled from town. They seem to have been successful, as nothing is heard of Bethune afterwards. That very Bethune was the teacher of Marguerite Monin (whose lute book of 1664 in preserved in Paris) and of that student who penned down the angélique book that has been reproduced and published in facsimile by Minkoff as the only angélique tablature so far (F-Pn Rés. 169, manuscript Béthune). (Source: [4]http://www.accordsnouveaux.ch/de/Instrumente/Angelique/Angelique.htm l) Obviously, they considered Jean Bethune a rival to Gumprecht the younger in matters of the angélique. Gumprecht's appointment in Stuttgart as a teacher as from 1688 may have been a delayed result of the untimely death of William Louis of Württemberg (â 1677). William's widow had been appointed regent and custodian to her four children: Eleonore Dorothea (died in 1683 at the young age of nine), Eberhardine Luise (1675â1707), Eberhard Ludwig (1676â1733), and Magdalena Wilhelmine (1677â1742). At Gumprecht's arrival, Eberhardine was 13, Eberhard was 12, and Magdalena was 11 years old. Gumprecht and Eberhard weren't allowed more than five years, as Eberhard was declared politically mature at age 16 by the emperor in 1693. Eberhard became father to Frederick Louis in 1698, crown prince of Württemberg (who never became duke, as he died before his father in 1731). Frederick in 1716 married Henrietta Maria of Brandenburg-Schwedt, with whom he had two children: Eberhard Friedrich (1718â1719) and Louise Frederica (1722â1791). Louise Frederica of Württemberg was granddaughter to Gumprecht's student Eberhard of Württemberg. She was 11 years old when her grandfather died. Later she married Frederick II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and brought her lute books to Mecklenburg. So, if Gumprecht left Stuttgart in 1715, he never came to see and teach Louise of Württemberg whose lute books we can study today. Mathias -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: lute-[5][email protected] [[6]mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Arthur Ness Gesendet: Samstag, 27. Mai 2017 15:37 An: [7][email protected]; [8][email protected] Betreff: [LUTE] Re: German keyboard tablature Dear Mathias, Thank you for sending the *.PDF tablature with the midi audio. Incidentally Johann Gumprecht, d. J., (b. 1645) served in Stuttgart 1688-1715 as "FÃÆà �rstliche Kammer- und Tutelar-Rat fÃÆà �r die musikalische Erziehung der herzoglichen Kinder" [Sittard, p. 65]. He played at the usual functions (at Mass, at dinner, instructing the children and pages, etc.), but was especially admired for playing the AngÃÆà �lique. He brought with him the French Lautenkunst as practiced in Strasbourg. Did he teach Princess Luisse's father? Arthur Ness [9][email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mathias RÃÆà �sel <[10][email protected]> To: 'Lute net' <[11][email protected]> Sent: Sat, May 27, 2017 6:31 am Subject: [LUTE] Re: German keyboard tablature Hi Alain, the angÃÆà �lique is strung with 16 single strings. Ten are on the fretboard and six are bourdons. The pitches are as follows: 1st = e5 2nd = d5 3rd = c5 <<<SNIP>>> Mathias -----UrsprÃÆà �ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Alain Veylit [[1][12]mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Samstag, 27. Mai 2017 09:29 An: Mathias RÃÆà �sel Betreff: Re: [LUTE] Re: German keyboard tablature Hi Mathias, Sounds feasible - but my German is rusty ... what was the tuning of the angelique and what is the meaning of the underlined a and /////a? I would have jumped to the conclusion that ////a was equivalent to a "4" Alain On 05/26/2017 02:56 PM, Mathias RÃÆà �sel wrote: > Organ tablature was in use for any instrument and even for singers, as it is a pitch notation. > > It may be much easier to expand lute tablature to the much desired > tablature for the angÃÆà �lique (see > [2][13]http://www.accordsnouveaux.ch/de/Instrumente/Angelique/Angelique .htm l > > Notation der BasschÃÆà �re), for which not more than two additional > characters are required: _a_ (underlined) and /////a > > Mathias -- References 1. 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