Yes, so it should read "the part was [very probable] not conceived for archlute but rather [the baroque lute, or possibly even] the mandora [although we have no evidence for the mandora to be used as an obbligato instrument in Saxony]"
Regards Stephan -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag von Howard Posner Gesendet: Montag, 19. März 2018 20:39 Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Betrachte meine Seel The only evidence available about Leipzig in the early 1700s is that the mandora/gallichon was the commonly used lute continuo instrument. Bach’s predecessor as thomaschule cantor, johann kuhnau, asked the town council for money to buy a couple of them so he wouldn’t have to keep borrowing them. Somebody, probably mr. Hodgson, has pointed out secondary sources that say the request was granted, though the sources on which they rely aren’t clear on the point. Is anyone aware of evidence for archlutes in 18th-century Saxony? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 19, 2018, at 12:07, Stephan Olbertz <stephan.olbe...@web.de> wrote: > > Ron, > > " the part was not conceived for > archlute but rather the mandora or one of its namesakes" > > Do you have any evidence for this? (As I am sure Martyn would ask...) > > Regards > Stephan > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im > Auftrag von Ron Andrico > Gesendet: Montag, 19. März 2018 19:15 > An: Eloy Cruz; Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Betrachte meine Seel > > Playing the bass along with Bach's figuration is a minor challenge but > it's entirely possible with a fingered F-sharp and E-natural. As I am > sure Martyn Hodgson will point out, the part was not conceived for > archlute but rather the mandora or one of its namesakes. I understand > that the Italian archlute as we know it was not likely to be present in > Bach's Germany. > > RA > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
