Depending upon the circumstance, I always resist the urge to improve
upon the choices made by an historical composer, scribe or publisher.
If performing a piece for the entertainment of myself or others,
anything goes. But if editing for the purpose of publishing an edition
of historical music, I feel that one should just let it be if it is not
a mistake (missing measures, wrong cipher on wrong line). Improving
upon the original is a slippery slope, and it is a wee bit presumptuous
to think that, with centuries of hindsight and examples like Wagner and
Charles Ives, we know better than the old ones. If we decide to
improve upon the historical music that has come down to us, what is
next? Synthetic strings? Amplified lutes? Music performed from ipad?
RA
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Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 9:17 PM
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [LUTE] Re: A strange "error" in Maestro
I always feel compelled to "correct" these instances, because to me it
just does not sound right as is, and it's no big deal to play the 4 on
the next course. To me, the bottom line is what sounds good.
--Sarge
On 10/14/2019 13:34, [email protected] wrote:
> Something a bit similar is where one finds a cadential ornament with
> frets 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 , instead of going down to the 4 on the
next
> string in place of the zero. One finds this occasionally in
German tab
> sources and I assume elsewhere. I've always found it rather
bizarre.
> But if it goes by quickly, I guess it could work.)
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