Thanks Ron,
though I was referring to published music, not to the fact that there
were lutes with more courses.
Are there any even earlier examples?
:
On 05.06.20 14:12, Ron Andrico wrote:
Tristan, it is a common misconception that early sixteenth-century
music should only be played on a six-course lute. Just like the
misconception that lutenists only played with a plectrum until 1507,
misguided modern historians mistakenly believe that seven-course lutes
did not enter the picture until Dowland's lifetime.
Fortunately, there is descriptive evidence to the contrary penned by
Philippo Oriolo da Bassano from his poem Monte Parnaso, dated no later
than 1541. Canto XX fancifully describes a handful of known lutenists
ranging from Pietrobono, to Gian Maria, Marco dall' Aquila, Spinacino
and Francesco da Milano.
"There ensues a curious contest between two lutenists, one playing an
instrument of thirteen strings, the other, one of seventeen strings
These numbers are almost certainly to be understood as referring to
seven courses (the lower six strings doubled) and eight courses (the
lower seven strings doubled), respectively...As early as 1511,
Sebastian Virdung, Musica getutscht...states that nine strings are too
few, and since not all lutes have thirteen or fourteen strings, eleven
are best."
- H. Colin Slim, "Musicians on Parnassus", _Studies in the
Renaissance_, Vol. 12 (1965) p. 140.
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Subject: [LUTE] 7c. Lute music
While playing to Sarge's new Gerle series (thanks!)
[1]http://gerbode.net/sources/GerleH/Musica_Teutsch_1532/pdf/
I saw this sentence: "Nun volgen etliche stucklein hernach in der
Tabulatur zu den
dreyzehen saytten."
(Now following: several pieces in tabs for 13 strings)
So this music is genuine 7 course music published already in 1532.
(The scordatura pieces are called "im Abzug")
Btw, the Josquin intabulations are sweet and easy on the hand.
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