I agree whole heartedly with 2nd paragraph, Ron, and most of the first
but, having copied or studied a number of books from the period
specifically with dots in mind, I have found very few wayward dots. As
it requires an extra step to add that dot, either with quill or lead,
I've tried to give the copiest the benefit of the doubt. If it's in an
odd place, I'll look for further instances within that source for that
anomaly and I've usually found them.
Sometimes it occurs on successive treble notes (without bass) moving
from a higher to the next lower course whether on the beat or not, the
pattern repeating often enough to show that it is deliberate. I can't
remember off the top of my head which books but I could do a little dot
hunting to follow up if you'd like.
Sometimes in an obvious mistake it is shifted a cipher to the right or
left but not often.
Sean
On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 9:03 AM Ron Andrico <[1]praelu...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
As usual, I have a different understanding of the use of the
single dot
in plucked-string tablatures. The rudimentary interpretation is
that
the index finger plucks every note with a single dot. The
deeper
interpretation considers the single dot in a running passage as a
visual cue to keep track of stong-weak rhythmic articulations,
and
typically but not necessarily always to be plucked with the index
finger. Yes, sometimes the dots are misplaced in old prints, so
don't
always trust them.
Particularly in French tablatures, the single dot under a chordal
event
indicates a brush or strum, also found in Italian tablatures as
early
as Spinacino and Capirola. The brush is usually best
accomplished with
the index finger but with individual notes not acutely separated,
and
certainly not strongly articulated. I usually hear a serious
deficit in
delicacy with people who grossly misinterpret the chordal dot,
thinking
it indicates a power chord. Not.
RA
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Subject: [LUTE] LeRoy guiterre tabs
A question about LeRoys tabs for guiterre, recently
brought to
our
attention by Rainer: How "accurate" are the tabs? I notice
a lot
of
odd placement of right-hand fingering dots (for index,
presumably);
are
these in error? Some are under chords, some on first and
third
beats,
or on successive notes.
I'm thinking of introducing a novice uke player to these,
and
I'd
rather not offer something full of confusing misprints.
Thanks and stay well!
Leonard Williams
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