I think the tuning is similar to one of Kremberg's, near the turn of
the century. I have to check. No doubt Martina will have some info.
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On Sep 27, 2008, at 12:40 AM, Andrew Rutherford wrote:
Hello citternophiles,
There is a book of "chorales" in tablature from c.1750 in the
Moravian
Archives in Bethlehem PA, that may be for cittern. The tuning is
GCEGBE. Is that right for that time? Most of the Moravians came
from
Germany and spoke German. And there is documentation that they used
the cittern in their worship.
There is also a lute-shaped, possibly wire-strung 6-course
instrument
in the Moravian Hist. Soc. in Nazareth,PA (10 miles away)dating from
the same time that may be related. I will put pictures of it on the
[1]citten.ning.com site in a few days.
Are there other books of tablature for cittern from that time?
Can't wait to get some responses, andy rutherford
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References
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