These are great questions, David. I cannot recall the sources, but most
agree that vihuelas should be strung in unison to the 6th. I personally
think that Milan sounds the best in unison, but some of the later
vihuelists sound good with octaves starting at the 4th, particularly the
- Original Message -
From: Rob MacKillop [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Tientos
Today I recorded and uploaded the complete (eight) tientos of Miguel de
Fuenllana here:
Hi Ed
How's your health, doing a little better again?
Thanks for your reply. It confirms my hunches. It's not much more than
hunches, anyway, with vihuelas, right?
I love the story of the Quito-instrument: we cannot get acces because it
belonged to a saint! Now, if that is not inducement
