[LUTE] Kapsperger's temperament

2011-01-09 Thread Stewart McCoy
temperament in the 17th century. Best wishes, Stewart. -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Bruno Correia Sent: 07 January 2011 19:08 To: List LUTELIST Subject: [LUTE] Kapsperger's temperament A question for those who play

[LUTE] Kapsperger's temperament

2011-01-09 Thread Stewart McCoy
McCoy Subject: Re: [LUTE] Kapsperger's temperament Stewart, Do you have any references from Praetorious handy? I'd be interested to hear them. I've been reading Ross Duffin's recent book and he has a rather different opinion. Interestingly, someone recently showed me a violin

[LUTE] Kapsperger's temperament

2011-01-07 Thread Bruno Correia
A question for those who play Kapsperger lute pieces: what temperament fits best his music? I find 1/4 mesotonic quite good, but there are a few spots that are not that sweet. I just started using a tastino on the 1st fret and that creates some problems too. For example, when there