Jon,
there are three different names that are often mixed up:
modes
Greek names of modes
keys
Mode in strict sense refers to melodic patterns of medieval music and is
also called tone. Modes or tones, respectively, were usually numbered.
First and second tones refer to Re, third and fourth to
Hi Charles,
La Princesse by Mouton clearly is in A minor and is thus designated in
Barbe ms. Also, on Lislevand's CD it is in the A minor section; so, his
designation as A major obviously is a typo.
As for ms. Barbe, you will perhaps have guessed already that the endings
3b or 3#, respectively, b
about the F.ut.fa#.3b or B.fa.sy.3.b?
Thanks
Charles Browne
-Original Message-
From: "Mathias Rösel" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 30 October 2003 21:17
To: Lutelist
Subject: Re: reading Gallot
Hi Bernd,
A mi la bmol is another designation of A minor, as you will have guessed.
Dear Mathias,
thank you very much for your answer!
>A mi la bmol is another designation of A minor, as you
>will have guessed. Bmol
Yes, I was misled by an "analogy":
Prelude APrelude B
"Ton de la Chevre" "Ton d A mi la b.mol"
I thought that t
Hi Bernd,
A mi la bmol is another designation of A minor, as you will have guessed. Bmol
is added to make sure the scale with minor 3rd is used.
As to hexachord, the tone A is Mi (3rd tone of the scale) of the hexachordum
molle (F-D) and at the same time La (6th tone of the scale) of the hexachor
Bon jour!
Gallots "Pieces de Luth Composées sur differens Modes..."
start with pieces in the "Ton de la Chevre" [I learned on this
list that the name was constructed from the first syllable of
Gaultiers [though he didn't invent the tuning] name resembling
the English word goat - ech ech ech - but
