[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Martyn Hodgson
From: Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Re: [VIHUELA] 5 course guitar - partial strums To: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk Date: Friday, 1 June, 2012, 8:08 Dear Monica, Just to test the envelope a little, a couple of observations arising from

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Monica Hall
Yes indeed. In fact the relevant section in the Eds. Transatlantique edition was written by Rafael Andia and on his recording of the complete works of De Visee he does have the bourdon on the 4th course on the thumb side. It doesn't seem to make a lot of difference to the music.

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Durbrow
I am curious if there is an answer to your question. Tangentally, I have a theory that so many strummed chords didn't include the 5th course, that they didn't even bother to put a dot there if it would make a dissonance, they just assumed you wouldn't include it in the strum. On May 31, 2012,

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Durbrow edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums To: vl vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Friday, 1 June, 2012, 12:30 I am curious if there is an answer to your question. Tangentally, I have a theory that so many strummed chords didn't include

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Jun 1, 2012, at 9:35 PM, Martyn Hodgson wrote: Your point about the 5th course is certainly well made, however, missing this course is not so tricky as avoiding playing the first course when using a downwards index strum. Indeed, I raised the matter since I'd heard quite a few players

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Monica Hall
, Foscarini, Pesori are referring to the standard alfabeto chords. Monica - Original Message - From: Ed Durbrow edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp To: vl vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 12:30 PM Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums I am curious

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Martyn Hodgson
guitar compositions by Losy. Martyn --- On Fri, 1/6/12, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums To: Ed Durbrow edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp Cc: Vihuelalist vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu

[VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums

2012-06-01 Thread Monica Hall
: [VIHUELA] Re: 5 course guitar - partial strums To be pedantic, the Ms with dots I mentioned (a Lobkowicz Ms - OLIM Prague II Ms Kk77) is probably Austrian or Bohemian in origin. In fact the title page of the first part has ' Pieces Composee Par le Comte Logis' - though perhaps