On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:33:43 +0100, Lex Eisenhardt wrote > Bass lines may sometimes have been simplified, and thus some of > the problems could be avoided. Occasional voice crossings with the > bass perhaps were sometimes accepted (but probably not by everyone). L
But this isn't the problem at all! There's nothing wrong with voice crossings per se, only if the voices involved form a fifth, which would change into a (frowned upon) forth. I have yet to find one example where this would happen with a theorbo ... Cheers, Ralf Mattes > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martyn Hodgson" <hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk> > To: "Lex Eisenhardt" <eisenha...@planet.nl> > Cc: "Vihuelalist" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:24 PM > Subject: [VIHUELA] Caccini's instrument {was Re: Strumming as basso > continuo {was: Return to earlier question: {was: Agazzari guitar > [was Re: Capona?]} > > > > > Thanks Lex, > > > > Caccini can speak for himself: 'the chitarrone is better suited to > > accompany the voice, especially the tenor, than any other > > instrument'.(G. Caccini, Le Nuove Musiche (Florence, 1602), sig. C2V > > 'Ai Lettori ... del Chitarrone ... essendo questo strumento piu atto > > ad accompagnare la voce, e particolarmente quella del Tenore, che > > qualunque altro.') > > > > Further, Piccinini(1623) tells us Caccini used a chitarrone to > > accompany himself before 1594. > > > > The chitarrone did not, of course, at first have numerous long extended > > basses. However it was tuned in a nominal A or G so, as previously > > pointed out, the same problem would arise even if tuned in G with a > > sung d and f# in the bass. > > > > I suspect Striggio was using the term lute in a generic sense: it is > > certainly not 'wrong' to use any form of lute from around this time to > > perform his songs. See Rob Dowland Var of lute lessons for example and > > Ms 704 Bib Con Brussels which contains intabulated settings of songs > > by Caccini and his contemporaries. > > > > regards > > > > Martyn > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- R. Mattes - Hochschule fuer Musik Freiburg r...@inm.mh-freiburg.de