Hello James,

Many thanks for your package with music and for the string specs below.
I am always interested to know more about strings and music. I have not
heard any duets that were tuned for two lutes a 4th apart but I have
played lute duets for equally tuned instruments.

I am always interested also to meet composers who write music in this
genre for solo fretted instruments, like lutes and alts. I note the
attribution of the Giga but who is the composer of the preludo, gavota,
etc? Is it from Dalla Casa or was that just the inspiration?

Thanks again and best regards,
Marion

--- james r smith <vector10@...> wrote:

> Hello Marion,
> The serial numbers from the D'Addario string catalogue(rectified
> nylon) for a 63cm terz, i.e.,
> all strings having the same length are as follows:
> 1) NYL024; 2) NYL 029; 3) NYL039; 4) NYL024W; 5) NYL031W; 6)
> NYL036W;
> 7) NYL043W; 8) NYL048W; 9) NYL050W; 10) NYL056W.
> For lower strings below C, one can choose the B and A for a 10s tenor
> in E, etc.. A more
> powerful alternative to that given for 6) is NYL040W, it has a
> tension more consistent with the
> bottom four strings. The D'Addario string catalogue exists as a PDF
> on their web-site and can
> be downloaded.
> I note that the original tuning of the alt was in G, which is,
> ofcourse, very suitable for
> renaissance/archlute repertoire. A fair number, like yourself, tune
> as for an 11c baroque lute.
> One can use the original tuning as a transposing instrument on
> baroque, and I find this
> effective in terms of projection. However, all this is primarily
> conceived for solo work.
> Looking at renaissance duets, much was written for equal-tuned
> lutes, but a quite a lot for
> lutes a fourth apart, typically, one in G and the other in D. Judging
> from my own 11s in D, an
> alt duo in G and D would give a sonorous effect, but I have not heard
> of any duo that has
> tried this, have you? Such a combination would also make it posible
> to give very effective
> renderings of much harpsichord music. One should not remain in the
> past, such a
> combination would offer composers a fine sound-scape!
> All the best,
> James.
>
>
>
>
>


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