source file: m1360.txt Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:50:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Dowland's Preferred From: Johnny Reinhard John Dowland's son Robert indicated the frettings of his father's lute temperament. I had the opportunity to examine this on microfilm at the Columbia University music library. (And it's in English!) Essentially it is a set of instructions for placing the frets. I indicated each and every pitch on each string on the cover of the AFMM publication PITCH I:1. Since it is a tablature notation for Dowland's music. I don't know if I can give a complete linear ordering of pitches. Some notes have 2 different pitches available. Tablature erases any confusion about which one to play. When Wim Hoogewerf saw PITCH in Paris we started working toward the day when he would play Dowland in this temperament. And to grand success, based on all experiences to date. For the lowest string, the pitches are (beginning at the first fret) 108, 204, 285, 388, 498, 597, 702, 810, 906, 986 For 2nd lowest string 606, 702, 783, 886, 996, You get the idea...:) Johnny Reinhard Director American Festival of Microtonal Music 318 East 70th Street, Suite 5FW New York, New York 10021 USA (212)517-3550/fax (212) 517-5495 reinhard@idt.net http://www.echonyc.com/~jhhl/AFMM