“Polyphonic Intabulations for the Lute and Vihuela”. Guitar Review no 123 (2001): 1-7.
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Introductory article of little research value.
Unedited abstract [RILM]: Sixteenth and 17th-c. arrangements of vocal polyphonic works, both secular and sacred, for the lute and the vihuela are known as intabulations. The process required adjustments, such as substituting ornamentation for sustained note and reducing the number of lines to render them playable. Tablature notation was a system of four to six parallel lines, each representing a specific string, with letters or numbers indicating the frets, and precisely indicating accidentals, which were often omitted from editions of vocal music. Intabulations documented the transition from the modal to the harmonic systems, while portraying the birth of the instrumental style. [Abstractor: Blair, Linda W.]
Composer
Instrument VIHUELA, LUTE
Century 16CENT
Region
Medium
Music genre INTABULATIONS
Research field MUSIC