Lute TAB transcription into Clairnote (shorthand)

[gguitarwilly]

Here is a lute piece I transcribed using my shorthand variation of Clairnote. 

I did a transcription because lute notation doesn't show the actual music, just where to put your fingers on the fingerboard.

I'm now able to study the piece using my Janko piano beside the lute.

You'll find that the transcription is as ambiguous as the lute transcription with regard to voice separation and note duration. It is up to the musician to find out what's the most plausible interpretation.

I used the shorthand version because it requires less precision when writing by hand than 'proper Clairnote'. The reason I used handwriting is that it is easier when solving the puzzle of transcribing TAB, but also because to use the  Musescore>musicXML>Lilypond route, I would have to determine all note durations and different voices.

I hope some of you will find this music enjoyable to play.

best, Willem

[John Keller]

Hi Willem,

Thanks for showing us your Clairnote transcription. Its very neat and easy to read.

Is there a YouTube recording of this piece? Also can you translate the title etc.

What kind of Janko keyboard do you have?

Cheers,
John

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> <Lede Partir lute transcription.pdf>

[gguitarwilly]

Hi John,

I wasn't able to find a recording of the piece. I'll record it once I'm able to play it on the lute, which will take me about a year from now I guess.

I use the Janko piano mainly for examining harmony, meanwhile trying to find out what's the best way to play the keyboard. I don't study pieces until I can play them at the proper speed, because that would take time I don't have at the moment.

It seems the lute transcription by Hans Neusidler was wrongly named: 'Lede Partir'. The original composition by Clemens non Papa is named 'Le Departir' which probably means 'the farewell' or 'the depart'.

I thought you were familiar with my Janko Piano: it is a regular piano which I equipped with a mechanically very straightforward Janko keyboard.

Have a look at the attached pdf for details.

best, Willem

Op maandag 4 september 2023 om 01:24:31 UTC+2 schreef John Keller:

[John Keller]

Hi Willem,

Wow, you did a mighty effort with building a Janko keyboard onto your piano. I had forgotten about this I guess.

I was interested to hear the piece Lede Partir, so I transcribed your handwritten Clairnote into Finale traditional notation, and now made a YouTube video of it playing while also following along with the original lute tablature.

Does this sound more or less like it should? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJkfjU5RYj4

Interesting piece, they way the cadences modulate to the dominant. A renaissance characteristic?

Cheers, John

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[gguitarwilly]

Hi John,

It seems the Youtube video is on 'private' status, so I couldn't watch it.

As for your question: I plan to study Renaissance composition characteristics at some point in the future. But for now one of the attractions of this music to me is that it often sounds different from a lot of other music, like the classical guitar repertoire I've been playing.
I'm enjoying that the lute opens up a vast repertoire of music, and some pieces lend themselves to endless dwelling and discoveries.

Unfortunately it keeps me from using Clairnote, as all Lute music is written in Tab. 
Maybe this one transcription will lead to more though. I have a piece in mind that's worth transcribing.

cheers, Willem

Op zaterdag 9 september 2023 om 05:36:52 UTC+2 schreef John Keller:

[John Keller]

Oh sorry, I thought private meant someone with a link can view.

I changed it to unlisted now.

https://youtu.be/EJkfjU5RYj4         

John

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[gguitarwilly]

Hi John,

I find it rewarding you had so much fun with this piece. I think your arrangement is pretty straightforward and to the point.

One detail: the high Bflat starting on count 3 in measure 19 might ring into the next bar; so there is a Bflat suspended chord resolving to a major chord.

The same goes for the bass note of that chord. 

cheers, Willem

Op vrijdag 22 september 2023 om 03:20:26 UTC+2 schreef John Keller: