![]() I have followed both Dowland's MS, and Poulton and Lam's interpretation, as closely as I can in this transcription, but there have been compromises, especially in bars 19 and 20 where the lack of lower strings makes voicing difficult. The piece is set mostly in 6/8 time, but with characteristic hemiola excursions, most noticeable in bars 10 and 16. In its homeland in the Renaissance the coranto was apparently a quick dance, but in France in the Baroque period it became very popular and far more stately. Nigel North plays this piece on his lute at a cracking 80 bpm – phew! the first b in bar 3) probably indicates an ornament. The occasional dot to the left of a note (e.g. The single and double dots under the upper notes represent the first and second RH fingers. It is barred in simple triple time, probably equivalent to 3/8. The MS was written after JD received his doctorate in 1621. The version as it appears in the Margaret Bord Lute Book, from a facsimile at. The date of the MS appears to be 1621 or later, so we are at the Renaissance / Baroque boundary. According to Poulton and Lam, this is Dowland's only courante, and it appears in the Lute Book of Margaret Board, who "must have been a player of considerable ability". We feature fully-encrypted "SSL Certified"secure online transactions and take phone orders 10AM to 10PM, 7 days a week.The Coranto (or Courante, or in the original MS Corranto) was an Italian "running dance" first mentioned in print in the mid 1500's. Here is the whole last line as it appears in the book, however I recommend cycling the lick example given earlier above to further isolate the lick and get it down first.īanjo Encyclopedia/ Whole Last Lineī has been in business online for 15 years and accepts all major Credit Cards and PayPal. Listen to the CD that comes with the book, listen to the Tabledit program, THINK IT THROUGH SOME BEFORE ATTEMPTING IT.īe sure you are picking with the correct fingers and that you understand the timing, Good Luck!! ![]() ![]() The next open 3rd string is also picked with the index and is an 1/8th note, followed by 2 more 1/8th notes, the 4th string, 2nd fret picked with the thumb and the open first string with the middle. The next 2-3 hammer and 3-2 pull all happens with just one pick of the index finger, and counts as a 1/4 beat. The second is a 2-3 hammer-on that counts a 1/4 beat and is picked with the index. The first note is an 1/8th note, picked with the thumb By repeatedly misplaying the lick you are reinforcing the wrong things. The more you flail or whack at it, the bigger the ditch you are digging gets. Follow these instructions carefully.įirst and very importantly, I recommend thinking your way through this lick and trying to hear it in your head. The difficulty lies in what right hand-fingers you pick and the timing of course. Wait until you have a better understanding of how the lick is played and accomplished before you try it.īanjo Encyclopedia/ Last Line/First Measure I recommend that you download the lick, print it out, but first, follow the instructions below without attempting to play it. I included the fingering and have provided the tab free with a link below. I did not include the fretting hand fingering for this banjo lick included in the Banjo Encyclopedia. With the 2 hammers, pulloff ? exactly what the left and right hands are supposed to do and how to do it ? Would you mind a detailed explanation how to play the lick I'm still struggling with the lick in sitting on top of the world.
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