I have a concert of d'amore music coming up in a month's time... and for this instrument, I really prefer to play from a scordatura part (a tablature...). This is due to the fact that the instrument is always tuned differently depending on the composer and the piece... and every composer has their own unique notation system as well. So, I just find it easier to rewrite a part for myself using my own unique coding system!

For this Huberty piece, the notation system isn't too dissimilar to the one that I use. The treble is used to denote a violin tablature on the top four strings, whilst the bass is used to denote sounding pitch at an octave transposition. So, I will keep the treble notation, but alter the bass to use a mix of sounding pitch for slower passages, and the alto as a viola tablature for the middle four strings for faster moving passagework in the middle register.

It is a piece in three movements... and I had considered just rewriting the whole thing, but I intent to keep most of it... so, I will just white ink out the bits that need replacing and scratch in the replacement notation. I'm afraid that for the other piece (by Graupner) in the program, I will need to rewrite the whole thing... he didn't bother with any notation, and just wrote a sounding pitch notation instead. Actually, for that, I had to research a little bit about the correct or most suitable tuning system for the instrument as well. In the end, it appears to be the flattened Dresden tuning for the d'amore.

Anyway, these one and a half bars after the sketched in treble clef are slated for removable. These were writing in the octave transposition bass clef, but I don't trust myself with the mixed thirds and fourths tunings of the open strings to reliably remember where the fingers are supposed to go!

Likewise, all this section will need to go... the last line, where the bass clef denotes the octave sounding pitch. You can also see on the staves above that they had much nicer treble clefs than the awful scratching that is my handwriting! And the crazy arse key signature is due to the scordatura needing to have different "keys" on different strings!

Anyway, this is what the finished hack job looks like... it isn't pretty, but it is sufficient for the performance. It does look a little bit better when it isn't zoomed right in!

... and I'm really glad that I got this tilting desk as well! My kids did make themselves at home, filling the various compartments with coloured pens and pencils and everything... I've had to reassert my ownership, and remind them that they are guests on my desk!

... and then flattening it made for a decent table top for doing Zoom lessons as well! I can't believe I had to go through the horror of teaching music online again for this last week. The joys of having Corona... honestly, it is a real poop to teach online!

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