a = unison | d = minor third | f = perfect fourth | h = perfect fifth |
c = major second | e = major third | g = diminished 5th | n = octave |
For a more complete explanation about using a tuning key, click here.
Using the order given in the Manchester table as
a
point of reference, tunings are given below with absolute pitches:
Manchester numbers, extended | Unison/Interval Code | Concert Pitches on bass viol, top str.= d | Popular name of tuning &/or page #'s, etc. |
I | ffeff | d' a e c G D | Lute |
II | ffefh | d' a e c G C | Lute w/lowered 6th str. |
III | fefhf | d' a f c F C | Leero |
IV | ffhfh | d' a e A E A1 | 5te's |
V | efhfh | d' bb f Bb F Bb1 | Alffonso-waye |
VI | fhfhf | d' a d A D A | 8te's |
VII | nhXXX | d' g G X X X | Lancashire Pipes |
VIII | hXnhX | d' g X d G X | Bagpipes |
IX | fffXX | d' a e X X X | Horne pipe |
X | efdef | d' bb f d Bb F | French Sette |
XI | defhf | d' b g d G D | Harpe sette sharpe |
XII | edfhf | d' bb g d G D | Harpe sette flat |
XIII | fdefh | d' g eb c G C | High Harp Flat |
XIV | fedfh | d' g e c G C | High Harp Sharp |
XV | edefh | d' bb g eb Bb Eb | (pp. 168-169) |
XVI | edeff | d' bb g eb Bb F | (p.174) |
XVII | ededf | d' bb g db Bb F | (Mansell p. 53) |
XVIII | fdedf | d' a f# d B F# | (pp. 186-188) |
XIX | dfedf | d' b f# d B F# | (pp. 192-193) |
XX | edfed | d b g# D# B G# | c a f# C# A F# (alt.) |
XXI | efffe | d' bb f c G Eb | Drew's Tuning |
XXII | ffcdh | d' a e c# B E | (pp. 212-214) |
XXIII MOSS A | ffedf | d a e C A E | pp.18-34, 70-86 |
XXIV MOSS B | ffede | d a e C A F | pp.42-46, 91(?)-98 |
XXV MOSS C | ffefc | d a e C G A | pp.46-50, 102-105 |
XXVI MOSS D | ffeec | d a e C Ab Gb | pp.50-54, 102-105 |
XXVII | fedef | d' a f d Bb F | Paris Ms. 1111 (p.105) |
XXVIII (Bodleian #465 - part. 1 of trio p.61) | fefhh | d' a f c F Bb | Leero w/lowered 6th str. |
XXIX | ffefff | d a e C G D A | Le Sieur du Machy |
The following list of 58 known tunings given
below
utilizes a different orderering, the highly practical alphabetical
system
as employed in Frank Traficante's ground-breaking article:
"Lyra Viol Tunings: 'All Ways Have Been Tryed to
do It.'" Acta Musicologica 42 (1970)
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COMPREHENSIVE
LIST OF LYRA VIOL TUNINGS
Arranged
in Consecutive Alphabetical Order
1.
Leycester/Jenkins p.41
d e
d e h
B G#
E C# A
D
-3 -1 0 +1 +2 0
2. No
Name
d e d
f h
B G# E C# G# C#
-3 -1 0 +1 +1 -1
3. No
Name
d e
f d
e
B G#
E B
G# E
-3
-1
0 -1 +1 +2
4.
XII Harpway Sharp
d e f
h f
C A
F C F
C
-2
0
+1 0 -2 -2
5. (XII
Harp Sharp w/lwrd 6th str.}
d e
f h
h
C# A#
F# C#
F# B
-1 +1 +2
+1 -1 -3
6. No
Name
d e h f f
C#
A#
F# B F#
C#
-1
+1
+2 -1 -1
-1
7. No
Name
d e
h f
h
C# A#
F# B F# B
-1 +1 +2
-1 -1 -3
8. XIX
d f
e d
f
C
A E
C A
E
-2
0 0 0 +2 +2
9. (XIX
w/lowered 6th str.)
d f
e d
h
C A
E C
A D
-2 0 0
0 +2 0
10. No Name
d f
e f
h
C A
E C
G C
-2 0 0
0 0 -2
11. XVII
e d
e d
f
B G
E C
A E
-3
-2 0 0 +2
+2
12.
{XVII w/lowered 6th str.)
e d
e d
h
B G
E C
A D
-3 -2 0
0 +2 0
13. XVI
e d
e f
f
C Ab
F Db Ab Eb
-2
-1 +1 +1 +1 +1
14.
XV (XVI w/lowered 6th str.)
edefh
e d
e f
h
C
Ab
F Db Ab Db
-2
-1
+1 +1 +1 -1
15. XX
e d
f e
d
B G
E B
G E
-3
-2
0 -1 0 +2
16.
XI Harpway Flat
e d f
h f
C# A F#
C#
F# C#
-1
0 +2 +1
-1 -1
17.
(Harp Flat w/lowered 6th str.}
e d f
h h
C# A
F# C# F# B
-1 0 +2
+1 -1 -3
18. No
Name
e d h f h
D
Bb
G C
G C
O
+1 +3 0
0 -2
19.
X French Sette
e f
d e
f
C Ab
Eb C Ab Eb
-2
-1 -1 0 +1 +1
20. (X Fr. Sette
w/lowered 6th str.)
e f
d e
h
C Ab
Eb C Ab Db
-2 -1 -1
0 +1 -1
21. No
Name
e f
d h
f
D
Bb F D G D
0
+1 +1 +2 0 0
22. XXI Drew’s Tuning
e f
f f
e
C Ab
Eb C G Eb
-2 -1 -1
0 0 +1
23. No
Name
e f f f f
C
Ab
Eb C G D
-2
-1
-1 0
0 0
24.
(XXI Drew’s w/lowered 6th str.)
e f f
f h
C# A E B F# B
-1 0 0 -1 -1 -2
25. No
Name
e f
f h
f
D
Bb
F C
F Db
0 +1 +1
0 -2 -1
26.
V
e f h f h
D# B F# B F# B
+1
+2 +2 -1 -1 -3
27.
XVIII
f d e
d f
C G
E C
A E
-2
-2 0 0 +2 +2
28.
XIII High Harpway Sharp
f d e f h
Db Ab F
Db Ab Db
-1 -1 +1
+1 +1 -1
29. No
Name
f e
d e
d
B F#
D B
G E
-3 -3 -2
-1 0 +2
30.
XXVII
f e
d e
f
C G
E C# A E
-2
-2 0
+1 +2 +2
31.
XIV High Harpway Flat
f e d f h
D A
F D
A D
0 +1
+1 +2 +2 0
32. No
Name
f e
f d
e
C# G#
E B
G# E
-1 -1 0
-1 +1 +2
33. III
Leero Way
f
e f
h f
D A
F C F C
0 0
+1 0 -1 -2
34.
(III Leero w/lowered 6th str.)
f e
f h
h
D# A# F# C# F# B
+1
+1 +2 +1 -1 -3
35.
XXII
f
f c
d h
C G D
C A D
-2
-2 -2 0 +2 0
36.
No Name
f f
d e
f
Db Ab Eb C Ab Eb
-1 -1 -1
O +1 +1
37.
MOSS B
f f
e d
e
C# G#
D# B G# E
-1 -1 -1
-1 +1 +2
38.
MOSS A
f f
e d
f
C#
G#
D# B G# D#
-1
-1
-1 -1 +1 +1
39.
MOSS D
f f
e e
c
C# G#
D# B G F
-1 -1 -1
-1 0 +3
40.
MOSS C
f f
e f
e
C# G#
D# B F# D
-1 -1 -1
-1 +1 0
41. No
Name
f f e
f d
C# G#
D# B F# E
-1
-1
-1 -1 +1 +2
42.
I Viol Waye
f
f e
f f
D A E
C G D
0 0
0 0 0 0
43.
(I w/lowered 6th str.)
f f
e f
h
D A
E C
G C
0 0
0 0
0 -2
44. No
Name
f
f f
e d
D A
E B
G E
0
0
0 -1 0 +2
45.
IV Fifths
f f
h f
h
E B
F# B F# B
+2 +2 +2
-1 -1 -3
46. No
Name
f
g d
f f
D A Eb C G D
0 0
-1 0 0 0
47.
No Name
f g
d f
h
D
A Eb C G C
0
0 -1 0
0 -2
48.
No Name
f h
f c
f
Eb Bb Eb Bb Ab Eb
+1
+1 -1 -2 +1 +1
49.
No Name
f
h f
d e
Eb
Bb Eb Bb G Eb
+1
+1
-1 -2 0 +1
50.
No Name
f h
f e
d
Eb
Bb
Eb Bb Gb
Eb
+1 +1 -1
-2 -1 +1
51. No
Name
f h
f h
e
E B
E B
E C
+2
+2 0 -1 -2 -2
52.
VI Eights
f h
f h
f
E B E B E B
+2
+2 0 -1 -3 -3
53.
(VI Eights w/lowered 6th str.)
f h
f h h
E B
E B
E A
+2
+2
0 -1 -3 -4
54.
No Name
h f
h f
h
E A
E A
E A
+2 0 +2
-3 -3 -4
55. IX
Horne's Pipe
f f f
D A
E •
• •
0 0
0
56. VII
Lancashire Pipes
f
h n
•
C F
F •
•
+3 +1 -7
{-2 w/X'd 5th str.)
57.
VIII Bagpipes h[-]fh
h
f h
D G • D G •
0 -2 +2 0
58.
(I w/added 7th str.)
f f
e f
f f
D A
E C
G D
A
0 0
0 0
0 0 0
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1.
dedeh LeStrange B G# E
C#
A D
2. dedfh B
G #E C# G# C#
3. defde B G# E B G# E
4. defhf XII
C A F C F
C
5. defhh
C# A#
F# C# F# B
6. dehff
C# A#
F# B F# C#
7. dehfh
C A# F# B
F# B
8.
dfedf XIX C
A
E C A E
9. dfedh C A
E C A D
10.
dfefh
C A
E C G C
11.
ededf XVII B
G E C
A E
12.
ededh B
G E C
A D
13. edeff XVI
C Ab F Db
Ab Eb
14. edefh XV
C Ab F
Db Ab Db
15.
edfed XX B G
E B G E
16. edfhf XII
C#
A F# C# F# C#
17. edfhh
C#
A F# C# F# B
18. edhfh
D Bb G
C G C
19. efdef X
C Ab Eb C Ab
Eb
20. efdeh
C Ab Eb C
Ab Db
21. efdhf
D Bb F
D G D
22. efffe XXI Drew C Ab Eb
C G Eb
23. effff
C Ab Eb C
G D
24. efffh
C#
A E
B F# B
25. effhf
D Bb F
C F Db
26. efhfh V
D#
B F# B
F# B
27.
fdedf XVIII C G
E C A E
28. fdefh XIII
Db
Ab
F Db Ab Db
29. feded
B F# D
B G E
30.
fedef XXVII C G
E C# A E
31. fedfh XIV
D A
F D A D
32.
fefde
C# G#
E B
G# E
33. fefhf III
D A
F C F C
34. fefhh XXVIII
D#
A# F#
C# F# B
35. ffcdh XXII
C G
D C A D
36. ffdef
Db
Ab Eb
C Ab Eb
37. ffede MOSS B
C#
G# D#
B G# E
38. ffedf MOSS A
C#
G# D#
B G# D#
39. ffeec MOSS D
C
C# G# D# B F#
40. ffefe MOSS C C# G# D# B F#
D
41.
ffefd
C# G#
D# B F# E
42. ffeff I
D A
E C G D
43.
ffefh II D A
E C G C
44.
fffed
E B F#
B F# B
45.
ffhfh IV E B F#
B F# B
46. fgdff
D A Eb
C G
D
47. fgdfh
D A Eb
C G
C
48. fhfcf
Eb
Bb Eb
Bb Ab Eb
49. fhfde
Eb
Bb Eb
Bb G Eb
50. fhfed
Eb
Bb Eb
Bb Gb Eb
51.
fhfhe
E B
E B E C
52.
fhfhf VI E B
E B E B
53.
fhfhh
E B
E B E A
54.
hfhfh
E A
E A E A
55. fff IX
D A
E • • •
56. fhn VII
• C
F F • •
57. h[-]fh VIII
D G
• D G •
58.
ffefff XXIX D A
E C G D A