Lute score displays wrong staff, and other problems; solution proposed

Issue type

UI bug

Bug description

There are a number of issues with setting up lute-type instruments in New Score. These could be resolved by a change to the UI for the Early music: Strings-Plucked section of the New Score dialog, together with some modifications of individual instruments.

Currently the relevant Choose instruments UI looks like this:

Proposed solution

The proposed redesign would look like this (dropdown lists are shown in darker grey):

The UI is described in detail below, together with all the instruments and their tunings.

Note: Open string courses ("Always open") are marked in bold. All scores to be displayed in 6-line French tablature except where otherwise indicated.

Medieval lute (Tab)

• 4-course: G3 A3 D4 G4
• 5-course: D3 G3 A3 D4 G4

Renaissance lute (Std.)

• 6-course: E2 A2 D2 F#2 B2 E2 + Capo 3

Note: Although the actual tuning of a renaissance 6-course lute is G2 C2 F2 A2 D2 G2, it needs to be transposed down a minor third for the purposes of written notation on an 8vb treble staff. A Capo text is applied to the staff with "Fret" set to 3 to restore the correct sounding pitch.

Renaissance lute (Tab)

• 6-course: E2 A2 D2 F#2 B2 E2 + Capo 3 (the note for "Renaissance lute (Std.)" also applies here)
• 7-course: F2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 G4
• 8-course: D2 F2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 G4
• 9-course: C2 D#2 F2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 G4
• 10-course: C2 D2 D#2 F2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 G4

Baroque lute (Tab)

• 10-course: D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 D3 F3 A3 D4 F4
• 11-course: C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 D3 F3 A3 D4 F4
• 12-course: B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 D3 F3 A3 D4 F4
• 13-course: A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 D3 F3 A3 D4 F4

Theorbo (Tab)

• 14-course G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E3 A3

Archlute (Tab)

• 14-course: F1 G1 A1 A#1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 G4

Oud (Std.)

• C3 F3 A3 D4 G4 C3

MuseScore Version

MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.1.1-232071203, revision: github-musescore-musescore-e4d1ddf

Regression

No.

Operating system

OS: Linux Mint 20.1, Arch.: x86_64,

References

• Lute Society tuning table
• A. Quadt. Lute musIc from the Renaissance, for lute or guitar Vols 1-2.
• A. Damiani. Method for Renaissance Lute.
• D A Smith. 30 Easy Piecces for Renaissance Lute.