10-course lute music
Actually all my lute videos are concentrated in my
Archlute page
since autumn 2015!
... and also a couple of pieces by an 8 course lute using only 6 courses ... ;-)
... and also 4 pieces by Bouvier are played by an 11-courser -
though only courses 10 used... ;)
... Long pause in the "Vieil Accord": from 28.4.2010 to 23.3.2012!
... And now also 7-course Venere included ...
Updated 1.7.2017
/
Arto Wikla
17.11.2008
Pieces in "Vieil Accord", "renaissance tuning":
g'-d'-a-f-c-G-F-(E or Eb)-D-C
- Jean-Baptiste Lully: "Suite Mediterranee",
my lute arrangements and video performances
- Robert de Visee: Pieces in c-minor,
my 10-course lute arrangements and video performances
- Michelangelo Galilei (Il Primo Libro d'intavolatura di Liuto, 1620):
[Michelangelo was the son of the famous Vincenzo, and the young brother of
even more famous Galileo.]
- Jacques(?) Belleville's music in
"The Lutebooke of Edward Lord Herbert, of Cherbury and Castle Island":
- Volte (fol. 68),
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(18.11.2008)
- Courante "Bien qu'un cruel martire" (fol. 69),
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(18.11.2008)
- Volte (fol. 70),
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(18.11.2008)
- Robert Ballard,
Premier livre de tablature de Luth (Paris 1611):
- Pieces in c-minor (Volte in major)
- Entree de luth, premier chant,
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(25.11.2008)
- Courante quatriesme,
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(25.11.2008)
- Volte quatriesme,
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(25.11.2008)
- Pieces in g-minor (Volte in major)
- Entree de luth sixiesme,
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(30.11.2008)
- Courante
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(30.11.2008)
- Volte sixiesme
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(30.11.2008)
- Claudio Monteverdi, 1624
- Si dolce e'l tormento,
the music (own ms. pdf),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(27.11.2008)
- Christmas carols arranged to 10-course lute
- Anthony Holborne
(The lute in these pieces
is an anonymous 8-course lute originally made in the 1970's, and
rebuild by Eero Palviainen in 2000.)
- Galliard - The New Year's Gift,
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(30.12.2008). You can find
the music in Serge Garbode's site.
- Piece Without Title (Galliard 24),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(31.12.2008),
the music as
my own ms.
- Robert Ballard,
Deuxieme livre de tablature de Luth (Paris 1614):
- Ballet des Chevaux, 1-8,
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(12.7.2009)
Pieces in "Accords Nouveaux", "transitional tunings"
- Anonymous: Sarabande,
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(5.10.2009)
("Swan" ms., f. 69.r;
St. Petersburg Academy of Science, O.N.124).
Tuning:
eb'-c'-ab-f-c-G-F-Eb-Db-C.
- Anonymous: Couranta et Variatio,
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(12.10.2009)
(Ms. "Virginia Renata von Gehema", f. 14v-15r;
Berlin Mus. Ms. 40264).
Tuning:
eb'-c'-ab-f-c-G-F-Eb-Db-C.
- Pierre Gaultier (Les Ouvres de Pierre Gaultier Orleanois,
Roma 1638).
Tuning:
eb'-c'-ab-f-c-G-F-Eb-Db-C.
- Allemande (p. 5),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(12.10.2009)
- Courante (p. 7),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(12.10.2009)
- Sarabande (p. 8),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(12.10.2009)
- Anonymous (The Lute Book of Margaret Board).
Tuning:
eb'-c'-ab-f-c-G-F-Eb-Db-C.
- Coranto (f. 36r),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (18.10.2009)
- Saraband (f. 36v),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (18.10.2009)
- English Country Dances
(The Lute Book of Margaret Board, 17th century).
Tuning:
e'-c'-a-f-c-G-F-E-D-C.
- Anonymous: Allemanda, Coranta, Sarabanda ,
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(26.10.2009)
(Ms. "Virginia Renata von Gehema", f. 1r-2r;
Berlin Mus. Ms. 40264).
Tuning:
(x)-c'-ab-f-c-G-F-Eb-Db-C; the first string is not used.
- Jacques de Montmorency de Belleville
(Ballard 1631).
Tuning: eb'-c'-ab-f-c-G-F-Eb-Db-C.
- Sarabande (p.64),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(25.1.2010)
- Courante (p.61),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(25.1.2010)
- Francois Dufault
(Ballard 1631).
Tuning: eb'-c'-ab-f-c-G-F-Eb-Db-C.
:
- Courante (p.26),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(1.2.2010)
- Sarabande (p.31),
video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo
(1.2.2010)
- Pieces by Nicolas Bouvier in "Tabulature de luth de differents
autheurs sur les accords nouveaux" by Pierre Ballard in 1638.
In year 1638 pieces in the "baroque d-minor tuning" were first time
printed - as far as we know now. Two Pierres were involved: P. Ballard
and P. Gaultier. In their books of "accords nouveaux" only
minority of pieces are in this tuning, which soon became the "standard
tuning": f'-d'-a-f-d-A-G-F-E-D-C. (In these two books they use
only 10 courses, so no low C.)
- Prelude.
This unmeasured Prelude is in pages 40-41. Unmeasured preludes do not
have barlines - as the term says. Often there are neither many/any note value
indications. So there is lots of improvisation in this type of pieces!
Here is the
original tabulature.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo.
(26.4.2010)
- Allemande.
This Allemande is in pages 42-43.
Here is the
original tabulature.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo.
(26.4.2010)
- Courante.
This Courante is in page 44.
Here is the
original tabulature.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo.
(27.4.2010)
- Canaries.
This Canaries is in page 45.
Here is the
original tabulature.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo.
(28.4.2010)
... long pause ...
... 2012 ...
Back to the "Vieil Accord", "renaissance tuning":
g'-d'-a-f-c-G- [F-(E or Eb)-D-C]
New renaissance lute - First try: da Milano and Dalza:
-
Today 23.3.2012 I got a brand new lute that has been completed
just a couple of days ago, 7-courser, model "Venere".
The test pieces are "Ricercar" by Francesco da
Milano (Ness 84) and "Pavana alla venetiana" by Joan Ambrosio Dalza.
The new instrument is made by Lauri Niskanen.
Video in
YouTube,
video in
Vimeo
(23.3.2012)
Warming up the 10-course Berr:
-
- Entree de Luth - Branle de Village 1 - Branle de Village 3.
Robert Ballard published the Entree in 1611, the Branles in 1614.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (21.4.2012)
- Home againe, Market is done.
This anonymous ballad setting comes from ms. Margaret Board, f. 11r (c. 1625).
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (25.4.2012)
- Zamboni: Preludio - Sarabanda Largo - Gavotta Allegro (1718).
These pieces of the Sonata 9 by Giovanni Zamboni Romano come from his
printed book "Sonate d'intavolatura di Leuto, Opera Prima" (Lucca 1718).
The book is an example of a very late use of the old renaissance tuning,
the "Vieil Accord".
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (28.4.2012)
- Corrente (ms. Doni).
This anonymous Corrente comes from ms. "Libro di Leuto di Gioseppe Antonio
Doni", Perugia 17th century, p. 19.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (30.4.2012)
- Corrente francese (ms. Doni).
This anonymous Corrente francese comes from ms. "Libro di Leuto di
Gioseppe Antonio Doni", Perugia 17th century, p. 73.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (30.4.2012)
-
- Piccinini: Toccata V (1639).
This Toccata by one of these Piccininis, father or son, comes from book
"Alessandro e Leonardo Maria Piccinini: Intavolatura di Liuto"
(Bologna 1639), page VII.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (4.5.2012)
- Michelangelo Galilei: Toccata (1620).
The book by Galileo Galilei's little brother was printed in 1620:
"Il Primo Libro d'Intavolatura di Liuto" (Monaco di Baviera).
This Toccata in c-minor is on page 38.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (5.5.2012)
- Kapsberger: Toccata 3 (1611).
This Toccata was printed in the book "Libro Primo d'Intavolatura di Lauto
del Sig. Gio: Girolamo Kapsperger, Nobile Alemano" (Roma 1611), page 8.
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo (8.5.2012)
Three clips of alta/bassa concert in 12.5.2012 (published in 12.6.2012)
- Dowland: Say love if ever thou didst find.
Video in YouTube
- Dowland: Now O now my needs must part.
Video in YouTube
- Caccini: Amor ch'attendi - as a short encore....
Video in YouTube
Getting used to the new 7 course Venere lute:
-
-
Dalza: Tastar de corde - Recercar dietro (1508, f.4r-5r).
These two pieces "Touching the strings" and "Recercar after" come
from Joanambrosio Dalza's book "Intabulatura de Lauto, Libro Quarto",
fol. 4r-5r,
printed by famous O. Petrucci in Venice 1508. The index names these pieces
"Tastar de corde col suo recercar", so it is clear that they are to be
played together.
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo (10.6.2012)
-
Capirola: Padoana Veneziana.
This Padoana more or less comes from ms. Vincenzo Capirola, first decades of
the 16th century.
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo (15.6.2012)
-
Capirola: Recercar ottavo (c. 1517).
This Recercar comes from ms. Vincenzo Capirola, c. 1517.
The long name of the piece is "Recercar ottavo, lalcier, et un
spiciar, lave". I just wonder, what that could mean...
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo (17.6.2012)
-
Newsidler: Preambel 3 (1536).
This Preambel (Prelude) comes from "Ein newgeordent kunstlich
Lautenbuch"
by Hans Newsidler (Neusidler, Neusiedler), printed in 1536.
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo (23.6.2012)
-
-
Capirola: Recercar decimo (c. 1517).
This Recercar comes from ms. Vincenzo Capirola, c. 1517.
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo (25.1.2013)
-
Senfl/Judenkunig: Elslein liebes Elselein (1523).
This simple lute intabulation of Ludvig Senfl's famous Lied was
published by lutenist Hans Judenkunig in 1523.
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo (31.1.2013)
-
Senfl/Newsidler: Elslein liebstes Elselein mein (1536).
This simple lute intabulation of Ludvig Senfl's famous Lied was
published by lutenist Hans Newsidler in 1536.
I play two versions: First literally as it is written,
second as I think it is meant to be played. Newsidler used German tabulature,
and it is speculated that when he repeated two short notes, he actually wanted
to express that there is a tie. The piece becomes much more vocal-like that way,
and it also feels much more natural that way.
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo
(1.2.2013)
- If you are interested in the tabulatures of these Elselein
settings, here are
my handwritten versions in French(!)
tabulature. And there is also a version by 3rd Hans, Hans Gerle.
-
Francesco da Milano: Ricercar (Ness #7).
Ricercar or Fantasia by Francesco Canova da Milano (1497-1543).
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo
(2.2.2013)
- New 10-courser – the first impressions
- I just got a new 10-courser:
"Home againe, market is done" (part of).
I just picked a new 10-course lute by Lauri Niskanen, model
Dieffopruchar 1612. The lute is very new, got the strings today,
and I just drove 2 x 170km to get it. First try is of course
the "Home againe, market is done" from the Board ms. And only the easy
parts as the first try. ;-)
Video in
YouTube
(5.7.2013)
- Ballard: Troisieme Entree de Luth (1611).
This Entree, Prelude, was published in Robert Ballards Premier Livre, 1611.
The instrument is 10-course renaissance lute, model Dieffopruchar 1612,
made by Lauri Niskanen 2013.
Video in
YouTube, video in
Vimeo
(7.7.2013)
- Jacques Belleville: Courante "Bien qu'un cruel martire".
This song-Courante comes from "The Lutebooke of Edward Lord Herbert, of
Cherbury and Castle Island".
The music (own ms. pdf).
Video in YouTube,
video in Vimeo.
(14.8.2013)
- Laurencini di Roma
- Praeludium Laurencini in F-major (Besard 1603, fol. 9r).
This Prelude by Laurencini di Roma comes from the printed book
"Thesaurus Harmonicus" (Cologne 1603) by Jean-Baptiste Besard.
Video in YouTube.
(19.9.2013)
- Laurencini: Fantasia in G-major (Besard 1603, fol. 14r).
This Fantasia by Laurencini di Roma comes from the printed book
"Thesaurus Harmonicus" (Cologne 1603) by Jean-Baptiste Besard.
Video in YouTube.
(21.9.2013)
- Scottish baroque lute music in scordatura
- John come kisse me now, by John Red (Balcarres).
This "passamezzo moderno" comes from the Scottish baroque lute
manuscript "Balcarres Lute Book", #244, p. 217.
The tuning is a scordatura, old transitional tuning, called for ex.
"English Gautier's tuning" or "Mersenne's Extraordinaire tuning",
in my case the strings are e'-c'-a-f-c-G-F-E-D-C.
Video in YouTube.
(28.4.2014)
- Port Atholl, mr. Lesslie's way (Balcarres).
This ballad arrangement comes from the Scottish baroque lute
manuscript "Balcarres Lute Book", #248, p. 219.
The long name is "Port Atholl, with the 1st string tuned up halfe a
note, mr. Lesslie's way, right marked".
The tuning is a scordatura, old transitional tuning, sometimes called
"Ton de la harpe par b-dur",
in my case the strings are f'-c'-a-f-c-G-F-E-D-C.
Video in YouTube.
(3.5.2014)
.
- Something very different: short teenage memory ... ;-).
Guess what this is! ;-)
Video in
YouTube
(23.10.2014)
- ...
- Albinoni: Violin Sonata 1 (very tiny fragment).
A very crazy Friday evening activity: I played just the first line (!) (out of 30!) of the Violin Sonata 1, Op 6, by Tomaso Albinoni. Directly from the staff notation, seen on the computer screen. While Albinoni did not compose the so called "Albinoni Adagio", he seems to have been an excellent composer! :-)
Video in
YouTube
(17.4.2015)
- Kapsberger: Canario.
This is my arrangement to lute in "vieil accord" of a Canario
to chitarrone (=theorbo) by Kapsberger
(Libro 4 D'Intavolatura di Chitarone, p. 37-38),
my arrangement (jpg).
Video in
YouTube
(25.4.2015)
- ... continuo ...
- Francesco Mancini: Concerto VI
"per Flauto, 2 Violini e Basso Continuo" (1725).
Galantina-PMS (PMS="Paimio Mancini Society") ensemble was rehearsing
an interesting - and not well known but good - baroque composer,
Francesco Mancini, who was working in Naples as the assistant and
also as the deputy of A. Scarlatti. Standard patterns but
interestingly modified!
The players:
Martti Peippo, recorder, Anna-Mari Ablouh and Johanna Honkanen, violin,
Anniina Saarikko, cello, Arto Wikla, lute.
My lute is a big 10-courser, Dieffopruchar 1612,
made by Lauri Niskanen 2013.
- 1. Amoroso
Video in
YouTube
(8.7.2015)
- 4. Allegro
Video in
YouTube
(8.7.2015)
- Albinoni: Sonata I: Grave Adagio (Op. 6).
Rehearsing the first part, "Grave Adagio", of the Sonata I
by Tomaso Albinoni in his "Trattenimenti Armonici"
op. 6. Baroque violin Anna-Mari Ablouh, lute Arto Wikla.
Anna-Mari has named her anonymous 18th century German violin
"Gottfried". My lute is a big 10-courser,
Dieffopruchar 1612, made by Lauri Niskanen 2013.
Video in
YouTube
(11.7.2015)
- Versions of Albinoni: Sonate da Chiesa, T.So29: IV
- Albinoni: Adagio g-minor (Sonate da Chiesa, T.So29: IV).
This piece is my own lute arrangement of an Adagio in Albinoni's
Sonate da Chiesa a Violino Solo e Violoncello o Basso Continuo
(T.So29, Amsterdam 1708).
And this Adagio really is composed by Albinoni, not by the
Italian musicologist Remo Giazotto in 1949 as the famous one was made. ;-)
Video in
YouTube
(15.9.2015)
- Albinoni: Sonate da Chiesa, T.So29: IV.
This Sonate, Adagio-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro, comes from "Sonate da Chiesa
a Violino Solo e Violoncello o Basso Continuo"(T.So29, Amsterdam 1708).
Baroque violin Anna-Mari Ablouh, lute Arto Wikla.
Video in
YouTube
(10.11.2015)
- Albinoni: Sonate da Chiesa, T.So29: IV.
Another version of this Sonate.
Baroque violin Anna-Mari Ablouh, lute Arto Wikla.
Video in
YouTube
(3.12.2015)
- Sean Jib: Inflandia Hymn ;-)
One day too late, but not entirely serious, though... :-)
Some of Sean's too long note values have here suffered inflation,
reducing their values. This correcting practice is fairly common
also among singers... ;-)
Video in
YouTube
(9.12.2015).
Here (jpg)
is also my (unauthorised) arrangement - just in case someone
(lutenist) happens to wish to play this piece, and perhaps even
wants to play those long notes long enough. ;-)
- ...
- Gloria in excelsis deo, lute solo.
This is actually my old arrangement (2008) of a Christmas carol that
is very popular in Finland, "Kuului laulu enkelten".
It is strongly related to the "Gloria in excelsis deo".
Video in
YouTube
(24.12.2015)
And
here
is the tabulature, if you are interested in playing this piece.
- Corelli: Sonata III: Adagio (Op. 5).
Rehearsing very first time the "Adagio" of the Sonata III (Op.5)
by Arcangelo Corelli. Baroque violin Janne-Matti Holm, lute Arto Wikla. This is also our very first duo rehearsal ever!
Video in
YouTube
(30.12.2015)
And here is the music,
if you are interested in playing this beautiful piece.
- Holborne: As it fell on a holy eve.
Piece by Anthony Holborne. The name suggests a vocal model, but who knows.
And which "eve" is "holy"?
Video in
YouTube
(27.12.2016)
- Scottish early baroque lute music in "Accords nouveaux".
The tuning is a scordatura, transitional tuning, called for ex.
"English Gautier's tuning" or "Mersenne's Extraordinaire tuning",
in my case the strings are tuned e'-c'-a-f-c-G-F-E-D-C.
In case you happen to wish to play these pieces, the "Sarrabands"
are here and
the "John come" is here.
These
are my clarifications(?) based on the wonderful, but not so easy read
Balcarres ms. publication by the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen, 2010.
- Sarraband by David Grieve (or Gaultier?) (ms. Balcarres 246).
The ms. Wemyss gives the composer name "gutier",
propably pointing to Ennemond Gaultier!
Video in
YouTube
(16.3.2017)
- Sarraband by David Grieve (ms. Balcarres 247).
Video in
YouTube
(16.3.2017)
- John come kisse me now, by John Red (ms. Balcarres 244).
Video in
YouTube
(18.3.2017)
- English early baroque lute music in "Accords nouveaux".
The tuning is a scordatura, transitional tuning, called
"Harp-way tuning", in my case the strings are tuned
f'-c'-a-f-c-G-F-E-D-C.
In case you happen to wish to play these pieces, numbers 111 and 112
are here and
number 114 is here.
Number 117 is here.
These
are my clarifications(?) based on the wonderful, but not so easy read
manuscript "Margaret Board Lute Book"..
- Harp way Saraband (ms. Board 111, fol. 32v).
Video in
YouTube
(24.3.2017)
- Saraband (ms. Board 112, fol. 32v-33r) .
Video in
YouTube
(24.3.2017)
- Saraband (ms. Board 114, fol. 33r).
Video in
YouTube
(25.3.2017)
- The Merry Merchant (ms. Board 117, fol. 33v).
Video in
YouTube
(31.3.2017)
- ...
- Moon passing by ....
"Sitting on the dock of the bay"... oops, just
"sitting on my own balcony" and
"watching the ships roll in"...
oops, just "watching the moon passing by". And I'm playing some
tiny passacaglia impros on my lute. My "moon" camera's mic is not
good in music recording, sorry for that! I hope you get the idea anyhow.
Video in
YouTube
(2.6.2017)
- ...
- Purcell: Rondeau (lute arr.).
This is my simple lute arrangement of Henry Purcell's famous Rondeau.
It was done just as Friday evening hobby, both the arrangement and
the playing. So, ... it doesn't need to be so fast, does it. ;-)
My arrangement is
here.
Video in
YouTube
(30.6.2017)
- ...
- ...
See also my pages
11-course lute music
/
French theorbo music
/
Archlute music
/
Chitarrone music
/
Chitarrino music.
There are also some other arrangements, intabulations, etc. in my
Contributions page.
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