Robert de Visée for 10 course lute

Copyright © Arto Wikla. Updated 12.9.2008. Page created 10.9.2008.

Already in 1990 I arranged some pieces by Robert de Visée for archute - easily adoptable for 10 course lute, too - in so called "renaissance tuning", "viel tuning". As models for my transcriptions I used the Saizenay ms. versions for theorbo and d-minor lute, the baroque guitar version, and Visee's own staff notation version. The Lyre Music Publications published some of my de Visée arrangements in 1995.

Now it was time to make some videos, too ;-) The lute in these videos is model "Andreas Berr, Vienna, 1699", made by Stephen Barber 1986. Recording dates 9.9.2008 (1, 2, 6, 7) and 10.9.2008 (3, 4, 5)

Pieces in c-minor

  1. Prelude (pdf), video in YouTube, video in Vimeo
  2. Allemande, La Conversation (pdf), video in YouTube, video in Vimeo
  3. Courante (pdf), video in YouTube, video in Vimeo
  4. Sarabande (pdf), video in YouTube, video in Vimeo
  5. Gigue (pdf), video in YouTube, video in Vimeo
  6. Gavotte 1 (pdf), video in YouTube, video in Vimeo
  7. Gavotte 2 (pdf), video in YouTube, video in Vimeo

[I have also a very old page containing these pieces... ;-]

See also my pages French theorbo music / Archlute music / 10-course lute music / Chitarrone music / Chitarrino music.
There are also some other arrangements, intabulations, etc. in my Contributions page.

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