The Renaissance Guitar (Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology) by Frederick Noad


The Renaissance Guitar (Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology)
Title : The Renaissance Guitar (Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology)
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ISBN : 0825618134
ISBN-10 : 9780825618130
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 120
Publication : First published October 1, 1974

(Music Sales America). This book/audio series provides solos, duets and songs covering four centuries of composers for the guitar and lute family. Taken from original sources, and carefully fingered for the modern player, the transcriptions are as faithful as possible to the original while at the same time offering a practical performing score. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

The Renaissance Guitar (Frederick Noad Guitar Anthology) Reviews

  • pearl

    this cover is what really gets me though

  • Paul Magnussen

    I see that someone else has covered the ground pretty well, so I’ll just add two things:

    Firstly that, rather than using standard tuning, most the pieces would be better arranged for 3rd string to F# (as in Nº 52), to simulate lute-tuning: using normal tuning just creates problems for yourself, in all but a few cases¹. Still, the fingering is generally easy enough to change, so it’s still a good book.

    And secondly, here’s a list of the pieces:

    01) Anon: Spagnoleta
    02) Fuhrman: Tanz
    03) Besard: Branle Gay
    04) Cutting: Toy
    05) Anon: Wilson’s Wilde
    06) Anon: Lesson (Duet)
    07) Campion: Shall I Come Sweet Love to Thee? (Song)
    08) Le Roy: Branle de Bourgogne
    09) Anon: The Parlement
    10) Dowland: If My Complaints (Song)
    11) Anon: Volt
    12) Milano/Matelart: Recercate Concertante (Duet)
    13) Valderrábano: Sonnet
    14) Milan: Pavan
    15) Anon: Fantasia
    16) Dowland: The Round Battle Galliard, P. 39
    17) Campion: Never Weather-Beaten Sail (Song)
    18) Anon: Le Rossignoll (Duet)
    19) Dowland: Tarleton’s Resurrection, P. 59
    20) Mertel: Ballet
    21) Holborne: Galliard
    22) Anon: The Cobbler
    23) R. Johnson: Alman
    24) Rosseter: Galliard
    25) Milan: Toda mi vida os amé (Song)
    26) Holborne: The Night Watch
    27) Anon: Drewries Accordes (Duet)
    28) Dowland: Air, P. 49
    29) Anon: Go from My Window
    30) Vásquez: Morenica da me un beso (Song)
    31) Robinson: A Toye (Duet)
    32) Fuenllana: Fantasia
    33) Cutting: Greensleeves
    34) Narváez: Guárdame las vacas
    35) Dowland: Melancholie Galliard, P. 25
    36) Campion: When to her Lute Corinna Sings (Song)
    37) Mudarra: Gallarda
    38) Pilkington: Mrs Anne Harecourt’s Galliard
    39) Dowland: The King of Denmark’s Galliard
    40) Dowland: Queen Elizabeth’s Galliard, P. 41
    41) Dowland: Lady Hammond’s Almaine, p.48²
    42) Dowland: My Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe, P. 54
    43) J. Johnson: The Flatt Pavan (Duet)
    44) J. Johnson: The Galliard to the Flatt Pavan (Duet)
    45) Holborne: As I Went To Walsingham
    46) Dowland: Come Heavy Sleep (Song)
    47) Cutting: Almaine
    48) Rosseter: Mrs Taylor’s Galliard
    49) Pilkington: Rest Sweet Nymphs (Song)
    50) Mudarra: Fantasia
    51) Ballard: Entrée de Luth
    52) Dowland: Fantasie, P. 1
    53) Campion: My Love Hath Vowed (Song)
    54) Ford: Mrs Southcote’s Pavan (Duet)
    55) Bartlet: When From My Love (Song)

    ¹Mostly pieces in A Minor or D Minor, wherein an open F# tends to be a hindrance rather than a help.
    ²Lady Hammond’s is normally called Lady Laiton’s, and is named thus in Dowland's autograph in the Folger manuscript.

  • Vince

    This is a fantastic introduction to lute music for guitar players and was my entry point for playing period music. There is some history, a variety of graded material, and notes on performance. I highly recommend this.