Minuet in G by Anonymous Level Beginner The library of the Benedictine monastery in Kremsmiunster, Austria, contains a valuable collection of manuscript lute books of the 17th amd 18th cemturies. Many of the works are anonymous. The minuet of this period may be characterized as an elegant dance form of lively tempo, graceful rather than …
Villano by Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710) Gaspar Sanz was an Aragonese composer, guitarist, organist and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the Spanish comarca of Bajo Aragón. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music.
Sarabande by Anonymous Level Beginner By the late 17th century the sarabande had become a stately and dignified component of the baroque suite, in triple time with frequent stress or prolongation of the second beat of the measure. It is curious that it seems to bear no relationship to the quick dance of the same …
Delicate Beauty by Henry Lawes (1596-1662) Henry Lawes was one of the leading songwriters during the reign of Charles I; and the most famous peots, amongst them Milton and Walter, competed for the honour of having their verses set to music by him. This charming song is from Lawes’ second book of Ayres and Dialogues …
Branle Gay by Jean Babtiste Besard (1567-1617) Although Jean Babtiste Besard was born to a family of some means and noble lineage, he led an extremely active life as a lutenist, composer, teacher, lawyer and medical doctor. His noteworthy treatise on playing the lute, entitled De modo, was included in both of these collections. John …
Suite En La Mayor (Passo) by Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710) Gaspar Sanz was an Aragonese composer, guitarist, organist and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the Spanish comarca of Bajo Aragón. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music.
Korobeiniki1 by Anonymous (Russian) “Korobeiniki” (Russian: Коробейники, English translation: Peddlers), also known as the Tetris song is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells of an incident between a peddler and a girl “haggling” over a price, with the details only being said in metaphor. In western culture, the song is primarily known for being …
Suite En La Mayor (Passacalles) by Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710) Gaspar Sanz was an Aragonese composer, guitarist, organist and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the Spanish comarca of Bajo Aragón. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music.
Suite En La Mayor (Granduque 1) by Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710) Gaspar Sanz was an Aragonese composer, guitarist, organist and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the Spanish comarca of Bajo Aragón. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music.
A Rimpiattino by Luigi Oreste Anzaghi (1903-1963) “Luigi Anzaghi was an Italian composer. He produced numerous works, including 24 exercises for guitar, as well as a method book for guitar accompaniment entitled Guitarra d’Accompagnamento.”
