Minuet by Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la guerre
Minuet by Elisabeth Claude Jacquet de la guerre (1705-1750) Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729 was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer.
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Chaconne by Johann Anton Logy
Chaconne by Johann Anton Logy (1645 – 1721) Johann Anton Logy composed mostly dance suites. Losy mastered French lute style and his extant works demonstrate his intelligence, bright spirited love for the lute. His extensive and highly creative works are scattered through various archives
Contredanse en Rondeau by Jean Philippe Rameau (Guitar Tab)
Contredanse en Rondeau by Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Jean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. Little is known about Rameau’s early years, and it was not until the 1720s that he won fame as a major theorist of music with his Treatise on Harmony (1722). …
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Les Bouffons by Jean d Estrees
Les Bouffons by Jean d Estrees (16th century) Burgundy, the mostly French-speaking area adjacent to and east of France, was the musical center of Europe in the early and middle 15th century. Many of the most famous musicians in Europe either came from Burgundy, or went to study with composers there; in addition there was …
Mille Regretz by Josquin des Prez
Mille Regretz by Josquin des Prez (1450-1455) Josquin des Prez, often referred to simply as Josquin, was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. Josquin is widely considered by music scholars to be the first master of the high Renaissance style of polyphonic vocal music that was emerging during his lifetime.
Basse Danse la Roque by Pierre Attaingnant (Guitar Tab)
Basse Danse la Roque by Pierre Attaingnant (1494-1552) Pierre Attaingnant was a French music printer, active in Paris. Attaingnant is considered to be first large-scale publisher of single-impression movable type for music-printing, thus making it possible to print faster and cheaper than predecessors such as Ottaviano Petrucci.
Balleto by Jean Baptiste Besard (Guitar Tab)
Balleto 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 Dowland’s …
Branle de la Cornemuse by Robert Ballard (Guitar Tab)
Branle de la Cornemuse by Robert Ballard (1572-1575) Robert Ballard was a prominent French lutenist and composer. From 1612 he entered the service of the French Regent, Maria de Medici, and was tutor to the young King Louis XIII, becoming a lutenist and composer at the royal court in 1618. He published two books of …
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Branle de Village by Robert Ballard (Guitar Tab)
Branle de Village by Robert Ballard (1572-1575) Robert Ballard was a prominent French lutenist and composer. From 1612 he entered the service of the French Regent, Maria de Medici, and was tutor to the young King Louis XIII, becoming a lutenist and composer at the royal court in 1618. He published two books of lute …
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Noel by Louis-Claude Daquin
Noel by Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) Louis-Claude Daquin was a French composer of Jewish birth writing in the Baroque and Galant styles. He was a virtuoso organist and harpsichordist. By reputation a dazzling performer at the keyboard, Daquin was courted by the aristocracy and his great expertise at the organ drew large crowds to hear him. …