This book is aimed at beginner lute and guitar players interested in playing Renaissance lute music on either instrument. Lute and guitar tablature are included, along with notes on technique, biographies of lute composers from the 16th century, and general advice on buying, stringing and tuning a lute. The book starts with single-line melodies, before progressing to two-part and full repertoire pieces. Selections include works by great Renaissance composers such as John Dowland, Francesco da Milano, Alonso Mudarra, Francesco Spinacino and others, with music from England, Scotland, Italy, France and Germany. A useful chord chart is also included. Every piece in the book has been recorded for download by Rob MacKillop--in itself, an album worth owning. Includes access to online audio.

Introduction  

Practicalities - Tuning, Technique, Tablature  

Notes on Repertoire and Composers  

Exercises  

Single-note Tunes  

La Cornetta/Anon.  

La Traditora/Hessen  

Zorzi/Anon.  

El Saltarello/Anon.  

Two-Part Counterpoint Pieces  

Wo soll ich mich hinkeren/Judenkunig  

Fecit Potentiam/Fuenllana  

Duet by Fuenllana  

Repertoire Pieces  

A Daunce/Straloch  

A Port/Straloch  

A Toye (1)/Pickeringe  

A Toye (2)/Pickeringe  

Branle Gay XVII/Attaingnant  

Draw neare me and lowe me  

Fantasia del quarto tono/Milán  

Fantasia del quarto tono/Narvaez  

Fantasia N./Milano  

Fantasia X/Mudarra  

I Long for thy Virginitie/Straloch  

I Never Knew I Loved Thee/Rowallan  

Lachrimae Pavan/Dowland  

Mrs. Winter’s Jump/Dowland  

Orlando Sleepeth/Dowland  

Pauana alla Veneciana/Dalza(?)  

Preludium/Dowland  

Recercare a Juli amours/Spinacino  

Ricercare X/Spinacino  

Rhona’s Tune/Anon  

Romanesca: 

Guardame Las Vacas/Mudarra  

Tarleton’s Riserrectione/Dowland  

Tastar de corde/Dalza  

The Buffins/Straloch  

What if a Day/Pickeringe  

Chords