The first complete anthology of lute music contained within Thomas Mace's historic treatise Musick's Monument (1676), transcribed and edited for classical guitar by Andrew Shepard-Smith. An exquisite and intriguing collection of early English Baroque lute music containing twelve preludes, eight complete lute suites, transcription notes, and a detailed table of ornaments (as outlined in Musick's Monument). Originally written as a pedagogical text for lute and theorbo, Mace's lute music contains wonderful insights into the performance practice of the time. A very valuable addition both the performance repertoire and to the guitar reference literature. Staff notation; moderate to advanced.

The First and Second Sets of Prælude:

The First Set of Præludes                      

41The Second Set of Præludes                  

The Eight Lute Suites:

Suite No 1                                  

Suite No 2                                 

Suite No 3                                 

Suite No 4                                 

Suite No 5                                  

Suite No 6                                  

Suite No 7                                 

Suite No 8                                 

A Common Toy: Nightengal                             

A Fancy Prælude or Voluntary                           

Appendix:

Biography                                  

Musick’s Monument