Hi! There is pretty much sacred music for the lute. as someone already mentioned Cathy Lidell's book gives a nice overview of what existed in the renaissance period - she also included ensemble settings or at least melody lines as basis for one's own ensemble settings.
Apart from the 2 books of psalms by Vallet (one with solo music one with songs) and the elder Reusner's choral settings (some of them to find on my homepage http://www.cms.tslaute.de) there is a hige amount of sacred music for the vihuela which easily could be played on the lute. And very much music is spread in manuscript sources. If your interested in baroque lute music. There we would have much ranging from the rather simple settings of the younger Reusner up to very elaborated versions with variations by Falckenhagen. All the best Thomas > >> My listening in lute music is not very broad, so I would not be at all >> surprised if there were many lute songs that have overtly >> religious/pious themes; however, I have not heard many. (I'm of course >> aware that Bach uses the lute in some of his Cantatas, but I'm thinking >> more of solo or small ensemble pieces.) How much such music is there, >> and can anyone recommend any works (either recordings or scores)? >> >> I suspect that there might be some pieces by or for Reformation-era >> Protestants, not necessarily for use in congregational worship so much >> as for personal devotions and enjoyment? >> >> Any leads would be appreciated. >> >> Chris Witmer >> Tokyo >> >> P.S. This post was stimulated by a new CD of Carolyn Sampson singing >> English lute songs from the time of Shakespeare. That disc includes one >> piece with an overtly religious theme, by an anonymous composeer. >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > >
