I'm not sure who started this thread, but I have a nice setting of the Lord's Prayer by Richard Allison in tab format, or I could attach a pdf if you'd like it.
Leonard Williams On 3/28/06 2:51 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >>> >> >> >> > >
