Sheet Music for Lute

This is based on the opening bars of the Sarabande from Bach's second cello suite in D minor. 'Par la bande' means 'in a roundabout way' and suggests a circularity of form and a less than direct appro...

An in-depth instruction manual for the Arabic Oud, the ancestor of the Lute and Guitar. A companion instructional online video is included showing key points to playing the Oud. Contents include: Hold...

The purpose of this book and its accompanying Online Audio is to give the student not only a method from which to learn the oud, but also an overview of the history, folklore and origins of this belov...

This book will prove to be a treasure trove to any aspiring lutenist or afficionado of the lute and early music. Instead of attempting to create a comprehensive lute method, the first section covers t...

Beginning with the key of C and using scales, intervals, modes, grounds, and chord progressions, The Improvising Lute Player is the first book ever to help you learn to improvise on the lute. The book...

This is a collection of 20 carols which are arranged for lute or for lute and voice, in many different ways, all beautiful and some inventive.

In 2003 one discovered a lute manuscript from the early 17th century. Attached to the file DA 111, with three printed pieces by Nicolas Vallet, it had survived the test of time. Until now it has not b...

Important early phonetic tablatures up to ca. 1525 from the Italian and German language areas, including the heart-shaped Italian manuscript from the Biblioteca Oliveriana in Pesaro and the so-called...