Pieces for baroque lute

In variant tunings “accords noveaux”

“Jane Pickering’s Lute Book” (c. 1616 - c. 1650)

British Library
London, UK

Presented by Bernhard Fischer, 2012

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Tuning Piece title Composer Page

Tuning „Harp-way“ 1 The King’s March 47r-46v

2 (Gigue) 49v

Tuning „Messangeau“ 3 Coranto Gautier Jacques (?) Gautier 44r

4 (Allemande) 46r

Tuning „Gautier“ 5 Coranto Gautier Jacques (?) Gautier 44v

6 (Coranto) 44v-45r
7 (Country Dance) 50v
8 Galliard 50v
9 Trenchmore 51v
10 Horn-pipe 51r
11 Coranto 51v
12 Besse Bell 51v

Tuning „Lawrence“ 13 Ballet Jo: Lawrence John Lawrence 43r

14 Coranto Jo: Lawrence John Lawrence 43r
15 Sarabande Jo: Lawrence John Lawrence 44r
16 Allemande 45v

Tuning „Flat french“ 17 Sarabande Germain (?) Pinel 46v

18 (Prelude) 46v
19 (Sarabande) 48v
20 Sarabande 48v-49r
21 Prelude 49r
22 Mademoiselle de Veau 47r

Tuning „Variant Gautier“ 23 Sarabande 46r

The Jane Pickering Lute Book contains 81 solos and duets for renaissance lute in G tuning (1616-1620)
and fewer solos for baroque lute in the variant tunings added to the manuscript between 1630 and 1650.

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