Under the title "Easy pieces from Shakespeare's time" the present collection includes compositions from an epoch in which the lute played a predominant role in the instrumentarium of English music. A particular characteristic of musical practices of the time was the freedom which prevailed with regard to choice of instrument and also with regard to setting. Through the pieces in this collection the player, from the outset will be made familiar with the most diverse interpretation techniques, such as ornamentation, diminution song settings for Jute alone, etc.
Contents
Anonymus : A Toy · Anonymus : English Dance · Anonymus : Greensleeves · Anonymus : Dance · Anonymus : What if a day · Anonymus : Willson's wilde · Cutting Francis: The Squirrel's Toy · Cutting Francis: Bockington's Pound · Robinson Thomas: Grisse his delight · Robinson Thomas: Merry Melancholie · Robinson Thomas: An Almaigne · Anonymus : The Sinckapace Galliarde · Dowland John: The Sick Tune · Dowland John: Alman