The closest match might be from the Neder-Landtsche Gedenck-Clanck by 
Adrian Valerius, 1626 (published in Haerlem). The music is for 4c. diatonic 
cittern. If memory serves though, many (most?) of the parts are corrupt 
(chords built up from the bass notes of the songs, whether or not that bass 
note was actually a tonic!).

Many of the tunes are also adaptations of earlier English and Continental 
tunes with new words for the songs. There is an adaptation of at least one 
popular Dowland tune (don't remember which), as well as some like the 
Spanish Pavane. (There are also at least 2, maybe 3, lute trios of 
questionable quality...)

Again, if memory serves, there are two editions of this book commonly 
available in facsimile. I found one at our local university library.

For any who are interested, I can scan the title page and contents and post 
it to my site (http://www.theaterofmusic.com/cittern). I can also send some 
scans of music privately to those who are interested in particular pieces.

Best,
-A:



At 08:00 AM 5/18/2005, Rob MacKillop wrote:
>I thought of those guys, but they are both from the 1560s. Who was
>publishing (or setting down in manuscript) cittern music when the great
>artists were actually painting citterns during the 1630-70 period? A hundred
>years difference is a long time!
>
>Rob
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: doc rossi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 18 May 2005 07:59
>To: Cittern NET
>Subject: Re: Dutch cittern repertoire
>
>Hi Rob,
>
>What about Sebastian Vreedman and Sixt Kargel? I know there are (were)
>modern editions of Vreedman, maybe only transcriptions into notation.
>If French music was current there, then Guillaume Morlaye's stuff is nice.
>
>Sounds like a nice gig.
>
>doc
>
>
>
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