Hello Helen and All:
First, thank you Denys and Martyn for mentioning our efforts in
publishing performing editions of music for voice and lute. Just to
clarify, we do have the first volume of our edition of the Bottegari
book available, mostly with Latin texts, but are still working on
translations for the rest of the songs. There is in fact an excellent
facsimile available from Arnaldo Forni Editions, available through OMI
and most likely also through European outlets. The OMI link and their
listing description are copied below:
Best wishes,
Ron Andrico
http://www.omifacsimiles.com/cats/forni.html
BOTTEGARI, Cosimo, 1554-1620
Il libro di canto e liuto. The Song and Lute Book. A cura di Dinko
Fabris e John Griffiths. Facsimile Edition by Dinko Fabris and John
Griffiths. [Ms. C 311, Bibl. Estense, Modena].
Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, IV/98. Bologna, 2006. 4DEG, 64, 122 pp.
Facsimile of one of the most important mss relating to the history of
the lute and an early source of Florentine monody from the last quarter
of the 16th c. Besides works for solo lute it contains 127 pieces for
voice with lute accompaniment in both mensural notation and Italian
tablature. Composers include Bottegari, Lasso, Rore, Striggio,
Palestrina, Dentice, Vecchi, Primavera, Conversi, Nola, Malvezzi &
Tromboncino. Wrappers. $86 [item no.8702]
> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:12:54 +0000
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> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Italian songs
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> Helen,
>
> Rather later than I think you were looking for, but nevertheless may
> interest you, is the Bottegari Lute Book which contains vocal works
> with lute tablature from the later 16th century. An edition was done
> (by Wellesley Editions) in 1965 which transcribes the tablature into
> staff notation but a new edition with transcription into French
> tablature is now available from Mignarda Editions ( Ron Andrico). The
> below is from their website:
> 'The Bottegari Lute Book: Volume One contains music for voice with
lute
> from the manuscript, including all the sacred music with Latin and
> Italian texts, the complete lute solos, and some of the more
important
> settings of madrigals arranged by Bottegari for solo voice with
lute'.
> I had the impression that there was a new facsimile edition but can't
> find it; perhaps this is to be Volume Two?
>
> There are also a number of other lute books from this period (say
1570
> -1600) which, tho mostly containing solos, also contain some vocal
> items with tablature (eg 'Cavalcanti MS Brussels BR Mus MS II 275).
The
> vocal line is often embedded in the tablature.
>
> MH
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