Somewhere Galilei boasts that he had written 1000 (2000?) passamezzi.<g>
Those gagliardas contain some of the best of his original music. The one
Respighi uses as the first movement in his Antique Dances is the Polymnia
Gagliarda from the anteriori Galilei 6 manuscript. He casts it into an ABA
form, the middle section being called "Italiana" in the original source.
(It's a bagpipe piece.) But it is not by Galilei, but comes from an
unrelated manuscript copied by a Nurnberg merchant (now know as the the
Chilesotti Codice Lauten-Buch). Alas it is often attributed falsely to
Galilei, especially in guitar books
AJN
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From: "Sean Smith" <[email protected]>
To: "lute" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 11:52 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Galilei lute works
This is an amazing source. V. Galilei could apparently write a galliard
or variation as easily as we could fill in a daily crossword puzzle. I
think I counted 200 variations on the Romanesca in every conceivable key
(or for every size lute all in the same key) and the galliards are
wonderful. Vincenzo writes in a clearly legible hand (i- tab, of course)
although there is some unfortunate water damage making some passages
difficult though not impossible. It also includes an informative
introduction by Orlando Cristoforetti in Italian and English. Being a
SPES edition it's relatively inexpensive.
Sean
On Aug 6, 2011, at 7:25 AM, A. J. Ness wrote:
A bit more, Benny. The edition cited by Stephen contains gagliarde
from an important Galilei dance source, an immense manuscript compiled
by him perhaps in anticipation of additional printed tablatures. It
contains clean copies of 275 pieces! Libro d'Intauolatura di liuto .
. . composte in diuersi tempi da Vincentio Galilei scritto l'anno 1584,
Ms. Fondo anteriori di Galileo 6, in the Biblioteca nationale centrale
in Florence.
There is a facsimile edition, edited by Orlando Christoforetti
(Florence: S.P.E.S, 1991). The gagliarde published by Giulia Perni come
from part three of the manuscript and have descriptive titles, e.g.,
Polymnia (the muse of sacred music--used in Respighi's Ancient Airs and
Dances), Amarilli, Clio, Calliope, etc. There is a second section of
gagliarde by "Autori diversi," but no composer attributions are given;
many of the pieces are by Santino Garsi da Parma, however. Otherwise
the manuscript contains passamezzos, romanescas, and saltarellos, most
with many virtuoso varied reprises.
AJN
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Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:19 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Galilei lute works
Thanks, folks! BCS
Quoting Stephen Arndt <[3][email protected]>:
I found this in our local music library a few years ago and rather
liked it:
Le gagliarde dal Libro d'intavolatura di liuto (Gal; 6): edizione
critica con intavolature per liuto e con trascrizione in notazione
moderna
Responsibility
Vincenzo Galilei; a cura di Giulia Perni
Publication Info
Publication Information: Pisa: Edizioni ETS, (c)2000
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Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:41 AM
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Subject: [LUTE] Galilei lute works
Hi, folks - a couple questions about Galilei lute works:
Is the Primo Libro D'intavolatura di Liuto the only collection of
his
stuff, or did he write more?
I've got the Edizioni Suvini Zerboni of this book - found it in the
Toronto library. Would anyone know how where I might go to find my
own
copy? Thank - hope everyone is enjoying the summer - BCS
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