Tablature for Liute

Mikuláš Šmalem z Lebendorfu, also known as Nikolaus Schmall of Lebendorf, was a Bohemian Renaissance composer and lutenist
He was employed as a scribe by Jaroslav Bořita z Martinic (1582–1649), the royal governor of the Kingdom of Bohemia
In his fascinating anthology, he compiled international compositions from the 16th and 17th centuries

Tablature for Liute

MS XXIII F 174 National Library of the Czech Republic (Prague, Czech Republic)

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Tablature for Liute

Lute music was hugely popular among secular music in the 16th and 17th centuries and was mainly played in the form of dances. In the Kingdom of Bohemia, Nikolaus Schmall von Lebendorf (Mikuláš Šmalem), who was actually the scribe of the royal governor Jaroslav Bořita z Martinic (1582–1649), became a star of this genre at the beginning of the 17th century. His employment with his learned and well-travelled master enabled him to include international compositions in his repertoire, which in turn influenced the Bohemian music scene. He also dedicated his best-known work, the Tablature for Liute, to Jaroslav Bořita. In it, he primarily processes Italian dances and notation methods, but also various German pieces. The two Protestant hymns included are particularly remarkable, which the musician added to his compilation despite his employer's strict Catholicism. Thus, the trilingual anthology is a fascinating piece of Bohemian music history and its international connections.

Codicology

Alternative Titles: Loutnová Tabulatura psaná Mikulášem Šmalem z Lebendorfu
Claves musicae ad fides compositae manu Nicolai Šmal de Lebendorf scriptae
Tabulatur für Laute
Tabulatur für Liute
Tablature for Lute
Lautten Tabulatur
Type: Manuscript on paper
Size / Format: 170 pages / 20.0 × 16.0 cm
Origin: Czech Republic
Date: 1608–1613
Epochs: Late Middle Ages Onwards
Style: Renaissance
Genre: Music
Language: Latin
German
Italian
Content: Anthology of dances as tablatures for lute: Leggiardo mio pastor, Dimmi amore, Mi parto, Tancz, 10 pessamezzi, 4 saltarelli, 5 correnti, 3 choreas, 4 German secular songs, 3 intradas, 2 Siebenbürger, 2 Protestant hymns, Kayser Maximiliani Tantz, 2 Roland
Artist / School: Mikulášem Šmalem z Lebendorfu
Previous Owners: Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice
Lobkowicz Library in Prague

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#1 Loutnová Tabulatura psaná Mikulášem Šmalem z Lebendorfu (Claves musicae ad fides compositae manu Nicolai Šmal de Lebendorf scriptae)

Sumptibus Pragopress – Prague, 1969

Publisher: Sumptibus Pragopress – Prague, 1969

Commentary: 1 volume by Jiři Tichota
Languages: Czech, English, French, German, Russian

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