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Tablature for Liute

Tablature for Liute – Sumptibus Pragopress – MS XXIII F 174 – National Library of the Czech Republic (Prague, Czech Republic)

Czech Republic — 1608–1613

From a celecrity of late Renaissance lute music: Italian influences in a fascinating compilation of tablatures for various dances, created by the Bohemian lutenist Nicolaus Schmall of Lebendorf

  1. MikulĂĄĆĄ Ć malem z Lebendorfu, also known as Nikolaus Schmall of Lebendorf, was a Bohemian Renaissance composer and lutenist

  2. He was employed as a scribe by Jaroslav Boƙita z Martinic (1582–1649), the royal governor of the Kingdom of Bohemia

  3. 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)
Tablature for Liute – Sumptibus Pragopress – 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 (Mikuláơ Ơmalem), who was actually the scribe of the royal governor Jaroslav Boƙita 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 Boƙita. 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.

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Alternative Titles
Loutnová Tabulatura psaná Mikulášem Šmalem z Lebendorfu
Claves musicae ad fides compositae manu Nicolai Šmal de Lebendorf scriptae
Tabulatur fĂŒr Laute
Tabulatur fĂŒr Liute
Tablature for Lute
Lautten Tabulatur
Size / Format
170 pages / 20.0 × 16.0 cm
Date
1608–1613
Genre
Music
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 SiebenbĂŒrger, 2 Protestant hymns, Kayser Maximiliani Tantz, 2 Roland
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Previous Owners
Jaroslav Boƙita of Martinice
Lobkowicz Library in Prague
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Tablature for Liute – Sumptibus Pragopress – MS XXIII F 174 – National Library of the Czech Republic (Prague, Czech Republic)
#1 Loutnová Tabulatura psaná Mikulášem Šmalem z Lebendorfu (Claves musicae ad fides compositae manu Nicolai Šmal de Lebendorf scriptae)
Sumptibus Pragopress – Prague, 1969
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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
Tablature for Liute – Sumptibus Pragopress – MS XXIII F 174 – National Library of the Czech Republic (Prague, Czech Republic)
Tablature for Liute – Sumptibus Pragopress – MS XXIII F 174 – National Library of the Czech Republic (Prague, Czech Republic) Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Publisher: Sumptibus Pragopress – Prague, 1969
Commentary: 1 volume by Jiƙi Tichota
Languages: Czech, English, French, German, Russian
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