New Citharen Lessons – Wikipedia

New Citharen Lessons von Thomas Robinson, einem Komponisten der englischen Renaissance, erschienen 1609 in London, war ein Lehrbuch für Cister, ein Zupfinstrument.

Die ersten 47 Stücke sind für vierchörige Cister (Stimmung der Chöre 1 bis 4: e′ d′ g b), die Stücke 48 bis 53 für 14-chörige Cister (Stimmung: e′ d′ g b^b f d G F E D C BB^b AA GG) komponiert.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

My Lord Treasurer his Paven
The Galliard to the Pavin before
A Fantasie
Wades Welfare
Powles Carranta
O Cupid looke about thee
For two Citherens in the unison (A Jigge for two Citherens)
A Ground
Pipers Galiard
A Psalme
Philips Pavin
A Galiard
A Galiard: Can she excuse my wrongs
A Galiard
A Psalme
Passamezzo Paven
Oft I have forsworne her company
Galliard to the Quadron Pavin
An Almaine
A French Toy
Excuse me
Robinson Idelsbie
Shepard shoot home
Ioan come kisse me now
A Psalme
Passamezzo Galiard
The new Hunts up
Souches March
Whetelies wheat-sheafe
O Hone
An Almaine
An Almaine
Robinsons modicum
An Almaine
Farewell deare love
Alexander Chezum his Curranta
Robarts Request
The Quadro Pavin
For two Citharens
What if a day
Ah, alas, thou God of Gods
Now Cupid looke about thee
Pauuana Passamezzo
Mr. North his Novell
Fantasia
Fantasia 2
Fantasia 3
Fantasia 4

Literatur

William Casey (Hrsg.), Alfredo Colman (Hrsg.), Thomas Robinson: New Citharen Lessons (1609), 1997 Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas, ISBN 0-918954-65-7
G. Doc Rossi, Cittern Music of Thomas Robinson, 2007 Cetra Publishing, Michigan, USA. www.cetrapublishing.com [contains New Citharen Lessons plus all known pieces in manuscripts. 2 volumes – Vol. I Tablature. Vol. II Commentary and transcriptions. Available in print and as eBook.]