Chording to the Dance Masters Ukulele and Renaissance Guitar edition with chord diagrams by Claude Gervaise Chamber Music - Digital Sheet Music

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Composed by Claude Gervaise, Erasmus Widmann, Giorgio Mainerio, John Dowland, Juan Del Encina, Michael Praetorius, Pierre Attaignant, Pierre Certon, Tielman Susato, and William Cornysh. Arranged by Alastair Lodge. This edition: pdf, streaming. Chamber, Early Music, Historic, Medieval, Renaissance. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 59 pages. Wold Meridian #1374341. Published by Wold Meridian (A0.1814271).

This is a new edition of Chording to the Dance Masters created epecially for players of the Ukulele and Renaissance Guitar, with chord shapes included which will work for either instrument.

In response to requests by guitar and other string players, chords displayed have been minimised to include only the most essential chords, but these accurately reflect the harmonisation found in the original 16th and 17th century versions of these pieces.

Chording to the Dance Masters is a selection of dance tunes that were collected originally between about 1500 and 1620. Printing made many of these tunes popular throughout Europe during these times, some of them composed by the printer/publishers themselves, but many more of them existed previously as rustic dance tunes or popular chansons. The works were originally published to be played by three to five instrumentalists, with no particular instruments specified. They suited consorts or “choirs” of instruments that were depicted in the illustrations of Agricola, Mersenne and most notably Praetorius and are now preserved in museums around the world.

Many editions exist in the 3, 4 or 5 parts as originally published, and these are an absolute joy to perform from, where the interweaving parts create interesting harmonies that demonstrate the skills of these renaissance composer/arranger/publishers. Playing with modern reproductions of the early instruments will recreate textures and sounds unique to this period. However, not everyone is lucky enough to either own these instruments or else have contact with others with whom they could form ensembles. This book aims to widen the experience out to those who would like to play these tunes on their own or with the accompaniment of a guitar, keyboard or other available chordal instrument. Fake books abound for those who wish to play Jazz, Folk, Classical and Popular music where the melody is annotated with chords so that players can access these tunes in their own way. As far as I am aware, this has not often been done for the player who wishes to busk their way through music of the Renaissance period.

Each of the 44 pieces has its own YouTube video so that you can hear the chording arrangements together with the original 3, 4 or 5 part versions. You can check out the complete playlist for this volume at:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYRWH2nycMkMoIoEYEMVPa_EXY6NVDpNS

As well as the solo or player in a duo, this book would also be of value for someone who is used to reading chords rather than melody lines wishing to join in with a renaissance consort. The selection I have chosen represents quite a few of the “standards” that have become regularly played since the revival of renaissance music in the late 1960s. It is hoped that should this volume prove popular, companion volumes with all the parts provided for the same pieces could make essential repertoire for the budding renaissance dance consorts of the future.YouTube Link https://youtu.be/w0Y1ITUgLY0


Melody and simplified chords for 44 Renaissance Dance Consort pieces, Ukulele and Renaissance Guitar edition with chord diagrams.