Popularized by Andrés Segovia, the Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance are now an enduring part of the classical guitar repertoire. How they got there is a longer and not entirely clear story. This set of six pieces, likely originally intended for lute, has been attributed to Vincenzo Galilei (c. 1520 - 1591), the father of Galileo Galilei and also a composer, lutenist, music theorist, and member of the Florentine Camarata. Fast forward three or so centuries later, and the pieces were found and transcribed for guitar by the nineteenth century Italian musicologist Oscar Chilesotti (1848-1916). In the mid-twentieth century, they were then arranged for guitar by the Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995). In 1956, they were recorded by Andrés Segovia on his album “The Art of Andrés Segovia.”
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Popularized by Andrés Segovia, the Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance are now an enduring part of the classical guitar repertoire. How they got there is a longer and not entirely clear story. This set of six pieces, likely originally intended for lute, has been attributed to Vincenzo Galilei (c. 1520 - 1591), the father of Galileo Galilei and also a composer, lutenist, music theorist, and member of the Florentine Camarata. Fast forward three or so centuries later, and the pieces were found and transcribed for guitar by the nineteenth century Italian musicologist Oscar Chilesotti (1848-1916). In the mid-twentieth century, they were then arranged for guitar by the Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995). In 1956, they were recorded by Andrés Segovia on his album “The Art of Andrés Segovia.”