Survey of Contents

The production of books for plucked-string instruments increased steadily from Petrucci's first prints in the first decade of the sixteenth century to the 1560s (see chart). The 1570s and 1580s witnessed what appears to be a waning interest in the instruments, but production increased once again after 1590 (and into the next century). Nearly half of the existing books are in Italian tablature, with 34% in French tablature and 18% in German tablature. Over 50 sources from the second half of the century are now lost.

tablatures by Notation Type and Contents:

  books
IT
FR
GER
songs intabs. abstract dances reprinted pieces
1500-1509 4 [+2]
6
0
0
70
57
74
45
0
1510-1519 5
1
0
4
68
35
20
1
1
1520-1529 6 [+1]
1
2
3
61
28
10
10
1
1530-1539 14
5
1
8
51
147
153
83
28
1540-1549 47 [+1]
28
12
9
93
563
247
216
527
1550-1559 41 [+7]
8
27
6
260
422
166
166
204
1560-1569 42 [+16]
25
13
4
0
448
79
392
617
1570-1579 24 [+14]
11
8
5
121
337
47
198
679
1580-1589 14 [+10]
10
3
2
70
211
65
245
227
1590-1599 32 [+12]
17
12
3
251
246
135
447
92
totals:
228 [+63]
112
78
43
1045
2494
996
1803
2375

Each book is listed as to type of tablature, either Italian (IT), French (FR), or German (GER), and the contents are divided into four genre types: songs (one or more voices and accompanying instrument), intabulations (arrangements of pre-existing vocal models), abstract pieces (ricercari, fantasias, etc.), and dances. Finally, pieces reprinted from previous sources are tabulated, so that only the initial appearance of each piece is listed in the genre types.

This information was compiled using copies of primary source materials and three main reference sources: Howard Mayer Brown's Instrumental Music Printed before 1600, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and the R.I.S.M. series, as well as playing through the tablatures and studying them. Many other secondary sources and editions were consulted and are listed under the individual entries for various works.


 

Spinacino 1507a
Spinacino, Francesco. Intabulatura de Lauto, Libro primo (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)

21 intabulations, 17 abstract pieces, 1 dance

Spinacino 1507b
Spinacino, Francesco. Intabulatura de Lauto, Libro secondo (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)

32 intabulations, 17 abstract pieces, 1 dance

Dalza 1508
Dalza, Joan Ambrosio. Intabulatura de Lauto, Libro quarto (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)

4 intabulations, 14 abstract pieces, 43 dances

Bossinensis 1509
Bossinensis, Franciscus. Tenori e contrabassi (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)

70 songs, 26 abstract pieces

Bossinensis 1511
Bossinensis, Franciscus. Tenori e contrabassi, Libro secundo (Venice: Ottaviano Petrucci)

56 songs, 20 abstract pieces

Virdung 1511
Virdung, Sebastian. Musica getutscht (Basel: M. Furter)

1 intabulation

Schlick 1512
Schlick, Arnolt. Tabulaturen Etlicher lobgesang (Mainz: Peter Schöffern)

12 songs, 3 intabulations

Judenkünig 151?
Judenkünig, Hans. Utilis & compendiaria introductio (Vienna: Singriener?, s.d.)

31 intabulations, 1 dance

Virdung 151?
Virdung, Sebastian. Musica getutscht (Augsburg?: Johann Schönsperger?)

reprinted pieces: 1 Ger.; = Virdung 1511

Judenkünig 1523
Judenkünig, Hans. Ain schone kunstliche underweisung (Vienna: Singriener)

16 intabulations, 5 abstract pieces, 10 dances
reprinted pieces: 1 It., 1 Ger.

Agricola 1529
Agricola, Martin. Musica Instrumentalis deudsch (Wittemberg: Georg Rhau)

1 intabulation

Attaingnant 1529
Attaingnant, Pierre, publisher. Tres breve et familiere introduction (Paris: Attaingnant)

24 songs, 10 intabulations, 5 abstract pieces

Vorsterman 1529
Vorsterman, Guillaume, publisher. Livre plaisant et tres utile (Antwerp: Vorsterman)

1 intabulation

Tromboncino 152?
Tromboncino, Bartolomeo, and Marco Cara. Frottole (s.d., s.l.)

37 songs (-9 missing)

Agricola 1530
Agricola, Martin. Musica Instrumentalis deudsch (Wittemberg: Georg Rhau)

reprinted piece: 1 Ger.; = Agricola 1529

Attaingnant 1530
Attaingnant, Pierre, publisher. Dixhuit basses dances (Paris: Attaingnant)

64 dances

Agricola 1532
Agricola, Martin. Musica Instrumentalis. Deudsch (Wittemberg?: Georg Rhau?)

reprinted piece: 1 Ger.; = Agricola 1529

Gerle 1532
Gerle, Hans. Musica Teusch (Nurenberg: Gerle?)

19 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces
reprinted pieces: 2 Ger.

Gerle 1533
Gerle, Hans. Tabulatur auff die Laudten (Nurenberg: Gerle?)

44 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces

Casteliono 1536
Casteliono, Giovanni Antonio. Intabolatura de leuto de diversi autori (Milan: Casteliono)

13 abstract pieces, 6 dances

Francesco da Milano 1536
Francesco da Milano. Intabolatura di liuto de diversi (Milan: Marcolini)

16 intabulations, 19 abstract pieces

Luscinius 1536
Luscinius, Ottomar. Musurgia seu praxis musicae (Strassburg: Johann Schott)

reprinted piece: 1 Ger.; free translation of Virdung 1511

Milán 1536
Milán, Luis. Libro de musica de vihuela de mano (s.l.?)

22 songs, 44 abstract pieces, 6 dances

Newsidler 1536a
Newsidler, Hans. Ein Newgeordent Künstlich Lautenbuch (Nurenberg: Newsidler?)

57 intabulations, 8 abstract pieces, 6 dances
reprinted pieces: 2 Ger.

Newsidler 1536b
Newsidler, Hans. Der ander theil des Lautenbuchs (Nurenberg: Newsidler?)

47 abstract pieces

Verdelot 1536
Verdelot, Philippe. Intavolatura de li madrigali de verdelotto (s.l.?)

22 songs

Gerle 1537
Gerle, Hans. Musica Teutsch (Nurenberg: Gerle?)

reprinted pieces: 21 Ger.; = Gerle 1532

Narváez 1538
Narváez, Luis de. Los seys libros del Delphin de musica (s.l.?)

7 songs, 11 intabulations, 14 abstract pieces, 1 dance

Newsidler 1540
Newsidler, Hans. Ein newes Lautenbüchlein (Nurenberg: Newsidler?)

24 intabulations, 7 dances
reprinted pieces: 5 Ger.

Verdelot 1540
Verdelot, Philippe. Intavolatura de li madrigali de verdelotto (s.l.?)

reprinted pieces: 22 It.; = Verdelot 1536

Agricola 1542
Agricola, Martin. Musica instrumentalis deudsch (Wittemberg: Georg Rhau)

reprinted piece: 1 Ger.; = Agricola 1529

Luscinius 1542
Luscinius, Ottomar. Musurgia seu praxis musicae (Strassburg: Johann Schott)

reprinted piece: 1 Ger.; = Luscinius 1536

Newsidler 1544a
Newsidler, Hans. Das Erst Buch. Ein Newes Lautenbüchlein (Nurenberg: Hans Günther)

21 intabulations, 1 dance
reprinted pieces: 21 Ger.

Newsidler 1544b
Newsidler, Hans. Das Ander Buch. Ein New künstlich Lautten Buch (Nurenberg: Hans Günther)

31 intabulations, 11 dances
reprinted pieces: 15 Ger.

Newsidler 1544c
Newsidler, Hans. Das Dritt Buch. Ein New künstlich Lautten Buch (Nurenberg: Hans Günther)

9 intabulations

Phalèse 1545
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Des chansons reduictz en tablature de lut (Louvain: Phalèse)

31 intabulations, 10 abstract pieces, 11 dances
reprinted pieces: 1 It., 5 Fr., 3 Ger.

Abondante 1546
Abondante, Julio. Intabolatura de Julio Abondante sopra el lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

32 dances

Barberiis 1546a
Barberiis, Melchiore de. Intabulatura di lauto libro quarto (Venice: ?)

6 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces

Barberiis 1546b
Barberiis, Melchiore de. Intabulatura di lautto libro quinto (Venice: ?)

22 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces

Barberiis 1546c
Barberiis, Melchiore de. Intabulatura di lautto libro sesto (Venice: ?)

11 intabulations

Bianchini 1546
Bianchini, Dominico. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

16 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces, 3 dances

Francesco da Milano 1546a
Francesco da Milano. Intabolatura de lauto . . . libro primo (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

8 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces
reprinted piece: 1 It.

Francesco da Milano 1546b
Francesco da Milano. Intabolatura de lauto . . . libro segundo (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

reprinted pieces: 13 It.; partial reprint of Francesco da Milano 1536

Francesco da Milano and Borrono 1546
Francesco da Milano and Pietro Paolo Borrono. Intabolatura di lauto (Venice: ?)

1 intabulation, 4 abstract pieces, 8 dances
reprinted pieces: 13 It.

Gerle 1546
Gerle, Hans. Musica und Tabulatur (Nurenberg: Gerle?)

47 intabulations, 1 dance
reprinted pieces: 1 It., 6 Ger.

Giovanni Maria da Crema 1546a
Giovanni Maria da Crema. Joan Maria intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

25 intabulations, 15 abstract pieces, 7 dances

Giovanni Maria da Crema 1546b
Giovanni Maria da Crema. Intabolatura di lauto (Venice: ?)

reprinted pieces: 47 It.; = Giovanni Maria da Crema 1546a

Marcantonio del Pifaro 1546
Marcantonio del Pifaro. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

27 dances

Mudarra 1546
Mudarra, Alonso. Tres libros de musica en cifras para vihuela (Seville: Juan de Leon?)

Vihuela: 27 songs, 5 intabulations, 31 abstract pieces, 6 dances
Guitar: 1 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 1 dances

Phalèse 1546a
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Des chansons reduictz en tablature de luc (Louvain: Phalèse)

25 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces
reprinted pieces: 22 It., 4 Fr., 2 Ger.

Phalèse 1546b
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Carminum Quae chely vel testudine (Louvain: Phalèse)

reprinted pieces: 22 It., 31 Fr. 2 Ger.; = Phalèse 1546a

Phalèse 1546c
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Carminum pro Testudine Liber IIII (Louvain: Phalèse)

18 dances
reprinted pieces: 28 It., 3 Fr.

Rotta 1546a
Rotta, Antonio. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: ?)

18 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces, 9 dances

Rotta 1546b
Rotta, Antonio. Antonio Rotta Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

reprinted pieces: 33 It.; = Rotta 1546a

Vindella 1546
Vindella, Francesco
Intavolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

17 intabulations

Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino 1547
Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

6 intabulations, 15 abstract pieces
reprinted pieces: 3 It.

Gintzler 1547
Gintzler, Simon. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

30 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces

Newsidler 1547
Newsidler, Hans. Das Erst Buch. Ein Newes Lautenbüchlein (Nurenburg: ?)

2 intabulations, 2 dances
reprinted pieces: 35 Ger.

Phalèse 1547a
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Des chansons reduictz en tabulature (Louvain: Phalèse)

36 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces, 2 dances
reprinted piece: 1 Ger.

Phalèse 1547b
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Carminum quae Chely vel Testudine (Louvain: Phalèse)

reprinted pieces: 44 Fre., 1 Ger.; = Phalèse 1547a

Phalèse 1547c
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Des chansons & motetz reduictz en tabulature (Louvain: Phalèse)

18 intabulations
reprinted piece: 1 It.

Phalèse 1547d
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Carminum ad Testudinis (Louvain: Phalèse)

reprinted pieces: 1 It., 18 Fre.; = Phalèse 1547c

Phalèse 1547e
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Des chansons gaillardes, paduanes & motetz . . . livre cinquiesme (Louvain: Phalèse)

3 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces, 4 dances
reprinted pieces: 25 It.

[Phalèse 1547f]
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Carminum pro Testudine (Louvain: Phalèse)

reprinted pieces: 25 It.?, 10 Fre.?; = [Phalèse 1547e]? **LOST

Valderrábano 1547
Valderrábano, Enriquez de. Libro de musica de vihuela, intitulado silva de sirenas (Madrid: ?)

66 songs, 42 intabulations, 60 abstract pieces, 3 dances

Abondante 1548
Abondante, Julio. Intabolatura di lautto libro secondo (Venice: Hieronimo Scotto)

21 intabulations, 5 abstract pieces

Borrono 1548
Borrono, Pietro Paolo. Intavolatura di lauto (Venice: Hieronimo Scotto)

7 intabulations, 13 abstract pieces, 4 dances

Francesco da Milano 1548
Francesco da Milano. Intabolatura de lautto libro settimo (Venice?: Heironimo Scotto)

23 abstract pieces
reprinted pieces: 2 It.

Francesco da Milano and Borrono 1548
Francesco da Milano and Pietro Paolo Borrono. Intavolatura di lauto (Milan: G.A. Castilliono?)

reprinted pieces: 24 It.; = Borrono 1548

Barberiis 1549a
Barberiis, Melchiore de. Intabolatura di lauto libro nono (Venice: H. Scotto)

3 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 25 dances

Barberiis 1549b
Barberiis, Melchiore de. Opera intitolata contina, Intabolatura di lauto (Venice: H. Scotto)

lute: 13 intabulations, 11 abstract pieces
guitar: 4 abstract pieces

Newsidler 1549
Newsidler, Hans. Das Ander Buch. Ein new künstlich Lauten Buch (Nurenburg: Newsidler?)

39 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 9 dances
reprinted pieces: 17 It.

Phalèse 1549
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Carminum quae chely vel testudine canuntur (Louvain: Phalèse)

12 intabulations, 15 dances
reprinted pieces: 3 It., 29 Fr.

Bianchini 154?
Bianchini, Francesco. Tabulature de lutz (Lyon: Jacques Moderne)

9 intabulations, 1 abstract piece, 6 dances

Francesco da Milano 154?
Francesco da Milano. Intabolatura da leuto (?)

reprinted pieces: 35 It.; = Francesco da Milano 1536

Paladin 154?
Paladin, Jean Paul. Tabulature de lutz (Lyon: Jacques Moderne)

4 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 4 dances
reprinted pieces: 2 It.

[Morlaye 1550]
Morlaye, Guillaume.
Tabulature de guiterne (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

8 intabulations? 2 abstract pieces? 18 dances? **LOST

Wyssenbach 1550
Wyssenbach, Rudolf, publisher. Tabulaturbüch uff di lutten (Zurich: Wyssenbach)

1 dance
reprinted pieces: 9 It.

Gorlier 1551
Gorlier, Simon. Le troysieme livre (Paris: Robert Gran Jon & Michel Fezandat)

12 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces

Le Roy 1551a
Le Roy, Adrian. Premier livre de tabulature de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

7 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 19 dances

Le Roy 1551b
Le Roy, Adrian. Premier livre de tabulature de guiterre (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

4 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 20 dances

 
Gerle 1552
Gerle, Hans. Eyn Newes sehr Künstlichs Lautenbuch (Nurenberg: ?)

reprinted pieces: 48 It.

Le Roy 1552a
Le Roy, Adrian. Tiers livre de tabulature de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

21 songs

Le Roy 1552b
Le Roy, Adrian. Tiers livre de tabulature de guiterre (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

6 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 24 dances

Morlaye 1552a
Morlaye, Guillaume. Premier livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

10 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 6 dances
reprinted pieces: 6 It.

Morlaye 1552b
Morlaye, Guillaume. Le Premier livre de chansons . . . (Paris: Robert GranJon and Michel Fezandat)

8 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces 18 dances

Morlaye 1552c
Morlaye, Guillaume. Quatriesme livre contenant plusieurs fantasies . . . (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

guitar: 7 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 12 dances
cittern: 9 dances

Phalèse 1552
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Hortus musarum in quotanquam flosculi (Louvain: Phalèse)

46 intabulations, 1 dance
reprinted pieces: 44 It., 14 Fr.

Pisador 1552
Pisador, Diego. Libro de musica de vihuela (?)

46 songs, 22 intabulations, 26 abstract pieces, 1 dance

Rippe 1552
Rippe, Albert de. Premier livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

13 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces

 
[Wecker 1552b]
Wecker, Hans Jacob. Tenor Lautenbuch (Basel: Ludwig Lück)

2 intabulations? 14 dances? **LOST

Bakfark 1553
Bakfark, Valentin. Intabulatura Valentini Bacfarc Transilvani (Lugduni?: Jacob Modernum?)

16 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces

Brayssing 1553
Brayssing, Gregoire. Quart livre de tabulature de guiterre (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

14 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces

Morlaye 1553
Morlaye, Guillaume. Le second livre de chansons . . . (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

9 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 19 dances
reprinted piece: 1 It.

[Paladin 1553]
Paladin, Jean Paul. Premier livre de tablature de luth (Lyon: Giovan Pullon de Trino)

14 intabulations? 9 abstract pieces? 4 dances?
reprinted piece: 1 Ger.?; = Paladin 1560 **LOST

Phalèse 1553
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Horti musarum secunda pars (Louvain: Phalèse)

23 songs, 1 intabulation

Rippe 1553a
Rippe, Albert de. Premier livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

reprinted pieces: 19 Fr.; = Rippe 1552

Rippe 1553b
Rippe, Albert de. Quart livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

2 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 3 dances
reprinted piece: 1 It.

Balletti 1554
Balletti, Bernardino. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

1 intabulation, 10 dances

Bianchini 1554
Bianchini, Dominico. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

reprinted pieces: 25 It.; = Bianchini 1546

Fuenllana 1554
Fuenllana, Miguel de. Libro de musica para Vihuela intitulado Orphenica lyra (Valladolid: ?)

fihuela: 112 songs, 11 intabulations, 59 abstract pieces
guitar: 2 songs, 1 intabulation, 6 abstract pieces

Ghelen 1554
Ghelen, Jan van (the younger), publisher. Dit is een zeer schoon Boecxken . . . (Antwerp: Jan van Ghelen)

reprinted pieces: 1 Fr.
Netherlandic translation of Virdung 1511 with musical example the same as in Vorsterman 1529

Le Roy 1554
Le Roy, Adrian. Cinqiesme livre de guiterre (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

20 songs

Morlaye 1554
Morlaye, Guillaume. Premier livre de psalmes (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

13 songs

Rippe 1554a
Rippe, Albert de. Second livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

8 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces

Rippe 1554b
Rippe, Albert de. Second livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

7 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces

Rippe 1554c
Rippe, Albert de. Quatriesme livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

7 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces

Bermudo 1555
Bermudo, Juan. Comiença el libro llamado declaracion de instumentos musicales (?)

2 songs

Rippe 1555
Rippe, Albert de. Cinquiesme livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

4 intabulations, 1 abstract piece, 2 dances
reprinted piece: 1 It.

Belin 1556
Belin, Julien. Premier livre contenant plusieurs motetz . . . (Paris: Nicolas du Chemin?)

8 intabulations, 7 abstract pieces

Drusina 1556
Drusina, Benedikt de. Tabulatura continens insignes et selectissimas . . . (Frankfurt: Joan. Eichorn)

27 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 8 dances
reprinted piece: 1 It.

Francesco da Milano 1556
Francesco da Milano. Intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Antonio Gardane)

reprinted pieces: 13 It.; = Francesco da Milano 1546

Heckel 1556a
Heckel, Wolff. Discant Lautten Buch (Strassburg: ?)

63 intabulations, 1 abstract piece, 2 dances
reprinted piece: 2 Fr., 12 Ger.

[Heckel 1556b]
Heckel, Wolff. Tenor Lautten Buch (Strassburg: ? )

26 intabulations? 3 abstract pieces? 35 dances?
reprinted piece: 1 It.? 2 Fr.? 11 Ger.? **LOST

Le Roy 1556
Le Roy, Adrian. Second livre de guiterre (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

23 songs

 
Morlaye 1558a
Morlaye, Guillaume. Second livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

8 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 6 dances

Morlaye 1558b
Morlaye, Guillaume. Troisiesme livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

7 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces, 2 dances

Ochsenkun 1558
Ochsenkun, Sebastian. Tabulaturbuch auff di Lauten (Heidelberg: ?)

76 intabulations

Rippe 1558
Rippe, Albert de. Sixiesme livre de tabulature de leut (Paris: Michel Fezandat)

5 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 3 dances

Le Roy 1559
Le Roy, Adrian. Sixiesme livre de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

12 intabulations

Matelart 1559
Matelart, Jean. Intavolatura de leuto (Rome: Valerio Dorico)

1 intabulation, 15 abstract pieces
reprinted piece: 7 It.

Paladin 1560
Paladin, Jean Paul. Premier livre de tablature de luth (Lyon: Simon Gorlier)

14 intabulations, 9 abstract pieces, 4 dances
reprinted piece: 1 Ger.

Francesco da Milano 1561
Francesco da Milano. Intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

reprinted pieces: 13 It.; = Francesco da Milano 1546b

Gorzanis 1561
Gorzanis, Giacomo de. Intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

1 intabulation, 4 abstract pieces, 14 dances

Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino 1562
Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino. Intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

reprinted pieces: 21 It., 3 Ger.; = Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino 1547

 
Heckel 1562a
Heckel, Wolff. Discant. Lautten Buch (Strassburg: Christian Müller)

reprinted pieces: 2 Fr., 78 Ger.

Heckel 1562b
Heckel, Wolff. Tenor. Lautten Buch (Strassburg: Christian Müller)

26 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces, 35 dances
reprinted pieces: 1 It., 2 Fr., 11 Ger.

 
Rippe 1562a
Rippe, Albert de. Premier livre de tabelature de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

reprinted pieces: 9 Fr.

Rippe 1562b
Rippe, Albert de. Second livre de tabelature de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

2 intabulations
reprinted pieces: 13 Fr.

Rippe 1562c
Rippe, Albert de. Tiers livre de tabelature de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

13 intabulations
reprinted pieces: 1 It., 2 Fr.

Rippe 1562d
Rippe, Albert de. Cinqiesme livre de tabelature de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

3 intabulations, 1 abstract piece
reprinted pieces: 1 It., 4 Fr.

Abondante 1563
Abondante, Julio. Intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

reprinted pieces: 32 It.; = Abondante 1546

Bianchini 1563
Bianchini, Dominico. La intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 25 It.; = Bianchini 1546

Borrono 1563
Borrono, Pietro Paolo. La intabolatura de lauto (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 11 It.; compare with Borrono 1548

Francesco da Milano 1563a
Francesco da Milano. La intabolatura de lauto . . . libro primo (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 17 It.; compare with Francesco da Milano 1546a

Francesco da Milano 1563b
Francesco da Milano. La intabolatura de lauto . . . libro secondo (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 13 It.; compare with Francesco da Milano 1546b

Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino 1563
Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino. La intabolatura de lauto . . . libro terzo (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 24 It.; compare with Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino 1547

Galilei 1563
Galilei, Vincenzo. Intavolature de lauto (Rome: Valerio Dorico)

24 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces

Gorzanis 1563
Gorzanis, Giacomo de. Il secondo libro de intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

1 intabulation, 4 abstract pieces, 16 dances

Phalèse 1563
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Theatrum musicum (Louvain: Phalèse)

51 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces, 16 dances
reprinted pieces: 30 It., 41 Fr., 1 Ger.

Scotto 1563
Scotto, Girolamo, publisher. La intabolatura de lauto de diversi autori (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 14 It.

Wyssenbach 1563
Wyssenbach, Rudolf. Ein schön Tabulaturbuch auff die Lauten (Zurich: Jacob Gessner)

reprinted pieces: 9 It., 1 Fr.; = Wyssenbach 1550

Bakfark 1564
Bakfark, Valentin. Premier livre de tabelature de luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

reprinted pieces: 20 It.; = Bakfark 1553

[Fuenllana 1564]
Fuenllana, Miguel de. Libro de música para Vihuela intitulado Orphenica Lira (Madrid: Francisco Sánchez)

reprinted pieces: 173 It. (Vihuela), 9 It. (Guitar); = Fuenllana 1554

Gorzanis 1564
Gorzanis, Giacomo de. Il terzo libro de intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

1 intabulation, 2 abstract pieces, 23 dances

Le Roy 1564
Le Roy, Adrian. Second livre de cistre (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

12 intabulations, 25 dances

 
Viaera 1564
Viaera, Frederic. Nova et elegantissima in cythara (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse)

16 intabulations, 31 dances

 
Bakfark 1565
Bakfark, Valentin. Harmoniarum musicarum (Krakow: Lazarus Andreae)

9 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces

Gorzanis 1565
Gorzanis, Giacomo de. Il secondo libro de intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

reprinted pieces: 21 It.; = Gorzanis 1563

Le Roy and Ballard 1565
Le Roy, Adrian and Robert Ballard. Breve et facile instruction pour apprendre la tablature (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

3 intabulations, 1 abstract piece, 21 dances

Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino 1566
Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino. Intabolatura de lauto . . . libro primo (Rome: Valerio Dorico and Lodovico Fratello)

reprinted pieces: 9 It.? = Francesco da Milano and Perino Fiorentino 1547?

Newsidler 1566a
Newsidler, Melchior. Il primo libro intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

16 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 2 dances

Newsidler 1566b
Newsidler, Melchior. Il secondo libro intabolatura di liuto (Venice: Antonio Gardano)

12 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 4 dances

Becchi 1568
Becchi, Antonio di. Libro primo d'intabulatura da leuto (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

21 intabulations, 5 abstract pieces, 12 dances
reprinted pieces: 6 It., 1 Fr.

Galilei 1568
Galilei, Vincenzo. Fronimo dialogo (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

80 intabulations, 16 abstract pieces

Ghelen 1568
Ghelen, Jan van (the younger), publisher. Dit is een zeer schoon Boecxken . . . (Antwerp: Jan van Ghelen)

reprinted pieces: 1 Fr.

Le Roy 1568
Le Roy, Adrian. A Briefe and easye instru[c]tion to learne the tabetre (London: John Kyngston)

4 intabulations, 1 abstract piece, 21 dances
reprinted pieces: 2 Fr.

Phalèse 1568
Phalèse, Pierre, publisher. Luculentum theatrum musicum (Louvain: Phalèse)

63 intabulations, 1 abstract piece, 40 dances
reprinted pieces: 23 It., 41 Fr., 1 Ger.

 
Vreedman 1568
Vreedman, Sebastian. Nova longeque elgantissima cithara (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse)

76 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 9 dances

Bakfark 1569
Bakfark, Valentin. Harmoniarum musicarum (Antwerp: Joannis Latii)

reprinted pieces: 12 It.; = Bakfark 1565

Barbetta 1569
Barbetta, Giulio Cesare. Il libro primo dell'intavolatura de liuto (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

6 abstract pieces, 22 dances

Galilei 1569
Galilei, Vincenzo. La seconda parte del dialogo (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 96 It.; = Galilei 1568

 
Vreedman 1569
Vreedman, Sebastian. Carminum quae cythara pulsantur liber secundus (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse)

81 dances
reprinted pieces: 4 Fr.

 
Gorzanis 156?
Gorzanis, Giacomo de. Opera nova de lauto (Venice: Alessandro Gardane)

6 abstract pieces, 19 dances

Antonelli 1570
Anonelli, Cornelio. Il turturino il primo libro delle napolitane ariose (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

33 songs

Gorzanis 1570
Gorzanis, Giacomo de. Il primo libro di napolitane (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

25 songs

Phalèse and Bellère 1570a
Phalèse, Pierre, and Jean Bellère, publishers. Hortulus cytharae (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

37 intabulations, 34 dances
reprinted pieces: 111 Fr.

Phalèse and Bellère 1570b
Phalèse, Pierre, and Jean Bellère, publishers. Selectissima elegantissimaque (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

26 dances
reprinted pieces: 82 Fr.

Fiorino 1571
Fiorino, Gasparo. La nobiltà di roma (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

32 intabulations

Le Roy 1571
Le Roy, Adrian. Livre d'airs de cour miz sur le luth (Paris: Adrian Le Roy and Robert Ballard)

18 [+3] songs

Phalèse and Bellère 1571
Phalèse, Pierre, and Jean Bellère, publishers. Theatrum musicum (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

58 intabulations, 8 abstract pieces, 4 dances
reprinted pieces: 70 It., 56 Fr.

Jobin 1572
Jobin, Bernhart, publisher. Das Erste Büch (Strassburg: Bernhart Jobin)

22 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 3 dances
reprinted pieces: 4 It., 4 Fr.

Fiorino 1573
Fiorino, Gasparo. La nobilta di roma (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

reprinted pieces: 32 It.; = Fiorino 1571

Jobin 1573
Jobin, Bernhart, publisher. Das Ander Buch (Strassburg: Bernhart Jobin)

29 dances
reprinted pieces: 4 Fr.

Newsidler 1573
Newsidler, Melchior. Tabulatura continens praestantissimas et selectissimas . . . (Frankfurt: Johannes Eichorn)

reprinted pieces: 22 It.; = Newsidler 1566a

[Phalèse and Bellère 1573a]
Phalèse, Pierre, and Jean Bellère, publishers. Selectissima carmina ludenda in Quinterna (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

reprinted pieces: 108 Fr.? = Phalèse and Bellère 1570b? **LOST (2 volumes)

Phalèse and Bellère 1573b
Phalèse, Pierre, and Jean Bellère, publishers. Selectissimorum testudine carminum liber (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

reprinted pieces: 28 It., 21 Fr.; = Phalèse 1546c

Teghi 1573
Teghi, Pierre de. Cantionum gallicarum et motettarum liber (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse)

reprinted pieces: 1 It., 18 Fr.; = Phalèse 1547c

Waissel 1573
Waissel, Matthäus. Tabulatura continens insignes et selectissimas quasque (Frankfurt: Johannes Eichorn)

20 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 25 dances
reprinted pieces: 4 Fr., 1 Ger.

Kargel 1574
Kargel, Sixt. Novae, elegantissimae, gallicae item et italica cantilenae (Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin)

18 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces, 3 dances
reprinted pieces: 5 Fr.

Le Roy 1574
Le Roy, Adrian. A briefe and plaine Instruction to set all Musicke . . . for the Lute (London: James Rowbothome)

40 intabulations
reprinted pieces: 7 Fr.

Newsidler 1574
Newsidler, Melchior. Teutsch Lautenbuch (Strassburg: Bernhart Jobin)

38 intabulations, 3 abstract pieces, 5 dances

Phalèse and Bellère 1574
Phalèse, Pierre, and Jean Bellère, publishers. Thesaurus musicus (Louvain: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

14 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 24 dances
reprinted pieces: 9 It., 31 Fr.

Virchi 1574
Virchi, Paolo. Il primo libro di tabolatura di citthara (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

7 songs, 10 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 3 dances

 
Kargel and Lais 1575
Kargel, Sixt, and Johan Dominico Lais. Toppel Cythar (Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin)

24 intabulations, 1 abstract piece, 22 dances
reprinted piece: 1 Fr.

Daza 1576
Daza, Esteban. Libro de musica en cifras para Vihuela, intitulado el Parnasso (?)

38 songs, 2 intabulations, 22 abstract pieces

Kargel 1578
Kargel, Sixt. Renovata cythara (Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin)

22 intabulations, 20 dances
reprinted pieces: 39 Fr.

Kargel and Lais 1578
Kargel, Sixt, and Johan Dominico Lais. Toppel Cythar (Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin)

reprinted pieces: 47 It., 1 Fr.; = Kargel and Lais 1575

 
Gorzanis 1579
Gorzanis, Giacomo de. Opera nova de lauto (Venice: Alessandro Gardane)

reprinted pieces: 25 It.; = Gorzanis 156?

Kargel 1580
Kargel, Sixt. Renovata cythara (Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin)

reprinted pieces: 81 It.; = Kargel 1578

Caroso 1581
Caroso, Fabritio. Il ballarino (Venice: Francesco Ziletti)

83 dances

Barbetta 1582
Barbetta, Giulio Cesare. Novae tabulae musicae testudinariae hexachordae et heptachordae (Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin)

21 intabulations, 8 abstract pieces, 20 dances

 
Phalèse and Bellère 1582
Phalèse, Pierre, and Jean Bellère, publishers. Hortulus citharae (Antwerp: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

6 intabulations, 2 abstract pieces, 42 dances
reprinted pieces: 102 Fr.

Adriansen 1584
Adriansen, Emanuel. Pratum musicum (Antwerp: Pierre Phalèse)

50 songs, 5 intabulations, 5 abstract pieces, 35 dances

Fallamero 1584
Fallamero, Gabriel. Il primo libro de intavolatura da liuto (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

20 songs, 26 intabulations

Galilei 1584
Galilei, Vincenzo. Fronimo dialogo (Venice: Girolamo Scotto)

43 intabulations, 33 abstract pieces
reprinted pieces: 32 It.

Krengel 1584
Krengel, Gregorius. Tabulatura nova (Frankfurt: Andrea Eichorn)

29 intabulations, 7 dances

Barbetta 1585
Barbetta, Giulio Cesare. Intavolatura di liuto (Venice: Angelo Gardano)

41 dances

Carrara 1585
Carrara, Michele. [Intavolatura di liuto] (?)

1 intabulation

Kargel 1586
Kargel, Sixt. Lautenbuch, viler Newerlessner fleissiger . . . (Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin)

34 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 1 dance
reprinted pieces: 8 It., 4 Fr.

Verovio 1586
Verovio, Simone. Diletto spirituale canzonette (Rome: Martin van Buyten)

21 intabulations

Abondante 1587
Abondante, Julio. Il quinto libro de tabolatura da liuto (Venice: Angelo Gardano)

13 abstract pieces, 16 dances

 
Verovio 1589
Verovio, Simone. Ghirlanda di fioretti musicali (Rome: ?)

25 intabulations

Vecchi 1590
Vecchi, Orazio. Selva di varia ricreatione (Venice: Angelo Gardano)

12 songs, 1 abstract piece

[Verovio 1590]
Verovio, Simone. Diletto spirituale canzonette (Rome: ?)

reprinted pieces: 21 It.; = Verovio 1586; **LOST

Verovio 1591
Verovio, Simone. Canzonette a quattro voci (Rome: Simone Verovio)

20 intabulations

Vincenti 1591a
Vincenti, Giacomo, publisher. Canzonette per cantar et sonar di liuto a tre voci . . . libro primo (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)

reprinted pieces: 10 It.

Vincenti 1591b
Vincenti, Giacomo, publisher. Canzonette per cantar et sonar di liuto a tre voci . . . libro secondo (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)

reprinted pieces: 10 It.

Vincenti 1591c
Vincenti, Giacomo, publisher. Canzonette per cantar et sonar di liuto a tre voci . . . libro terzo (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)

5 intabulations
reprinted pieces: 5 It.

Waissel 1591
Waissel, Matthäus. Tabulatura alerley künstlicher Preambulen . . . (Frankfurt: Andreas Eichorn)

8 abstract pieces, 116 dances
reprinted pieces: 1 It., 1 Fr., 10 Ger.

Adriansen 1592b
Adriansen, Emanuel. Novum pratum musicum (Antwerp: Pierre Phalèse and Jean Bellère)

42 songs, 1 intabulation, 21 abstract pieces, 23 dances
reprinted pieces: 2 Fr.

Bellasio 1592
Bellasio, Paolo. Di Paolo Bellasio maestro della musica . . . (Venice: Angelo Gardano)

16 intabulations

 
Radino 1592b
Radino, Giovanni Maria. Intavolatura di balli per sonar di liuto (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)

7 dances (= keyboard score Radino 1592a)

Verovio 1592
Verovio, Simone. Diletto spirituale canzonette (Rome: ?)

1 intabulation
reprinted pieces: 21 It.

Waissel 1592a
Waissel, Matthäus. Lautenbuch darinn von der Tabulatur und Application der Lauten . . . (Frankfurt: Andreas Eichorn)

14 intabulations, 4 abstract pieces, 33 dances
reprinted piece: 1 It.

[Waissel 1592b]
Waissel, Matthäus. Tabulatura allerley kÜnstlicher Preambulen . . . (Frankfurt: Andreas Eichorn)

reprinted pieces: 1 It., 1 Fr., 134 Ger.; = Waissel 1591
**LOST

Waissel 1592c
Waissel, Matthäus. Tabulatura guter gemeiner Deudtscher Tentze . . . (Frankfurt: Andreas Eichorn)

8 dances

 
Terzi 1593
Terzi, Giovanni Antonio. Intavolatura di liutto (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)

33 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces, 21 dances
reprinted piece: 1 Fr.

Carrara 1594
Carrara, Michele. In questa carta s'insegna il vero et sicuro modo . . . (?)

reprinted pieces: 1 It.; = Carrara 1585?

Denss 1594
Denss, Adrian. Florilegium omnis fere generis cantionum . . . (Cologne?: Gerardus Grevenbruch)

85 songs, 1 intabulation, 11 abstract pieces, 51 dances

Gastoldi 1594
Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo. Balletti a tre voci con la intavolatura del liuto (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)

16 songs

 
[Newsidler 1595]
Newsidler, Melchior. Il primo libro intabulatura di liuto (?)

reprinted pieces: 46 Ger.? = Newsidler 1574? **LOST

Vecchi 1595
Vecchi, Orazio. Selva di varia ricreatione (Venice: Angelo Gardano)

reprinted pieces: 13 It.; = Vecchi 1590

Verovio 1595
Verovio, Simone. Lodi della musica a3 voci (Rome: Simone Verovio)

18 intabulations

Barley 1596a
Barley, William. A new booke of tabliture . . . (London: ?)

1 intabulation, 8 dances

Barley 1596b
Barley, William. A new booke of tabliture for the orpharion (London: ?)

2 intabulations, 12 dances

Barley 1596c
Barley, William. A new booke of tabliture for the bandora (London: ?)

4 songs, 5 dances

[Newsidler 1596]
Newsidler, Melchior. Melchioris Neusidleri Teutsch Lautenbuch (Strassburg: ?)

reprinted pieces: 46 Ger.? = Newsidler 1574? **LOST

Dowland 1597
Dowland, John. The first booke of songs or ayres of fowre parts . . . (London: Peter Short)

21 songs, 1 dance

Holborne 1597
Holborne, Antony. The cittharn schoole (London: Peter Short)

8 intabulations, 6 abstract pieces, 44 dances

Morley 1597
Morley, Thomas. Canzonets or little short aers to five and sixe voices (London: Peter Short)

17 songs

Vecchi 1597
Vecchi, Orazio. Canzonette a tre voci (Venice: Angelo Gardano)

34 songs

Cavendish 1598
Cavendish, Michael. 14 ayres in tabletorie to the lute (London: Peter Short)

20 songs

Gastoldi 1598
Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo. Balletti a tre voci con la intavolatura del liuto (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)

reprinted pieces: 16 It.; = Gastoldi 1594

Reymann 1598
Reymann, Matthaeus. Noctes musicae (?)

9 intabulations, 28 abstract pieces, 36 dances

Allison 1599
Allison, Richard. The psalmes of David in meter (London: William Barley)

68 intabulations (songs?)

Molinaro 1599
Molinaro, Simone. Intavolatura di liuto (Venice: Ricciardo Amadino)

9 intabulations, 40 abstract pieces, 19 dances

Morley 1599
Morley, Thomas. The first booke of consort lessons (London: William Barley)

5 intabulations, 15 dances

Terzi 1599
Terzi, Giovanni Antonio. Il secondo libro de intavolatura di liuto (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti)

35 intabulations, 10 abstract pieces, 48 dances


 

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