Michelangelo Galilei Toccata

Per-Olov Kindgren plays Toccata in A by Michelangelo Galilei ( ?-1631). Michelangelo was the son of the famous astronomer and scientist Vincenzo Galilei.
Alas his music is not very wellknown despite its beauty!
I am also proud to announce that my arrangements, compositions and transcriptions are now available for purchase/download at http://www.per-olovkindgren.com/ It is still growing so if you don't find a piece, it will be there soon. Please be patient...

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Music

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• Per-Olov
• Kindgren
• guitar
• music
• classical
• michelangelo
• galilei
• toccata
• lute
• Philippe
• Jean-Mairet

[joebsus4]

Hi Per-Olov, thanks for the nice piece and score. Just to let you know, there is a mistake in bars 6/7; these two bars should be one bar only-simply half the note values. Ciao, Joseph.

[AndanteLargo]

Thank you Joseph. Appreciated. Actually it is me playing the two measures too fast. The score is correct! I just checked it. I am amazed you noticed this! Great job. Please play it as it is written in the score.

Kind regards,

Per-olov

[jzippo]

Are you playing with a capo at thirds fret? If so, how are you playing the low E in bars 6/7/8/17 etc? Down tuned the string? I assume without capo then open would be c#/a/d/f#/b/e?

[AndanteLargo]

Hi. I am playing with a capo in III, yes. My tuning is G C F A D G (with the capo). so the low E is actually a low G...

Per-Olov

[jzippo]

Many thanks. Sorry to ask so many more questions but I am working my way through the sheet music I downloaded (I was captivated when I heard you play it) and had started trying to play in A on open strings.

Was the piece originally not in A then?

I cannot work out yet why the G string is retuned - is it just so the "F#" can be played on open "G" string instead of fingering the "4th" fret on the D string ?

Why notate in A and not C?

[AndanteLargo]

When you play renessaince music on a guitar you normally put a capo in 3rd. because the lute was tunes a minor third above the modern guitar. So to maintain the original key (C) you have to play in A with a capo in third. Also the tuning of 3rd. str. to F# is to make it easier and more original to play.. But all this is of course up to the player. You can play this with no capo and with 3rd. in G...

Good luck!

Per-Olov

[Nephente]

This is an amazingly beautiful piece played inmaculately....congratulation­s from Texas...!

[mauerbluemchen001]

Beautiful music, I´m astonished.

..all lefts reversed.. :D

[OuelletteGTR]

Tell me Per-Olov, how in the world did I ever miss this beautiful piece you've played? incredible touch you have with any song you choose to play.

[42TulsaGirl]

Absolutely lovely. Thank you.

[skillzthatchillz]

Vincenzo Galilei was a musical theorist and lutenist while his first son Galileo was the great astronomer and scientist who gets a mention by Queen in Bohemian Rhapsody. I think you got them confused.

[riveraluciano]

excellent, what i needed to end my day.. thank you for this

[aligatorsandwitch72]

FREEBIRD!!

[jzippo]

Many thanks for your kind advice. I think I'll try it as you have it so I can aim for your tone and quality. I am also working on the Bouree which you do so well.