Fantasie XII - Alonso Mudarra, Guitar version

This Vihuela Fantasie by Alonso Mudarra (?-1580) is from " Tres libros de musica en cifra" and isn't as often played as the Fantasie X. I enjoy it! The numbers are given in my Paolo Paolini edition and he writes: "Fantasia (XII) a quatro del temple nuevo.---Ni muy apriesa, ni muy a espacio"
My Guitar: Antonio Raya Pardo, Granada 1988.

"Alonso Mudarra (c. 1510 April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer and vihuelist of the Renaissance. He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.

The place of his birth is not recorded, but he grew up in Guadalajara, and probably received his musical training there. He probably went to Italy in 1529 with Charles V, in the company of the fourth duke of the Infantado, Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana. When he returned to Spain he became a priest, receiving the post of canon at the cathedral in Seville in 1546, where he remained for the rest of his life. While at the cathedral, he directed all of the musical activities; many records remain of his musical activities there, which included hiring instrumentalists, buying and assembling a new organ, and working closely with composer Francisco Guerrero for various festivities. Mudarra died in Seville, and his sizable fortune was distributed to the poor of the city according to his will.

Mudarra wrote numerous pieces for the vihuela and the four-course guitar, all contained in the collection Tres libros de musica en cifras para vihuela, which he published on December 7, 1546 in Seville. These three books contain the first music ever published for the four-course guitar, which was then a relatively new instrument. The second book is noteworthy in that it contains eight multi-movement works, all arranged by "tono", or mode.

Compositions represented include fantasias, variations (including a set on La Folia), tientos, pavanes and galliards, and songs. Modern listeners are probably most familiar with his Fantasia X, which has been a concert and recording mainstay for many years. The songs are in Latin, Spanish and Italian, and include romances, canciones, villancicos, and sonnets. Another innovation he used was separate signs for different tempos: slow, medium, and fast "

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[arfurlife]

You really are doing some commendable work here. maximum respect sir !

[torisand]

@arfurlife I'm honoure by your kind ccomment!

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[sbliss554]

Do you tune your G sting to F#? I'm learning fantasia XXIV and found that its not necessary for that Fantasy.

Also, great performance! It's hard to find a Mudarra Fantasy that is not # X

[torisand]

@sbliss554  This fantasy is with standard tuning. In other vihuela and lute guitararrangement I tune the 3rd. string to F" It was a little difficult until I "decided" it wasn't. !! All the best!!

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[AzeriMagicStrings]

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Thanks you huge.

Your execution differs cleanliness and a correctness.

Yours faithfully and with the best regards your friend Elmar.

[torisand]

@AzeriMagicStrings

Thank you Elmar for your kind comment!

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[torisand]

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[terceiravez]

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[torisand]

@beedeetripo Dear Bram! Thank you for your kind attention!

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