Vallet trans. by Mascott | Nicolas Vallet: Le Secret des Muses (Book)

Nicolas Vallet: Le Secret des Muses (Book)
Transcribed for Classical Guitar
by Paul Mascott

This book of 53 intermediate-level guitar pieces is derived from Le Secret des Muses, a two-volume collection of lute tablature by Nicolas Vallet (c. 1583 – c. 1642). Born in France, by 1614 Vallet had relocated to Amsterdam where he established a dance school and was active as a composer, lute teacher and leader of a consort that played at weddings and festivals.

Le Secret des Muses is among the last published collections of French lute tablature intended for the 10-course Renaissance lute, which was ultimately supplanted by the larger 13-course Baroque model. Most of these pieces consist of traditional European dance forms, but also contains a few settings of popular lute themes and longer works suitable for concert performance are included.

Written in standard notation only with occasional drop-D tuning, these pieces make excellent sight-reading and warmup material as well as historically significant concert selections.

Format: Book
Difficulty: Intermediate
Pages: 76
Binding: Saddle Stitched
Size: 8.75" x 11.75"
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 9/1/2021

Contents
L’Espagnolle
Bourée
La Sarabande Espagnole
Volte du Roi
Volte
Volte
La Daulphine
Bourée
Lamoresque
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet
La Chacone
Pavanne de Spagne
Malsimmes
L’auignonne
La Durette
La Signolle
Bourée de Village
Bourée
Bourée d’Avignon
Fortune Angloise
Slaep Soete Slaep
La Piccarde
La Favorite
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet
Ballet des Queux
Gaillarde de la Passemeze
Courante
Courante
Courante
Courante
Courante de Mars
Courante de Mars
Suite
Pavanne de Espagne
Susannesco
L’éscossoise
La Pincante
La Princesse
Courante sur la Gaillarde de Bocquet
Aton Bras Droit
Volte
Gaillarde
Passameze d’Italye
Gaillarde Angloise
Puisque Vosyculs
Babdaille

• Model: 27642 / MB30889
• Manufactured by: Mel Bay
• Condition: New
• UPC: 9781513467511
• ISBN: 978-15134-6751-1