Pierre Attaingnant (ca. 1490 - 1553)

Pierre Attaingnant was the first editor, publisher and printer of French Renaissance Chansons in the 16th century. He also published two tablature lutebooks. This podcast introduces to his lute publications with examples of chansons, basse dances and branles.

Playlist
Pieces composed by P. Attaingnant (performer in brackets)
- Intro: Basse Dance (G. Bogula)
- Basse Dance Magdalena (Edward Martin / magnatune.com)
- Branles: Mon per ma donne mari, Branle gay: C'est mon amie (Edwar Martin / magnatunes.com)
- Chanson Fortune laisse (Christopher and Shirley Davey, John Allen (lute)
- Fortune laisse intabulation (Edward Martin / magnatune.com)

Portait of Simone Molinaro (ca. 1570-1634)

This lutecast is devoted to Simone Molinaro (ca. 1570 - 1634), one of the greatest lute composers of the late Renaissance in Italy. The focus is on his lute book "Intavolatura di liuto", published 1599 in Venice. The lutecast contains examples of his fantasias, dance music and intabulations of vocal works. The performing artist is Paul Beier, courtesy of magnatune.com.

Luis Milan (ca. 1500 - ca. 1561)

Special edition about vihuela composer Luis Milan.
In Renaissance Spain the lute was almost irrelevant. The vihuela was the instrument of the time, and Luis Milan was the first printed vihuela composer.

Playlist:
Intro - Fantasia 1 (G. Bogula)
Fantasia 1 (Edward Martin)
Pavana 1 (Jacob Heringman)
Toda mi vida os amé (Jacob Heringman/Katherine King)
Fantasia 26 (Jacob Heringman)

Music courtesy of Magnatune.com

(c) 2005 W.G. Bogula / bogula (a.t) gmail.com

Worlds First Lutecast

Francisco da Milano-Podcast starts today

Hello friends of lute music out there. With this Blog starting today, you will find a new internet ressource dedicated to the world of lute music. We begin with a podcast about one of the most reputed lutenists of the Renaissance: Francisco da Milano (1497 - 1543).

Why he was called "Il divino" and why he still enjoys the best music of our times, although dead for more than four and a half century, can be learned from the lutecast episode 1, wherein Giovanni Bogula gives a short introduction to the live and works of Francenco da Milano in a 15 minute audio feature. Sound examples courtesy of magnatune.com.