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Beginning with the publication of Le tresor d'Orphee by Antoine Francisque in 1600 and spanning the whole century until the death of Charles Mouton in 1699, the 17th century was, indeed, a rich time for the lute in France. We have a vast number of manuscripts and printed books, all for solo lute, and this collection represents several generations of gifted and specialised musicians with a wealth of varied styles. …
The music of Nicolas Vallet and his wonderful way of using the lute has attracted me for many years. Vallet takes the lute of his time and makes the instrument sing. On a personal level, I find that the way Vallet sets melody, bass and harmony together, or the way he writes convincing and idiomatic counterpoint, is just as I imagine I would wish to do, if I were a lutenist-composer in 1615!
Vallet is little known to the general public now, but that does not diminish his value. True, his music and historical status cannot touch those of John Dowland or Sylvius Weiss, but his lute music can touch us in a unique way. …
Nigel North (Devon, 2005)
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NICOLAS VALLET (?1583 - ?1642) LE SECRET DES MUSES (AMSTERDAM, 1615 - 1616) 1 • Prélude 1:08 2 • Courante 1:46 3 • Gaillarde 2:46 4 • Ballet - Ballet - Ballet des gueux 2:55 5 • Onder de Lindegrône [Sous LE TILLEUL | UNDER THE LINDEN] 1:24 6 • Carillon de village 2:09 7 • La mendiante fantasye 4:17 8 • Pavanne en forme de complainte 4:30 9 • Volte de la complainte 1:58 10 • Courante de la complainte 1:38 11 • Fantasye 4:56 12 • Gaillarde 1:48 13 • Fantasye sur la passameze d'Italie 3:43 14 • Prelude 1:09 15 • Courante 1:12 16 • Ballet 1:3l 17 • Gaillarde du comte essex 4:07 18 • Onse Vader in Hemelryck [NÔTRE-PÈRE | THE LORD'S PRAYER] 7:06 19 • Prélude 1:21 20 • Courante 1:31 21 • Passameze par bequare 4:18 22 • Les pantalons 2:44 23 • Une jeune fillette 3:16 24 • Bourrée d'avignon 2:38 |
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