Francesco Spinacino

A work by Spinacino from the lute book

Francesco Spinacino (* 2nd half of the 15th century in Fossombrone , † after 1507 probably in Venice ) was an Italian lutenist and composer . His two lute books are among the oldest Italian lute tablatures .

Spinacino's works were published in two of four lute books Intabulatura de Lauto by Ottaviano dei Petrucci - the first ever printed books on the lute. They contain 27 ricercari , 2 bassedance and 52 lute arrangements. In an arrangement for two lutes by Johannes Ghiselins Joli Amours , the term "Recercare" is used for the first time. Both books contain a brief introduction to tablature notation.

Spinacinos Ricercari are quite complex and in free form for the time; virtuoso and imitative passages often alternate .

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Intabulatura De Lauto. Facsimile , edited by Albert Reyerman, Tree Edition, Lübeck 2011

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Works by and about Francesco Spinacino in the catalog of the German National Library

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^ Reginald Smith Brindle: Forward. In: the same (ed.): Antonio Castelioni, Intabalotura de Leuto de Diversi Autori. Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milan 1978 (= Edizioni Suvini Zerboni. Volume 7922), pp. IX – XIV, here: p. IX.
^ Lyle Nordstrom: Entry in The New Grove , 2nd edition
↑ Peter Päffgen: Lute music before 1500. In: Guitar & Lute. Volume 9, No. 6, 1987, pp. 58-61, here: pp. 58 and 61.
↑ Cf. for example Ruggero Chiesa (ed.): Francesco Spinacino: [three] "Ricercare". In: Antologia di Musica Antica per liuto, vihuela e chitarra. Volume 1. Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milan 1969 (= p. 6892 Z. ), pp. 1-5 (from Libro I and Libro II. Petrucci, Venice 1507).
↑ Benvenuto Disertori, Hans Radke: entry in MGG , 1st Edition
↑ See also Hubert Zanoskar (ed.): Gitarrenspiel old masters. Original music from the 16th and 17th centuries. Volume 1. B. Schott's Sons, Mainz 1955 (= Edition Schott. Volume 4620), p. 14 ( Recercare des Francesco Spinacino from 1507) and 24 (Biographical Notes and Notes).

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SURNAME	Spinacino, Francesco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian composer and lutenist
DATE OF BIRTH	between 1450 and 1500
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fossombrone
DATE OF DEATH	after 1507
Place of death	unsure: Venice

[1] Reginald Smith Brindle: Forward. In: the same (ed.): Antonio Castelioni, Intabalotura de Leuto de Diversi Autori. Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milan 1978 (= Edizioni Suvini Zerboni. Volume 7922), pp. IX – XIV, here: p. IX.

[2] Lyle Nordstrom: Entry in The New Grove , 2nd edition

[3] Peter Päffgen: Lute music before 1500. In: Guitar & Lute. Volume 9, No. 6, 1987, pp. 58-61, here: pp. 58 and 61.

[4] Cf. for example Ruggero Chiesa (ed.): Francesco Spinacino: [three] "Ricercare". In: Antologia di Musica Antica per liuto, vihuela e chitarra. Volume 1. Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milan 1969 (= p. 6892 Z. ), pp. 1-5 (from Libro I and Libro II. Petrucci, Venice 1507).

[5] Benvenuto Disertori, Hans Radke: entry in MGG , 1st Edition

[6] See also Hubert Zanoskar (ed.): Gitarrenspiel old masters. Original music from the 16th and 17th centuries. Volume 1. B. Schott's Sons, Mainz 1955 (= Edition Schott. Volume 4620), p. 14 ( Recercare des Francesco Spinacino from 1507) and 24 (Biographical Notes and Notes).