New Cithar Lessons
New Citharen Lessons by Thomas Robinson , a composer of the English Renaissance , published in London in 1609 , was a textbook for cister , a plucked instrument.
The first 47 pieces are composed for four-course cisters (tuning of choirs 1 to 4: e 'd' gb), pieces 48 to 53 for 14-course cisters (tuning: e 'd' gb b fd GFEDC BB b AA GG) .
contents
- My Lord Treasurer his Paven
- The Galliard to the Pavin before
- A fantasy
- Wades Welfare
- Powles Carranta
- O Cupid looke about thee
- For two citherens in the unison (A jigge for two citherens)
- A ground
- Pipers Galiard
- A psalms
- Philips Pavin
- A Galiard
- A Galiard: Can she excuse my wrongs
- A Galiard
- A psalms
- Passamezzo Paven
- Often I have forsworne her company
- Galliard to the Quadron Pavin
- To Almaine
- A French toy
- excuse me
- Robinson Idelsbie
- Shepard shoot home
- Ioan come kiss me now
- A psalms
- Passamezzo Galiard
- The new hunts up
- Souches March
- Whetelies wheat-sheafe
- O hone
- To Almaine
- To Almaine
- Robinsons modicum
- To Almaine
- Farewell deare love
- Alexander Chezum his curranta
- Robart's request
- The Quadro Pavin
- For two citharens
- What if a day
- Ah, alas, thou God of Gods
- Now Cupid looke about thee
- Pauuana Passamezzo
- Mr. North his Novell
- Fantasia
- Fantasia 2
- Fantasia 3
- Fantasia 4
literature
- William Casey (Ed.), Alfredo Colman (Ed.), Thomas Robinson: New Citharen Lessons (1609) , 1997 Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas, ISBN 0-918954-65-7
- G. Doc Rossi, Cittern Music of Thomas Robinson, 2007 Cetra Publishing, Michigan, USA. www.cetrapublishing.com [contains New Citharen Lessons plus all known pieces in manuscripts. 2 volumes - Vol. I Tablature. Vol. II Commentary and transcriptions. Available in print and as eBook.]