Nicolas Vallet - Le Secret Des Muses Classical Guitar
Transcribed for Classical Guitar
Sheet Music

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Classical Guitar

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Transcribed for Classical Guitar. Composed by Nicolas Vallet. Arranged by Paul Mascott. Standard Notation, Guitar & Folk, Repertoire, Collections. Nicolas Vallet - Le Secret des Muses. Softcover Book. 76 pages. Hal Leonard Australia #MB30889. Published by Hal Leonard Australia (HU.MB30889).

11.7 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches.

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.