Research on the Notation of French Guitar and Lute in the Renaissance and Baroque Periods

Journal: Arts Studies and Criticism DOI: 10.32629/asc.v3i2.916

Lin Tao

Conservatorio di Adria, Adria, Rovigo, Veneto, Italy

Abstract

After the long and dark Middle Ages, Europe ushered in the Renaissance of ideological and cultural prosperity. Under the influence of humanism, secular music began to be valued and some church music also began to be secularized, and thus the guitar instrument ushered in its first heyday. With the development of instrumental music, a notation method, which is suitable for musical instruments, gradually began to appear, also known as "sign spectrum". Besides, guitar instruments use a lot of musical notation. Even in the baroque period when the staff is mature, some French lute and baroque guitar solo works still use this notation. This notation was recorded in different ways in various parts of Europe during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, but it can be roughly divided into Italian notation and French notation. This paper will focus on the analysis of French notation.

Keywords

notation, lute, playing notation, symbol notation

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