The Lute Society: Free Downloads

Some free downloads for your enjoyment. See also:

Members' compositions - new compositions for the lute by Lute Society members.
Blank Tab Manuscript - for your own compositions.
Figured bass sharing network - figured bass parts for standard baroque works, for lute or theorbo - a sharing network for continuo players

Free downloads of the entire output of lute editions and facsimiles of TREE EDITION, bequeathed to the world by Albert Reyerman in his last year.

Matthew Holmes Consort Music, edited by Ian Gaskell.
O Happie Ground - freely available grounds to accompany yourself on the computer as you play the trebles.
Leighton Tears - Tears or Lamentations of a sorrowful soul , by Sir William Leighton 1614.
16th century Spanish music arranged for renaissance lute and treble instrument by Joaquim Bogunya Chesa
English music from the Golden Age - The Flute and the Lute vol. 2 by Joaquim Bogunya Chesa
Varietie of Lute Quartets, by David Protheroe: Fantasie, Pavin, Galliard, Almaine, Coranto and Volte Superius (d lute), Contratenor altus (a lute), Tenor (G lute), Bassus (D lute) and Full score
Three Gymnopedies by Erik Satie arranged for lute and recorder by Leonard Williams
Two short pieces by Franciscus Bossinensis transcribed for lute and recorder by Philip MacLeod-Coupe
Two venetian trios and one duet for equal lutes arranged by Philip Thorby and edited by Mike Ashley

Lute duet - video backing tracks - you can play a duet virtually with a professional lute player.

2 pieces by Adrian Banchieri, for 3 equal lutes, these are very tuneful canzonas. Arranged by Mike Ashley.
3 pieces for 4 lutes, including madrigals and motets by Andrea Gabrieli and Pierre Passereau. Arranged by Mike Ashley. Lute 1, Lute 2, Lute 3 and Lute 4.

Baroque Lute Tabulature prepared by Wilfred Foxe.
Playing Baroque Preludes - an essay by Wilfred Foxe concerning the Prelude and Fantasy for Baroque Lute by Denis Gaultier.

Aria detta La Frescobalda (Girolamo Frescobaldi) arranged for archlute by Wilfred Foxe.

Les Folies d'Espagne for Theorbo, by Robert de Visée (original is from Falconet MS which is not in very readable condition). Typseset by Wilfred Foxe.

An except from our new edition of sonatas for extended neck baroque guitar, by Ludovico Fontanelli ; this download is the supplementary version adjusted for 8-course renaissance lute, in Italian tab, ed. Peter Elliott.

The Improvising Lutenist, by Gilbert Isbin - designed to teach improvisation in a contemporary style.

Four Songs from the Book of Common Prayer for voice, lute and viol by Roy Marks.
Miserere, My Maker (Anon.), from the Turpyn Book of Lute Songs, by Wilfred Foxe.
Betrachte meine Seel from St John Passion, J S Bach, BWV 245, No 19 prepared by Wilfred Foxe.
Psalm settings, Magificat and Grace for voice and lute by Roy Marks.
Easter in Lockdown. This includes anonymous setting of 'Befiehl du deine Wege', an arrangement for voice and lute of ‘O sacred head surrounded’, both for Dm lute, and a version of the latter for lute in old tuning. Arranged by Wifred Foxe.
Sweet was the sounge the Veregin sange Anon. Arranged by Wifred Foxe.