Issue 146 of Lute News is now out - see its colour front cover. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under Lute News back issues.
New listings - Listings of upcoming lute events and lute interest links compiled by our internet correspondent, Melody Packard.
Beginners' lesson - 49 - Hennen Dantz (no 42 in the Lute Society's '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces'), by Lynda Sayce
Bach Solo Lute Discography - Updated discography v2.0, listing all solo music by JS Bach recorded on instruments of the lute family, currently covering over 137 recordings. Collated by John Reeve. See Bach Solo Lute Discography
Figured bass sharing network - contributed by members - a sharing library of continuo parts that can be borrowed.
Summer Schools If you haven't booked a lute holiday yet, here are our listings of summer school listings.
New downloads for lute and recorder - three Gymnopedies by Erik Satie arranged by Leonard Williams; plus two frottole by Franciscus Bossinesis arranged by by Philip MacLeod-Coupe - see free downloads
Extant Lutes Database - a new interactive online database of historic lutes that have survived into modern times. Based on data collated over decades by David Van Edwards, Klaus Martius, Friedemann Hellwig, Ernst Pohlmann and others, with many photos and details about these remarkable historical survivors. See help page and summary or go to the database.
Gaspar Sanz - A new translation by Monica Hall of Sanz instructions on accompanying a bass line on baroque guitar - ‘Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española y método de sus primeros rudimentos hasta tañerla con destreza’. See baroque guitar for further details.
Updated Lute Society Music index - search through the tabulature supplements by composer
Lute Iconography Database (Lute IDB) There is a new release of this rich and detailed resource of lute iconography images collated and curated by David Van Edwards. Newly updated with better search and usability features: help page and summary or go to the database.
For previous news items, see Old news
Recent pages on this website
- Lute Iconography Database - over 3000 images of lutes catalogued in a searchable online database.
- Back issues of Lute News now available for purchase online. Now you can fill in any missing copies in your collection. Lute News has been fully digital since issue 101, and the first hundred issues have kindly been digitised by Eric Crouch.
- New pieces on our members' compositions pages - recent updates by David Haxell, David Protheroe, Steven Watson and others.
New Music Editions
See our catalogue for details and to purchase online:
- 158 early Cinquecento preludes and recercars - a bumper collection of early Italian lute music, all standards, beginner to advanced
- Compendium of 178 Polish dances - another bumper edition!
- Fun merchandise! Lute-playing mouse paperweight