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MOLINARO, Simone (1565-1615)
Fantasia Quinta by Simone Molinaro is the quintessential Italian
Renaissance lute fantasia. It has full bodied counterpoint that makes masterful
use of the contrapuntal resources of the lute (or guitar) while ingeniously surmounting
the limitations. Full expression of the counterpoint in performance does not
come easily, however. It requires close attention to the weaving voices and to
the fingerings necessary to sustain the notes for the indicated durations. If
you succeed in this you will be rewarded with a remarkable musical experience,
and one not provided by the usual guitar repertoire. If you are not familiar
with this type of music some of the fingerings will seem awkward, but their
logic will become clear with study. Transcription from the original tablature,
as was done with this piece, requires deducing the countrapuntal structure and
you may find places where it could have been done differently. Although you
must tune the third string to F sharp I have included ample fingering numbers
on this string as an aid to reading. You will notice that there are no bar
lines in this edition. Modern bar lines imply a pattern of accents that do not
apply in this music. Rather, you must examine individual voices to determine accent. MIDI sound file of
Fantasia Quinta. [3 pages, 111KB]