< IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | This tablature is the author's personal interpretation | | of the song. You may only use it for private studies. The | | author does not assume any legal liability for the misuse | | of this material by other individuals or organizations. | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Original title: Aria di Fiorenza (1604) Composer: Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (c1580-1651) Source: Audio CD "Baroque Lute Music, Vol. 1" (harmonia mundi USA, 1990, 2001) Performer: Paul O'Dette Transcribed by: Ralf Flicker (rflicker@mac.com) Date: 22 June 2004 (first transcribed in 1994) Revisions to this file posted on: http://homepage.mac.com/rflicker/tabs.html Originally submitted to Weed's Classical Guitar Tablature page ============================================================= Notes: Three out of nine partita of this aria con variazioni on "Ballo del gran duca", the concluding chorus from the 1589 wedding music for Fernando de' Medici. I've not attempted any of the more demanding partitas; here I only look at a few of the easier ones. Paul O'Dette plays it on a 10-course chitarrone. I use the tuning D-a-d-g-b-d for the classical 6-string guitar: this aria never goes very high, so for the most part this tuning works perfectly. Some bass notes are lost, but overall it still sounds very good. For the most part, the pieces are played without fermata, precise to the beat. Concerning accuracy, I confess that this tab-by-ear (which is 10 years old), is not so accurate as I could do it today, having gained experience now and also acquired better audio tools. Nevertheless, I think it's still quite good for a 6-string. Comments and corrections welcome! Warning: viewing of this file requires a device width of > 72 fixed-width characters to avoid wrap-around. ============================================================= Notation used in this tab: | bar/beat ( arpeggiate broken chord p pull-off h hammer-on tr trill = duration [1] bar numbering ||* begin repeat group *|| end repeat group ============================================================= Aria di Fiorenza, G.G. Kapsberger Tuning: D-A-D-g-b-d Variation No. 4 Time signature: 4/4 Quantum: 1/16 Tempo: moderato, 100 bpm Expression: altieramente, calmly, stately [1] tr=== d||*-----------0---|------------0---|----2(-0--0-----|----------------|| b||0(------0-------|0-----0-----0---|1---1(--1-------|0---------------|| g||0(----5---5-2---|0---------------|0---0(------2---|0--------------*|| D||0(----------4---|2-----2---0-----|-----(------4---|0---5p4h5------*|| A||*(--------------|---------3--2---|3---3(-20-------|----------------|| D||5(--------------|----2-----------|------------0---|5-----------0---|| | | | | ^ [repeat group, final note 0 changed to value 5 on 2nd pass] [9] d|2(----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|1(------1---0---|1-----0---2-----|1---------3---3-|1-------1---0-1-| g|0(----------0---|2-------2---0---|2---------5---4-|0-------0-------| D|-(--------------|2-----------2---|3---2-0---0---5-|----2---2-------| A|3(--------------|0---------------|----------------|3-------3-------| D|------------5---|------------2---|--------5-------|----------------| [13] d|0(----------0---|--------2-----0-|----------------|----------------| b|0(------0-------|0-------1-------|1---3-1-0---0---|2(--------------| g|0(----5---5-2---|0-------2-------|2---------2-1---|2(------2-------| D|0(----------4---|----------------|3-----------2---|-(--2-----------| A|-(--------------|--------0-------|----------------|0(--------------| D|5(--------------|5---------------|----0---2-------|----------------| [17] d|----------0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|1(----0---------|0-----------0(--|1---------------|0---------------| g|2(------2---2---|0-------0---0(--|0---2-----0-2---|0-------0-------| D|2(----------4---|----0--------(4-|2---4-------4---|0---0-------0-2-| A|0(--------------|------------2(--|3-----------5---|----------------| D|------------0---|5---------------|----0-----------|5---------------| [21] d||----------0-----|------------0---|------0-0-------|----------------|| b||1(----0---------|0---------0-0---|1---------------|0---------------|| g||2(------2---2---|0---------------|0-------2-0-2---|0-------0------*|| D||3(----------3---|2-----4-2-------|2-----0-0---4---|----0-------0-2*|| A||-(--------------|------------2---|3---2-1---------|----------------|| D||3(----------0---|2---2-----------|----------------|5---------------|| [29] tr====== d|----------0-----|------------0---|------0-0-------|----------------| b|1(----0---------|0---------0-0---|1(--------------|0---------------| g|2(------2---2---|0---------------|0(------2-0-2---|0---------------| D|3(----------3---|2-----4-2-------|2(------0---4---|----0---5p4h5---| A|-(--------------|------------2---|3(--2-1---------|----------------| D|3(----------0---|2---2-----------|----------------|5---------------| Fine Variation No. 6 (arpeggione?) Time signature: 4/4 Quantum: 1/16 Tempo: allegro moderato, 105 bpm Expression: vigoroso, energetic [1] d|---0---0---0---0|-------------0--|---------------0|---0---0---0---0| b|--0---0---0-----|-0-------0------|-1--01-----1----|--0---0---0-----| g|-0---0---0----2-|--00------0----0|--0-------2---2-|-0---0---0----2-| D|5---5---5----4--|2-------2--0--4-|---2-----2---4--|-------------4--| A|------------5---|------------2---|3-----2-0-------|------------5---| D|----------------|----2-----------|------------0---|5---5---5-------| [1-4 played again at 5-8 with variations only in the last bar] [5] d|---0---0---0---0|-------------0--|---------------0|---0---0---0---0| b|--0---0---0-----|-0-------0------|-1--01-----1----|--0---0-------0-| g|-0---0---0----2-|--00------0----0|--0-------2---2-|-0---0----2--0--| D|5---5---5----4--|2-------2--0--4-|---2-----2---4--|---------4--5---| A|------------5---|------------2---|3-----2-0-------|--------5-------| D|----------------|----2-----------|------------0---|5---5-----------| [9] d|-------------0--|----------------|---------------0|----------------| b|-1---1---1-----0|---1---1---1-0--|-1---1---1----0-|---1---1--------| g|---0---0---0--0-|--2-2-2-2-2---00|--22--22--22-0--|--0-0-0---------| D|--2---2---2-----|-2---2---2--2---|3---3---3---5---|-2---2----------| A|3---3---3-------|0---------------|----------------|3-------3---2-0-| D|------------5---|----------------|----------------|----------------| [13] d|---0---0---0---0|---0---0--------|-------0--------|----------------| b|--0---0-------0-|--0---0--0---0--|---------0-----0|---2---2-------2| g|-0---0----2--0--|-0---0----0---0-|-5-0--2---22--1-|--2-2-2-2---2-2-| D|---------4--5---|5---5------5---5|--7--3--2----2--|-2---2-------2--| A|--------5-------|--------7---7---|8---5-----------|0---------------| D|5---5-----------|----------------|------------2---|----------------| [17] d|---------------0|---0---0---0---0|---------------0|---0---0--------| b|---1---1---1----|--0---0---0---0-|-1--01-----1----|--0---0---0-----| g|--2---2---2---2-|-0---0---0---0--|--0-------2---2-|-0---0---0------| D|-2---2---2---4--|----------------|---2-----2---4--|------------0-2-| A|0---0---0-------|------------2---|3-----2-0-------|----------------| D|------------0---|5---5---5-------|------------0---|5---5---5-------| [21] d||---------------|0-------------0-|----------------|0---0---0--------|| b||-1-------1----0|--0-------0-----|--1--01-----1---|---0---0---0-----|| g||*-22------2--0-|---00------0----|2--0-------2---2|--0---0---0-----*|| D||3-------3--35--|-2-------2--0--4|----2-----2---4-|-------------0-2*|| A||---------------|-------------2--|-3-----2-0------|-----------------|| D||----3----------|-----2----------|-------------0--|-5---5---5-------|| Fine Variation No. 9 Time signature: 3/4 Quantum: 1/16 Tempo: presto, 125 bpm Expression: vigoroso, energetically [1] d||*-------0---|------------|------------|------------|| b||0---0-------|------0-0---|------1-----|--------0---|| g||0-----0-2---|0-------0---|0-------2---|0----------*|| D||0--7----4---|2---2-------|----2---0---|------7----*|| A||*-----------|--------2---|--3---------|------------|| D||5-----------|--2---------|--------0---|--5---------|| [9] d|--------0---|------------|------------|------------| b|1-----1-0---|------1-0---|------1-0---|0-----0-----| g|--------0---|2-------0---|----2---0---|------------| D|----2-------|----2-------|3-----------|----2-------| A|--3---------|--0---------|------------|--3-----2-0-| D|------------|--------2---|--3-----5---|------------| [13] d|------------|------------|------------|------------| b|------0-----|--------0---|1---3---0---|2--020232---| g|0---0---2---|0-----------|2-------1---|2-----------| D|--------4---|------7-----|3---0---2---|2-----------| A|------------|------------|------------|0-----------| D|--5-----0---|--5---------|------------|------------| [17] d|------------|------------|------------|------------| b|1-----------|------0-0---|1-------2---|----0-------| g|------0-2---|0-------0---|------0-0---|0-----------| D|----2---4---|----0-------|----2-------|--------0-2-| A|--0---------|--------2---|--3---------|------------| D|--------0---|--5---------|--------0---|--5---------| [21] d||------------|------------|------------|------------|| b||------1-----|----0-------|----1-------|----0-------|| g||*---2-------|------0-----|0-----0-----|0----------*|| D||3-----------|2-----------|--------0---|--------0-2*|| A||*-----------|--------2---|--3---------|------------|| D||--3-----0---|--2---------|------------|--5---------|| Fine D.C al fine