"Tombeau sur la Mort de Mr Comte d'Logy arrivee 1721" - SW 20, Sm 210 Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) London Manuscript, pp.300-301 Intabulation and fingering by MH Arnoult May 2002 Sources: Guitar transcription, K Scheit ed. Lute tablature, JD Forget ed. Transcribed from B-flat minor to D minor Tuning: D A D G B E Left hand fingering and barrés are indicated below staves. Bar 12: a different fingering is given at the end. B: barre C: semi-barre (x): appoggiatura (acciaccatura/grace note) Fingering: 1-forefinger 2-middle finger 3-ring finger 4-little finger o-open string One of the most fascinating and moving pieces ever composed for the lute. "The legendary figure of the lutenist Johann Anton Losy (ca.1650+1721)[...] Noble by birth [from Bohemia], Losy was equally so by the elevation of his musical inspiration which, to some extent, prefigures that of Weiss. His death inspired Weiss with this deploration in the strange and gloomy key of B flat minor. Like his predecessors, Weiss uses the rhetoric inherent to this musical genre: mainly low registers, repeated toll-like notes, descending lines, tearful vibrato, sighing rythms, long harmonic pedals, dissonances, and the ultimate chromatic ascent for the deliverance." - C. Chauvel It would be hazardous to play this piece without knowing it, not only because of my rudimentary rythm indications I'm afraid. Needless to say, refering to a good recording is therefore recommended: Lute: Michel Cardin, Eugen Dombois, Lutz Kirchhof, Aaron Skitri, etc. Hopkinson Smith - the easiest version to get on CD I suppose (notes above from that recording) Guitar: Alexandre Lagoya, Julian Bream, Raphaëlla Smits, etc. Pavel Steidl - definitely not the easiest to get, but my favorite Corrections, comments, weather chitchat... all equally welcome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ updated 18th September 2004 bar 2: after 3rd beat: G (g-string, fret 12) changed to D (d-string, fret 12) bar 13: on first beat: G (d-string, fret 5) changed to G# (d-string, fret 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ reformatted + SW/Sm numbers added - Weed - weed@wussu.com - 13 May 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4/4 - Adagio 1 | | | | | | | | E|-5--5--5--5--6--6--6-(6)5---|--9--9--9----------10-------------9-| B|-6--6--6--6--8--8--8------8-|-10-10-10----------10-------10-12---| G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------|-12-12-12-(12)10-9-10---------------| D|----------------------------|-----------------------12-----------| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------| D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|--0--0--0-----------0---------------| CX 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 4 1 3 | | | | |-10-12-13----12----10----9---10---12---------| |---------------------------------------------| |----------14----12----10---9----7----12------| |----------------------------------------11---| |-------------------------------------------4-| |---------------------------------------------| 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 1 4 3 2 1 4 | | | | |-6--5--3--6-----3-------------0-(3)0-| |-5-----------5----(3)2--2--3---------| |-0-------------------2-----2---------| |-------------------------------------| |-4-----------------------------------| |---------------------5-----3-------2-| BII.... 4 3 1 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 o (4)o 2 1 1 1 o 4 2 1 5 | | | | |-(013)1p0----5-----------10-----------5----------| |----------3----6-(6)5-------6-(6)5------6-(6)5---| |------2---------------7------------7-----------7-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |------0------------------------------------------| CV.................................. 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CII 2 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 o 2 1 o 4 1 1 4 3 (2)1 1 2 3 4 1 2 o 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 o 36 | | | | o |-/3-4h5-6--------------------------|-----|| |----------2------3--3-/5-0-(3)2--3-|--3--|| |------------------------------2----|--2--|| |-------------5-3----2--------------|--4--|| |----------0---------0---------0----|-----|| |-----------------------------------|--0--|| 2 3 4 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 o (3)2 2 2 o 2 1 1 o o 3 o |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bar 12: alternative fingering, using the thumb (p). Quite an un-scholastic technique I'm afraid, but approved of and used by Narciso Yepes. 12 | | | | |---------------------------0-----------------------| |--3------------------------1-----------------------| |--1------------------------2-----------------------| |-----(202)2-(202)2-(202)2-----(202)2-(202)2-(202)2-| |---------------------------------------------------| |--2------------------------2-----------------------| 3 (3o3)3 (3o3)3 (3o3)3 o (3o3)3 (3o3)3 (3o3)3 1 1 p 2 p |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|