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Carbonchi, Antonio
Le dodici chitarre 'spostate . . . (1643)
I. Overview
Several early guitar books such as this one experiment with transposing pieces into all 12 major or minor keys. The ability to notate music in a variety of keys was made possible in large part by the exclusively chordal style of the music and the alfabeto system itself. Such experiments were rarely carried to the extreme they are in this book. There is also a wide variety of genres and interesting pieces, some unique to Carbonchi.
Title: Le dodici chitarre 'spostate . . . (Florence: Francesco Sabatini, 1643).
Description:
(10) + 48 pp. (f. 1r, f. 5v, and f. 6r engraved; the rest are movable type)
72 independent pieces; 395 total
Foliation: 10 + CDEF [4 ff. each] + 12 + ILM [4 ff. each] + N [8 ff.]
Page Size: I-Fn c21 cm. (width) X 29 cm.; F-Pn 20.7 (width) X 29.4; I-Rsc 21.7 (width) X c30.8; I-Rli 21.3 (width) X c28.3
Plate Size (portrait plate): I-Fn 9.2 cm. (width) X 12.7 cm.; F-Pn 9.3 X 12.7
Plate Size (f. 1): F-Pn 18.4 cm. (width) X 24.9 cm.
Plate Size (f. 6r): I-Fn 16.6 cm. (width) X 23.3 cm.
II. Prefatory Material
f. 1r -- LE DODICI CHITARRE 'spostate DEL Cavalier Antonio Carbonchi dedicate All'Illustrissimo Signor Marchese BARTOLOMEO CORSINI [t.p. with engraving: cherubs with 12 guitars]
f. 1v -- blank
f. 2r -- LE DODICI CHITARRE . . . STAMPATO IN FIORENZA, Per Francesco Sabatini alle Scalee di Badia MDCXLIII. . . [printed t.p.]
f. 2v -- blank
f. 3r -- DEL SIGN. ALESSANDRO ADIMARI In lode del Signor Cavaliere ANTONIO CARBONCHI Inventore di sonare sopra dodici chiavi della Chitarra Spagniola . . . [poem to composer]
f. 3v -- blank
f. 4r -- All'Illustrissimo Signore, e Patron mio Collendissimo IL SIGNOR MARCHESE BARTOLOMEO CORSINI . . . [dedication signed 1 November 1642; I-Rsc and I-Rli copies corrected to January 1643]
f. 4v -- Dichiarazione del modo di praticare . . . [fingerings, repeat signs, movable chords, single notes on 1st and 2nd strings, meter/rhythm signs]
f. 5r -- Non ci è altra differenza . . . [French tablature vs. Italian, tuning for 12 guitars in groups of 4]
f. 5v -- [Portrait and corrispondence chart; engraved]
f. 6r -- [alfabeto in Italian and French tablatures-- with left hand finger dots and tuning; engraved]:
| A | B | C | F | G | H | I | M | N | Q | R | Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| O | L | E | + | P | K | D | S | T | V | X | Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
Additional Chords:
| G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | G9 | H3 | H4 | H5 | H6 | H7 | H8 | H9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| K2 | K3 | K4 | K5 | K6 | K7 | K8 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M7 | M8 | M9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | 11 |
| N2 | N3 | N4 | N5 | N6 | N7 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| T2 | T3 | T4 | Y2 | Y4 | Y5 | Y6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
III. Notation
Tablature: Alfabeto only with measure lines, meter signs (3 or /C before the line), and rhythm signs. Some single numbers for notes on the first or second courses.
Instrument: 5-course guitar
IV. Indices
Title information in brackets [ ] is editorial; information in parentheses ( ) is from the table of contents.
Index of Pieces (all solo guitar):
| Folio/ Page | Title | Key | Meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Sonate in 12. maniere) | |||
| f. 6v | Passagagli semplici | g | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | c | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | d | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | f | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | a | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | bb | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | e | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | eb | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | b | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | g# | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | f# | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Passacaglia] | c# | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | Ceccone (Ciaccone) semplici (semplice) | G | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | C | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | D | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | F | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | A | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | E | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | B | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | F# | 3/[4] |
| f. 6v | [Ciaccona] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | Folie (Follie) sminuite | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | c | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | e | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | b | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | f | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | g# | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | c# | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | f# | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | Folie (Follie) passeggiate per Ottave | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | c | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | f | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | e | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | g# | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | c# | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | f# | 3/[4] |
| p. 1 | [Folia] | b | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | Passagagli passeggiati per Ottave | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | c | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | e | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | b | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | g# | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | f | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | f# | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 2 | [Passacaglia] | c# | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | Ceccone (Ciaccone) passeggiate per Ottave | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 4 | [Ciaccona] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | Ballo del Laccio Spagnuola (Spagnola) | G | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | C | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | D | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | A | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | E | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | F | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | Bb | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | C# | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | Ab | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | Eb | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | F# | C |
| p. 6 | [Ballo del Laccio] | B | C |
| p. 6 | Serabanda Spagnuola (Spagnola) | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 6 | [Sarabanda] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 7 | Villan di Spagna | G | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | C | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | D | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | A | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | E | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | F | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | Eb | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | Ab | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | Bb | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | C# | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | F# | C |
| p. 7 | [Villano] | B | C |
| p. 8 | Scaramanze (Scaramanza Spagnola) | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Scaramanza] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | Pavana gagliarda di Spagna | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 8 | [Pavana gagliarda] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | Spagnoletta | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | c | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | f | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | e | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | g# | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | c# | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | f# | 3/[4] |
| p. 10 | [Spagnoletta] | b | 3/[4] |
| p. 12 | Pavaniglia | g | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | c | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | d | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | a | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | f | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | e | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | bb | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | eb | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | b | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | f# | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | c# | C |
| p. 12 | [Pavaniglia] | g# | C |
| p. 14 | Tortiglione | G | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | C | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | D | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | F | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | Bb | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | A | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | E | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | Eb | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | Ab | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | F# | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | C# | C |
| p. 14 | [Tortiglione] | B | C |
| p. 14 | Bergamasca | G | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | C | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | D | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | A | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | E | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | F | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | Bb | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | Ab | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | C# | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | Eb | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | F# | C |
| p. 14 | [Bergamasca] | B | C |
| p. 15 | Ballo del Gran Duca | G | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | C | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | D | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | F | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | Bb | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | A | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | E | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | F# | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | Eb | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | Ab | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | B | C |
| p. 15 | [Ballo del Gran Duca] | C# | C |
| p. 18 | --Rotta del ballo del Gran Duca, e tutti gl'altri balli vanno fatti come questo | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 19 | --Ballo del Gran Duca, in gagliarda | G | 3/[2] |
| p. 19 | Monica (Monaca) | g | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | c | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | d | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | a | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | f | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | bb | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | e | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | b | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | eb | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | g# | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | f# | C |
| p. 19 | [Monica] | c# | C |
| p. 21 | Tenor di Napoli | G | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | C | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | D | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | A | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | F | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | Bb | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | E | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | B | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | Eb | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | Ab | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | F# | C |
| p. 21 | [Tenor di Napoli] | C# | C |
| p. 22 | Romanesca | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | c | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | e | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | f | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | g# | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | c# | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | f# | 3/[4] |
| p. 22 | [Romanesca] | b | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | Aria di Scappino così detta | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | [Aria di Scappino] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 25 | --Cechona | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | Cotogniella aria Veneziana | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | e | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | c | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | f | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | g# | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | f# | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | b | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | [Cotogniella] | c# | 3/[4] |
| p. 27 | --Suo passagaglio | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 28 | Ruggieri | G | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | C | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | D | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | E | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | F | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | Bb | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | A | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | Eb | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | Ab | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | C# | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | F# | C |
| p. 28 | [Ruggiero] | B | C |
| p. 30 | --Rotta del (di) Ruggieri, e tutte l'altre vanno così | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 30 | La Inturlurù (Intullurù) | G | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | C | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | F | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | D | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | A | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | E | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | Bb | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | Eb | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | Ab | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | C# | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | F# | C |
| p. 30 | [Inturlurù] | B | C |
| p. 30 | --Sua Cechona | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | Saione | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | c | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | e | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | b | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | f# | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | c# | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | g# | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | [Saione] | f | 3/[4] |
| p. 31 | --Suo Passagagl. | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 32 | La Moda | G | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | D | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | A | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | E | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | B | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | F# | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | C | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | F | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | Bb | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | Eb | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | Ab | C |
| p. 32 | [La Moda] | C# | C |
| p. 32 | --Sua Cechona | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | Calata per Ballare | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 34 | [Calata] | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | Calata per Cantare | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | Serabanda (Sarabanda) Franzese | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | [Sarabanda] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 35 | Ballo di Mantova | d | C |
| p. 36 | Corrente Franzese | C | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | A | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | E | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | B | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | F# | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | C# | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | Ab | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | Eb | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | Bb | 3/[4] |
| p. 36 | [Corrente] | F | 3/[4] |
| (Sonate sole) | |||
| p. 37 | Marchetta nuova passeggiata (per ottave) | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 37 | La Norcina | G | [6/4] |
| p. 37 | Ballo Tassona | F | 3/[4] |
| p. 38 | Alemanna per G | F | C |
| p. 38 | Gagliarda di Sala | C | 3/[2] |
| p. 38 | Pass' e mezzo per B Quadro | G | C |
| p. 38 | Serabanda (favorita) di Madama di Savoia | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 39 | Sonata della Bettina | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 39 | Pass'e mezzo per B Quadro | G | C |
| p. 39 | Alemanna per L | c | C |
| p. 39 | Rapiti Baci Gagliarda | a | 3/[2] |
| p. 40 | Pass'e mezzo per B molle | g | C |
| p. 40 | Gagliarda di Monsu (monsù) Giovachino | g | 3/[2] |
| p. 40 | Corrente Favorita del (Principe) Gianvilla (Gio Villa) | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 40 | Serabanda Franzese | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 41 | Pass'e mezzo per B Molle | g | C |
| p. 41 | L'Avignona Corrente Franzese | d | C |
| p. 41 | Marchetta (semplice) | F | [3/4] |
| p. 42 | Ballo de'Cavalli fatto in Fiorenza | G | 3/[4] |
| p. 42 | Capriccio sopra la Follia | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 42 | Corrente Franzese | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 43 | Barriera per Ballare | D | C |
| p. 43 | Ghirumetta | D | C |
| p. 44 | La Correntina alla Genovese | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 44 | Gallo di Monafiore | D | C |
| p. 44 | -- Sua Cecchona | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 44 | Io vo cercando di fare all'amore | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 45 | Serabanda Franzese | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 45 | Corrente nuova | g | 3/[4] |
| p. 45 | Clorida | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 45 | Segua chi vuol(e) Balletto (amore) | d | C |
| p. 45 | Dupon monamì | D | 3/[4] |
| p. 46 | Gagliarda del Todesco (Tedesco) | G | 3/[2] |
| p. 46 | Corrente del Frescobaldi | d | 3/[4] |
| p. 46 | Trombetta balletto Franzese | D | C |
| p. 46 | Norcina alla Napoletana | C | 6/4 |
| p. 47 | Corrente Franzese | a | 3/[4] |
| p. 47 | Pavaniglia passeggiata per Ottave | g | C |
| p. 47 | Romanesca in Gagliarda | d | 3/[2] |
| p. 47 | Altro Capriccio sopra la Follia (Folia) | d | 3/[4] |
Index of Genres:
The following chart summarizes the solo guitar contents of the book by genre. Major genres are given by the form used in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2d ed., with the forms actually used in the book in parentheses. Lesser known titles are grouped under "miscellaneous dances" and "songs." Rhythmic variations and rotte are considered part of the main work.
| Genres: | total | major | minor | meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| miscellaneous songs . . . (Aria di Scappino, Clorida, Cotogniella aria Veneziana, Dupon monamì, La Inturlurù, Io vo cercando di fare all'amore, La Moda, La Norcina, Norcina alla Napoletana, Saione) | 65 | 41 | 24 | 39 in 3/[4], 24 in C and 2 in 6/[4] |
| miscellaneous dances . . . (Balletto amore, Ballo de'Cavalli, Ballo del Laccio Spagnuola, Ballo di Mantova, Ballo Tassona, Gallo di Monafiore, Ghirumetta, Marchetta, Scaramanza Spagnola, Tenor di Napoli, Trombetta balleto Franzese) | 45 | 42 | 3 | 29 in C and 16 in 3/[4] |
| Chaconne (Ceccona, Ciaccone) | 39 | 39 | 0 | 3/[4] |
| Sarabande (Serabanda Spagnuola, Serabanda Franzese) | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3/[4] |
| Folia (Folie, Follie, Capriccio sopra la Follia) | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3/[4] |
| Passacaglia (Passagagli) | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3/[4] |
| Corrente (Corrente Franzese, La Correntina alla Genovese) | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3/[4] |
| Ballo del Gran Duca (Ballo del Gran Duca in gagliarda) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 in C and 1 in 3/[2] |
| Calata (Calata per ballare, Calata per cantare) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3/[4] |
| Pavaniglia | 13 | 0 | 13 | C |
| Romanesca | 13 | 0 | 13 | 12 in 3/[4] and 1 in 3/[2] |
| Bergamasca | 12 | 12 | 0 | C |
| Monica (Monaca) | 12 | 0 | 12 | C |
| Pavan (Pavana gagliarda di Spagna) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3/[2] |
| Ruggiero | 12 | 12 | 0 | C |
| Tourdion (Tortiglione) | 12 | 12 | 0 | C |
| Spagnoletta | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3/[4] |
| Villano | 12 | 12 | 0 | C |
| Galliard (Gagliarda del Todesco, Gagliarda di Sala, Rapiti Baci Gagliarda) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3/[2] |
| Passamezzo (Pass'e mezzo) | 4 | 2 | 2 | C |
| Allemande (Alemanna) | 2 | 1 | 1 | C |
| Barriera (Barriera per Ballare) | 1 | 1 | 0 | C |
| Sonata (Sonata della Bettina) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/[4] |
| Totals: | 395 | 250 | 145 | 230 in 3/[4], 145 in C, 18 in 3/[2] and 2 in 6/[4] |
Index of Keys Used:
Keys used in the book; an * indicates that the key is only used in a passacaglia. Note that the pitch is relative and that since the guitarist was using tablature, there was no need to think in terms of traditional key signatures.
| A major | 19 | A minor | 12 | |
| B flat major | 19 | B flat minor | 10 | |
| B major | 19 | B minor | 10 | |
| C major | 21 | C minor | 11 | |
| C sharp major | 19 | C sharp minor | 10 | |
| D major | 27 | D minor | 24 | |
| E flat major | 19 | E flat minor | 10 | |
| E major | 19 | E minor | 10 | |
| F major | 22 | F minor | 10 | |
| F sharp major | 19 | F sharp minor | 10 | |
| G major | 28 | G minor | 18 | |
| A flat major | 19 | A flat minor | 10 |
Index of Names:
ADIMARI, Alessandro [poet]
DEL SIGN. ALESSANDRO ADIMARI, In lode del Signor Cavaliere ANTONIO CARBONCHI . . . / f. 3r [poem]
BRUN., Oracio [engraver]
BRUN., Oracio F. / f. 5v
CARBONCHI, Antonio [composer]
LE DODICI CHITARRE 'spostate DEL Cavalier Antonio Carbonchi dedicate All'Illustrissimo Signor Marchese BARTOLOMEO CORSINI . . . / f. 1r [t.p.]
. . . DAL CAVALIER ANTONIO CARBONCHI FIORENTINO / f. 2r
In lode del Signor Cavaliere ANTONIO CARBONCHI / f. 3r
[poem to] [Dedication signed] . . . Di Firenze il primo di Novembre 1642 . . . / f. 4r
CAV. Antonio Carbonchi Fiorentino . . . / f. 5v [portrait]
CORSINI, Bartolomeo (Bartolommeo) [patron]
. . . dedicate All'Illustrissimo Signor Marchese BARTOLOMEO CORSINI . . . / f. 1r [t.p.]
. . . DEDICATO All'Illustrissimo Signor Marchese BARTOLEMMEO CORSINI . . . / f. 2r
. . . IL SIGNOR MARCHESE BARTOLOMEO CORSINI . . . / f. 4r [dedication to]
SABATINI, Francesco [printer]
STAMPATO IN FIORENZA, Per Francesco Sabatini alle Scalee di Badia MDCXLIII . . . / f. 2r
V. Bibliography
...
Boye, Gary R. "Giovanni Battista Granata and the Development of Printed Guitar Music in Seventeenth-Century Italy" (diss., Duke Univeristy, 1995).
Hudson, Richard. Passacaglio and Ciaccona: From Guitar Music to Italian Keyboard Variations in the 17th Century (Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press, 1981).
Pinnell, Richard T. "Alternate Sources for the Printed Guitar Music of Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681)." Journal of the Lute Society of America IX (1976): 62-85.
Répertoire international des sources musicales: Einzeldrucke vor 1800. RISM A/I [C 980 and [CC 980
Tyler, James, and Paul Sparks. The Guitar and Its Music: From the Renaissance to the Classical Era (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002): 61, 73, 87, 116.
Weidlich, Joseph. "Battuto Performance Practice in Early Italian Guitar Music." Journal of the Lute Society of America 11 (1978): 63-86.
VI. Exemplars
D-W = Germany: Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Musikabteilung
Not yet visited
F-Pn = France: Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France,
Condition: Some bleeding and stains but very clear, dark print; page thickness varies.
Binding: Recent hard-cover decorative binding; marroon with gold designs and brown spine/corners; gold on spine: "A. / Carbonchi / XII / Chitarre / 1643 / Libro II."
Manuscript additions:
bottom: "Florenz / Sabatini"
Inside Cover -- white tape with decorative seal
2 added folios at front
f. 1r -- bottom: "Rés. Vmb 63" [pencil]
f. 1v -- red stamp: "BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE MUSIQUE"
f. 2v -- red stamp: "BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE MUSIQUE"; red stamp: "B.N. MUS. DON. 79-291"
([red ink?]: 150)
f. 6r -- red stamp: "BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE MUSIQUE"
Corrigenda [brownish ink]:
f. 6v -- line 6, measure 3 of H: M >> M2; l. 7, m. 3 of R: M >> M2
p. 1 -- red stamp: "BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE MUSIQUE" [but smaller]
p. 12 -- l. 10, m. 3: O d >> O d.
p. 17 -- red stamp: "BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE MUSIQUE" [small]
p. 40 -- l. 9, m. 2, bt. 3: quarter note added over last stroke; l. 9, m. 4, bt. 3: quarter note added over last stroke
p. 42 [twice]: 42 >> 44
p. 47 -- l. 8, m. 1, and of bt. 2: 6 added for 1st string; m. 7, and of bt. 3: 0 added for 1st string; small red stamp: "BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE MUSIQUE"
2 added folios at end
Inside Back Cover -- white tape: "BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE Désinfection 1979, No. 2920"
I-Fc = Italy: Firenze, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, Biblioteca
Not seen on first visit.
I-Fn = Italy: Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale (visited in 1992)
Condition: Darkened plate with some ink spotting but fairly legible except for some light spots.
Binding: White leather (but darker than Carbonchi 1640); bound with second copy of Carbonchi 1640; worn and a bit dirty.
Manuscript additions:
Cover -- blue stamp: "38"; white tape: "Carbonchi, Ant. / Le Dodici Chitarre / -Detto -- Suonate di / Chitarra" [ink]; red pencil [?]: "1640"
Spine -- tape: "Musica Antica 38 BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE CENTRALE FIRENZE"
Inside Cover -- tape: "Musica Antica 38 BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE CENTRALE FIRENZE"
+f. 1r -- pencil: "76/X1X/MUS [crossed out] CARB."; pencil: "MA38"; ink: "Ex legato J.Equitis / Antonii Francisci / de Marmis"
f. 1r -- top right, pencil: "a"
f. 2r -- black stamp: "[illegible] BIBLIOTECA"
f. 3r -- torn lower right hand corner [as in FACS.]
f. 6r -- black stamp: "BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE FIRENZE"
[1 blank folio at end with Carbonchi 1640 which follows]
I-Rli: Italy, Roma, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei e Corsiniana, Biblioteca (visited in 1992)
Condition: No cover; pages folded back at the bottom; f. 1 loose; wormholes in left border--very weak binding; pages dry and somewhat brittle but very legible; gold page edges.
Binding: In recente white paper binding with 12 other books; spine -- "BIBLIOTECA DEI LINCEI FONDO CORSINI / 170 A1b"
Manuscript additions:
f. 1r -- old ink: "misc. 20a"; top right, pencil: "9"; bottom, old ink: "CCLXIX"; black stamp: "BIBLIOTECA LYNDEORUM" (and f. 2r)
f. 2r -- top right, pencil: "9"
f. 4r -- "Gennaio 1643" patch [original]
[complete to p. (48)]
I-Rsc = Italy: Roma, Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, Biblioteca Musicale Governativa (visited in 1992)
Condition: Torn and very rough page edges with holes; brittle paper, much mildew, very dark.
Binding: White leather [original?]; worn and wrinkled; bottom right corner broken off.
Manuscript additions:
Inside Cover -- blank white tape
Spine -- broken white tape: "GOVERNATIVA . . . R. BIBLIOTECA . . . G . . . [?]"
Inside Front Cover -- white tape w/ red: "REGGIA ACCADEMIA DI SANTA CECILIA BIBLIOTECA / CONCORDIA DISCURS [on pennant] / C.S. O2F 17" w/ purple; stamp: "ANNULLATO" over it; white tape w/ blue: "R. BIBLIOTECA MUSICALE GOVERNATIVA DI S. CECILIA / GC.S.2 D 19"; upper left, pencil: "4.7.11"; white tape w/ black: "BURGHESII EX LIBRIS M.A. PRINCIPIS"
1 added folio at front
f. 1r -- blue stamp, bottom: "BIBLIOTECA MUSICALE GOV[ERNATIVA] ACCADEMIA S. CECILIA ROMA"; top, pencil: "14" "77" "Ai [?] rin[. . .?]i / R = 1 ="
f. 2r -- blue stamp: "BIBLIOTECA MUSICALE GOVERNATIVA ACCADEMIA S. CECILIA ROMA" [also on f. 3r, f. 4r, f. 4v, f. 6r, p. (48)]; purple stamp: "INV.ST. No. ___" [blank]
f. 4r -- white tape [original?] over date with original print: "di Gennaio 1643" [!?]
f. 6v -- top right, pencil: "1" [folios 1-25 labelled on recto only]
1 added folio at end
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