Par WEISS SILVIUS LEOPOLD. Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687 1750) is known to guitarists as the greatest baroque composer for the lute, yet most are only familiar with the earlier portion of Weiss?s prolific output found in the British Library in London. Inspired by a forty-year friendship with the late Douglas Alton Smith - a major figure in the scholarly study of the history of the lute - guitarist, composer, and head of the guitar program at Temple University in Philadelphia, Allen Krantz explored the Weiss manuscripts found in other European cities, particularly the Dresden editions which contain the fifteen sonatas that Weiss produced from the late 1730s to the end of his life. Transcriptions of three of those fifteen late sonatas are featured in this book in modern standard notation along with the original lute tablature as found in the Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek, Dresden. While the baroque lute?s tuning makes some works awkward or impossible on the guitar, the three works presented here?Sonatas No. 35 in D minor, No. 42 in A minor and No. 45 in A Major? are in their original keys which happen to be guitar-friendly. The author?s generous and scholarly ?Preface? provides thorough historical and performance notes for the music in this volume. While just three of Weiss?s 109 multi-movement lute sonatas are represented here, the importance of this publication cannot be overstated. It contains some of the greatest music of a masterful lutenist? Weiss once faced-off with J. S. Bach on keyboards in a counterpoint improvisation contest?now made accessible to the modern classical guitarist. / Date parution : 2022-04-09/ Recueil / Guitare Classique

NEUE KARL SCHEIT GITARREN EDITION-Perhaps the most famous of the Baroque lutenists Silvius Leopold Weiss also composed prolifically for the instrument. These pieces will make welcome additions to the usual guitar repertoire for although only a few of his pieces for solo lute are really suitable for the guitar the idiomatic sound of both instruments is close enough to justify these arrangements.

Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) est considéré comme le plus important luthiste de l'époque baroque. Ses oeuvres pour luth fascinent par leur élégance et leur majesté. L'effet s'opère grâce à l'utilisation optimale du tempérament du luth baroque dans lequ / Guitare / 16 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Partition

Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) est considéré comme le plus important luthiste de l'époque baroque. Ses oeuvres pour luth fascinent par leur élégance et leur majesté. L'effet s'opère grâce à l'utilisation optimale du tempérament du luth baroque dans lequ / Guitare / 16 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Partition

Neben Johann Sebastian Bach muss man Silvius Leopold Weiss als den letzten großen Komponisten für die Laute bezeichnen. Die überwiegend mittelschwere Suite in D hat sich bereits bei verschiedenen Konzerten und Aufnahmeprüfungen für Musikhochschulen bewährt. / Guitare

On considère Silvius Leopold Weiß (1686-1750) comme ayant été le plus important luthiste de l'époque baroque. Ses oeuvres pour luth fascinent par leur élégance et leur majesté. L'effet s'opère grâce à l'utilisation optimale du tempérament du luth baroque d / Guitare / 20 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Partition

An anthology of selected pieces by Weiss for guitar transcribed by Raymond Burley. ABRSM Guitar Syllabus Grades 7 and 8.