English Lute Music (16th Century) on Piano with Harmonic Pedal (dur: 20 mins)

The lute was the piano of its day. Most composers wrote for it, most musicians played it. The pieces featured in this video were transcribed for piano by David Lumsden. In these recordings I used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position. The harmonic pedal was invented by Denis de La Rochefordière. Download free PDF of sheet music featured in this video from Google Drive. 00:07 “Old Medley” by John Johnson 03:35 “Jewell” by Anon. 04:34 “Currant” by Anon. 05:32 “Militis Dump” by Anon. 06:52 “A Jig” by R. Askue 07:49 “Galliard” by Anthony Holborne 08:46 “Galliard” by Francis Cutting 11:42 “Kemp’s Jig” by Anon. 12:24 “Currant for Mrs. E. Murcott” by Francis Pilkinton 13:05 “Melancholy Galliard” by John Dowland 15:49 “Volt” by Anon. 16:15 “Playfellow (A Jig)” by Anon. 16:47 “My Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe” by John Dowland 17:56 “The Sick Tune” by Anon. 18:27 “The Squirrel’s Toy” by Francis Cutting 18:58 “Carman’s Whistle” by Johnson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _