Sanz: Jiga (Giga), al aíre Ingles

 A Sanz piece for low-G tuning

Now here's a jolly little tune, and not too much of a finger-twister.

Facsimile of the original engraving by Sanz himself, including a short Zarabanda.
The large upper case letters refer to chords in the Abecedario nomenclature of the period.
The strings are upside down compared with modern tablature.

The strange thing is that although the title translates (I surmise) as "Jig on an English air", it's about as English as a flamenco dancer eating tapas in a bodega. Good fun to play, though.

You can download my arrangement in PDF format for free  HERE.

SOURCE

I N S T R U C C I O N  D E  M U S I C A  S O B R E  L A  G V I T A R R A  E S P A Ñ O L A, Y METODO DE SVS PRIMEROS RVDIMENTOS, HASTA TAÑERLA CON DESTREZA. CON DOS LABERINTOS INGENIOSOS, VARIEDAD DE Sones, y danças de Rasgueado, y Punteado, al estilo Español, Italiano, Francès, y Inglès. (1674). Pub: Zaragoça, 1697. Tomo 1, Lamina 10

Transcription:  [Free-scores.com]_sanz-gaspar-livre-1-complet-introduction-a-la-musique-espagnole-a-crite-pour-la-guitare-64566.pdf, page 18 (http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=64566)

Facsimile: http://purl.pt/17285/4/m-871-p_PDF/m-871-p_PDF_24-C-R0150/m-871-p_0000_capa-capa_t24-C-R0150.pdf

You can hear a very lively version on Baroque guitar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj5TggTFLvs. The performer’s website is here: http://www.xavierdiazlatorre.com.

Sanz: Gallardas

  Another piece for re-entrant tuning! 

This is the first piece in re-entrant tuning that I transcribed some years ago, but I seem not to have posted it before. 

I have revised it, and made full use of the campanella effect. You may find alternative, more convenient fingerings to achieve this.

The piece really does have what Jelly Roll Morton referred to as "the Spanish tinge". 

Galliards are usually in triple time, so it is a surprise to find this one in common time. Is this unusual in 17th century Spanish music? If you know please tell me.

You can download the PDF file for free HERE.

TRANSCRIPTION NOTES:

• Note stems are shown conventionally and do not denote voices.
• † in the score indicates the inevitable octave jumps inherent in re-entrant tuning. If you have an octave 4th course fitted, you might want to favour the lower string (bourdon) in these passages.
• I have made a stab at representing the graces: you may want to ignore them or use your own.

SOURCE:

L I B R O  S E G U N D O, DE CIFRAS SOBRE LA GVITARRA ESPAÑOLA, CON ARTE NUEVO PARA APRENDER A TAÑERLA Sin Maestro, con gran facilidad.  ENSEÑA TODOS LOS SONES DE PUNTEADO MAS PRINCIPALES que se tañen en España, con la disposicion siguiente (1675)

Tomo 2, Lamina 3

TRANSCRIPTION: http://www.free-scores.com/partitions_telecharger.php?partition=64567 (Page 3).

FACSIMILE: http://purl.pt/17285/4/m-871-p_PDF/m-871-p_PDF_24-C-R0150/m-871-p_0000_capa-capa_t24-C-R0150.pdf