Composition: Musick's Delight on the Cithren (Playford, John)

Title Musick's Delight on the Cithren
Alternative title {{TPtr}} :Musick's Delight on the Cithren, Restored and refined to a more Easie and Pleasant Manner of Playing than formerly; And set forth with Lesson Al a Mode, being the Choicest of our late new Ayres, Corants, Sarabands, Tunes, and Jiggs. To which is added several New Songs and Ayres to Sing to the Cithren. By John Playford, Philo-Musicae.
Creators John Playford (composer)
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Instrumentation cittern
voice and cittern
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First published 1666
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Composition types Methods, Gigues, Courantes, Sarabandes, Songs
Language English
Period Baroque
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Details Section Arranged for Arranger
view Light of Love (No.6) guitar Marieh Marieh
view A Jigg (No.10) 2 guitars Marieh Marieh
view Glory of the North (No.16) guitar Marieh Marieh
view Maiden Fair (No.17) guitar Marieh Marieh

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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Printed by W.G. 1666 Complete Tablature · view
Complete Tablature · view
view Light of Love (No.6) Arrangement for guitar
by Marieh Marieh
Complete Score · view
Complete Tablature · view
view A Jigg (No.10) Arrangement for 2 guitars
by Marieh Marieh
Complete Score · view
Complete Tablature · view
view Glory of the North (No.16) Arrangement for guitar
by Marieh Marieh
Complete Score · view
Complete Score (tablature) · view
view Maiden Fair (No.17) Arrangement for guitar
by Marieh Marieh
Complete Score · view
Complete Score (tablature) · view

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