Marco Dall'Aquila (c.1480 – after 1538) was a
Venetian
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lutenist and composer known for musical forms called
polyphonic
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ricercars. He was born in
L'Aquila
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but lived and worked in Venice. He often performed at concerts in the houses of nobles in the city, and in 1505 he published ''Tabullatura et rasone de metter ogni canto in liuto''.
On 11 March 1505, Dall'Aquila also received a grant for a petition where he claimed to have developed a method of printing
tablature which he could use to score any lute composition into tablature. In the petition for the grant, he also asked for a ban on other printing methods and imports of music scored by other methods, and for a portion of penalties paid for infringement. However, no printed editions demonstrating his method survive.
Works
Dall'Aquila's music is widely available as recordings by contemporary lutenists. Selected works include:
*''Ricercar No.16'', for lute
*''Ricercar No.33'', for lute
*''Ricercar''
*''Il est Bel et Bon''
*''Ricervar Lautre Jour, No 101''
*''Nous Bergiers''
*''La Traditora, No 3''
*''La Traditora, No 2''
*''La Battaglia'' (after Janequin)
*''La cara cosa'', for lute (No 36f)
*''Ricercar/Fantasia'' for lute
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 24)
*''Ricercar for'' lute (No 16)
*''La traditora'', for lute (No 38)
*''Priambolo'' for lute (No 71)
*''Amy souffrez'', for lute (No 62)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 19)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 101)
*''Ricercar/Fantasia'' for lute (No.26)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 28)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 70)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 22)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 18)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No 15)
*''Ricercar/Fantasia'' for lute
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.26)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.17)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.13)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.20)
*''Fantasia'' for lute (No.27)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.6)
*''Fantasia'' for lute (No.9)
*''Pioverin'', for lute
*''Il Marchese di Saluzzo'', for lute
*''Fantasia'' for lute (No.28)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.4)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.2)
*''Ricercar'' for lute (No.5)
*''Pomo'', for lute
*''Pavana'' for lute
*''Piva'' for lute
*''Tocha tocha la canella'', for lute
*''Fantasia'' for lute (No.7)
*''Carnalesca'', for lute
*''Donne impresteme il vostro burato da buratare la mia farina'', for lute
References
External links
Marco dall'Aquila - Ricercar 17 & 15 - Paul O'Dette from YouTube.Dall' Aquila - Music for Lute - Sandro Volta - Brilliant Classics from YouTube.
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Renaissance composers
Italian classical composers
Italian male classical composers
Composers for lute
Year of birth uncertain