Recercar by Dalza (Free PDF)

ByBradford Werner
2019

Recercar by Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508) – Free PDF Sheet Music and Tab includes two editions: Notation Only & Notation with modern TAB. Sheet Music for Classical Guitar, PDF Download. Level: Early-Intermediate (Grade 3). All fingering and tab for 3rd string tuned to F#.

Free Edition: Notation & Notation + Modern TAB

Recercar by Dalza for Guitar (Free PDF)

Pairing: I’ve made this free score as an optional introduction to Calata ala Spagnola which is also available on Werner Guitar Editions.

I love this simple yet beautiful music. Joan Ambrosio Dalza flourished around 1508 but nothing much else is known about his life. His surviving works comprise the fourth volume of Ottaviano Petrucci’s influential series of lute music publications, Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto (Venice, 1508). Dalza is referred to as “milanese” in the preface, so it must be assumed he was either born in Milan, or worked there, or both. YouTube Performance and Lesson Link (4k).

The original Renaissance Tab (remember that everything is upside down in Italian lute tablature and the 3rd string is tuned to F#).

Why do guitarists use capos and 3rd string F# tuning?

This is the Calata ala Spagnola by Dalza that I mention in the above video.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.