Guillaume Morlaye" First Book of Tablature For Low G Ukulele

by Michael Walker

These compositions were transcribed for Low G ukulele from a facsimile copy of Guillaume Morlaye's first book of tablature for the guitar. Guillaume de Morlaye, (c. 1510-c. 1558) was a French Renaissance-era lutenist, composer, and music publisher. He was a pupil of Albert de Rippe and lived and worked in Paris. In 1552 Morlaye received a ten-year license to publish music from Henry II, and between 1553 and 1558 published four lute collections in cooperation with Michel Fezandat, six lute collections compiled by Albert de Rippe, and also lute arrangements of Pierre Certon and Claudin de Sermisy. He also published four books of his own four-course Renaissance guitar compositions from 1552-53, including fantasies and dances, I encourage you to experiment with ornamentation for each piece and make them your own. Have fun!