Johannes von Lublin: Tabulatura

Johannes von Lublin: Tabulatura 1540
René Clemencic
Arte Nova 39116

Contents:

    Motets

  1. Senfl: Homo quidam fecit cenam
  2. Isaac: Nisi tu domine custodieris nos ad duos bassus
  3. Brumel: Sicut lilium inter spinas terminatur
  4. Josquin: Stabat Mater I
  5. Josquin: Stabat Mater II
  6. Josquin: Tribulacio
  7. Anon: Deus qui sedes super tronum
  8. Senfl: Vita in ligno moritur
  9. Anon: Absolon
  10. Anon: Christe Regi omnes Jubilemus
  11. Anon: Sancta Maria
  12. Anon: (untitled)
  13. "N. C.": Nunc rogemus

    14. Deutsche Lieder

  14. Martin Wolff (late 15th c.): Ach un fals ducis prussie
  15. Georg Brack (late 15th c.): Ach Rey und Klag
  16. Thomas Stoltzer (c.1480/5-1526): Es müht viel Leut

    17. Italienische Lieder

  17. Verdelot: Madonna bella
  18. Festa: Se amor

    19. Französische Lieder

  19. Sandrin: Dulce memoire
  20. Josquin: Plus mille reges

Instrument: Clavicytherium, Philippe Humeau, 1974 (Saint Michel de Provence) after anonymous South German model c.1480, preserved in Contrarini & Correr collection Venice; Pythagorean tuning

Playing time: 54'

Recording date: December 1995 (Vienna)

Johannes von Lublin was a Polish organist and theorist of the first half of the 16th century. The present collection is dated by its preface, although several of the intabulations are probably earlier in origin, and some later. Composers given above are those of the original pieces on which the keyboard transcriptions are based.

The source is another obscure one, but the argument for its relevancy is emphatic by way of performance, based on the oldest surviving clavicytherium (and oldest surviving plucked keyboard instrument).

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Todd M. McComb