There are some very good lutemakers within the DLG e. There are no teaching manuals available that can really substitute for the role of a teacher, who is able to demonstrate and explain things, and who can motivate and intervene to help. Nevertheless, here are some suggestions. Damiani, Andrea Metodo per Liuto Rinascimentale. Bologna: Ut Orpheus Edizioni, Method for Renaissance Lute. Munich: Lundgren Musik Edition, For the beginner, in many ways what is on offer cannot really be generally assessed.
Difficult or not difficult? If I like the music of a particular composer, then its acquisition is worthwhile? Music editions are helpful, in which pieces are reviewed and selected as suitable for beginners, and are also arranged in a graded order of difficulty.
A selection of 24 solo lute pieces from various sources of the Renaissance period. The pieces are grouped according to key and tempo and are thus suitable for performance. Intermediate difficulty. On every day of the year a new lute piece awaits you, carefully chosen so the pieces become gradually more difficult - the lute year begins on December 1st with the easiest piece - carefully "made easie" and beautifully printed in easy-to-read French tablature.
The volume contains 55 chanson intabulations and dances of French origin, that were arranged by German lutenists of the renaissance. With an introduction and commentary in English and German. This collection is intended for those beginning to play baroque music and has been so selected that all pieces are playable on a baroque lute with 11 or 13 courses.
French tablature, Baroque tuning. A collection of pieces from the 17th and 18th century for baroque lute, that contains 22 solos and one duet piece. The pieces in this anthology are organized in twelve chapters and are based on the twelve most common keys for the lute music of this period.
