ptabFantasia Michael JoyceAlonso Mudarra {1546} Michael JoyceCraig Rogers {Tellurian}craigrogers706@hotmail.comÿþ This composition is one of the most interesting pieces from the classical guitar's repertoire. A 'fantasia' is a free form piece, in contrast to different dances that had a tighter format. "Fantasia" was written in 1546 by Alonzo Mudarra, a court musician, playing a Spanish vihuela. This is like a skinny guitar with 10 strings in 5 pairs. The tuning relationship is similar to the lute's or the first five strings of the guitar, if the G string is lowered to F#. In fact, many classical guitarists use this tuning when they play this song. This song is interesting to me because of the chromatic passages, and syncopated rhythm near the end. The full title of the piece is Fantasia which imitates the harp style of Ludovico. If the scale passages are played using different strings and letting open strings ring against notes on other strings, the guitar takes on a harplike tone. This piece was originally written in tablature and Mudarra wrote above Measure 65: "From here on to the end there are some false notes: when played well they do not sound bad." I think Al was a pretty hip musician for his time. This piece has an almost New Age music sound. Lots of folks that claim not to like classical music like this piece. By the way, since the vihuela only had 5 string pairs, any notes found on the 6th string have been added after Mudarra's time. Measures 61 and on have some pretty tough stretches, but they are possible and the best alternatives. M.J.ÿÿCGuitarUntitledh@Standard@;72-(ÿÿ CFloatingTextSee Performance Notes±$Times New Roman€EADGBE7‰c—Times New Romanÿÿ CGuitarInÿÿ CTempoMarkerS€ T€U€ !T€S€ 2€(ÿÿCSection2 ì$ €A* Fantasia *ÿÿCStaff- ÿÿ CPositionÿÿ CLineData€€#€€"€€"€€€€#€€"€ €"€$€B€%€€ €&€€F€'€ €$ €€€€B€ €b€ €€€€€€€€B€€b€€€€ €€ÿÿ CMusicBar € A€ € A€€ A€€ €2 µ€ €!* €€€€€F€€€$€€ €€€F€€€$€€€€€ €$€ €€ €€F€ €€$€ € €€ €F€€€$€€€€€ €F€€$€€$€€'€"€€€€D€€d€€§€€§€A€€ A€€ A€€ €2Ï {€ €* €€$€ €$€ €€€€F€€€$€€ €€€'€€€H€€€€€ €'€€H€€€€€€'€€ €€€'€€€H€€€€€ €'€€H€ €€€!€€'€"€ €H€€€D€€d€€§€ €§€ A€€ A€€ A€€ €2• b€ €!6 €€€ €€ €E€€€#€€€€€ €K€€(€€€€€€K€€ €(€€€€€K€€€(€€ €K€€(€€€K€€€€€ €K€€(€ €€K€!€€(€"€ €€€€ €€@€€b€ €b€ €€ A€€ A€€ A€€ €2| +€ €'$ €€€ €€ €€ €€€€€€€€€#€€ €€€€ €€€!€€€"€ € €€€#€€B€€`€ €`€€€#€€B€€`€€`A€€ A€€ A€€ €2E ÷ € €'!€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€ €€ €€€€€€€€€€€ €€ € € € €@€€b€€b€ €€€G€€ €!€@A€€ A€€ A€€ €2 à €€*0 €€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€ €€€ €€£€€€G€ € € €@€€£€€€#€€B€€dA€ € A€ € A€€ €2Ý €€ €'$ €€€€€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€ €€`€ € €#€ €B€€`€€`€€€#€€B€!€`A€€ A€€ A€€ €2š =  €€'$€€€€€€ €€€€€#€€ €%€€€ €€€ €€€ € €€ €€€€€€€€€€€0€€€€"€€#€€€$€€€%€0€ €€`€€`€ €€ €€@€€b€€b€€€ €€@€ €b€"€bA€ €A€€€2W   € €!* €€€€#€€ €!€€ €€€B€€€@€€ €d€ €b€ €€d€ €€@€ € €B€ € €€€"€€€$€€ €€€$€€$€€€€€"€€€€D€€d€€‚€€‚A€€ A€€ A€€ €2  É €€$-€€$€€$€ €€€ €€€ €0€€ €$€€$€€€€€€€€€€%€€ €#€€"€€€D€ €€"€!€ €#€#€"€€€D€€d€€‚€€‚€ €€D€€d€€‚€€‚€€b€#€%€B€'€b€)€€A€ €A€ € A€"€ €2ã t € €!€€"€€ €€"€€ €#€€%€ €%€ €€#€ €€"€ € € € €"€€€€$€D€d€€"€€$€€ €%€€€€€€€%€€€$€€ €"€€$€!€€€€€ €€€€‚€€‚A€€ A€€ A€€ €2Ž . € €'€€€ €€#€€€€ €€€€ €€ €€€ €€€ € €#€ €€€€€€#€B€€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€!€€€@€b€ €b€€`€€`A€€ A€€ A€€ €2H å  € €0 €€ €€€@€€€B€€ € €€ €€€B€€€ €€ €B€ € € €€@€ €€B€ € € € € €€€B€€€ €€ €@€€B€€€d€€€e€€ €B€€B€€€e€€€B€€ €e€€B€€€d€€€e€€ €B€€B€ €€e€!€€B€"€ €d€€€£€€€£€ €€£€ €€£€€€…€€€…€€€…€€€…A€€ A€€ A€€ €2ÿ ´ € €-€€@€€€b€€€d€€ €@€€@€€€d€€€@€€ €d€ €@€ €€b€ €€d€ € €@€ €@€€€d€€€@€€ €b€€$€D€d€€€€€€€€F€€€$€€ €€€€ €€$€!€€€"€ €$ €€€ƒ€€€ƒ€ €€ƒ€ €€ƒ€€‚€€„€€`€€€b€€€d€€ €@€€€€€‚A€€ A€€ A€€ €2Î q € €- €€€€€€F€€€$€€ €€€€€€$€€€€€ €$€ €€ €€€F€ €€$€ € €€ €€€€$€€€€€ €$€€€€€€F€€€$€€ €€€€€€$€€€€€ €$€€€€€€F€€€$€€ €€€€ €€$€!€€€"€ €$ €€„€€`€ €b€ €€€€‚€€„€€`€€`€€b€€€€€„A€€ A€€ A€€ €2‹ . € €!* €€'€€€ €€€€€ €'€€'€€€€€€'€€ €€ €'€ €€H€ €€€ € €'€ €'€€€€€€'€€ €€€'€€€H€€€€€ €'€€'€€€€€€'€€ €€€'€€€H€€€€€ €'€€'€ €€€!€€'€"€ €H €€H€§€€„€ €`€ €‡€€d€€§€€„€€`€€‡€!€dA€€ A€€ A€€ €2H î € €'$ €€€ €€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€ €€ €€ € €€ € €€ €€€€€€€€ €€ €€@€€€#€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€#€B€€€%€€#€€"€€ € €B€!!€@€"€d€#€€@€$€€B€%€ €d €€b€€@€b€€@€ €b€ €@€b€ €b€€…€€d€…€€`€€`€"€$€…A€€ A€€ A€€ €2 ½ € €*€€€ €@€€€ €€ €€€"€€€$€ € €€ €$€D€d€€€€€€$€€ €"€€%€€€$€€€%€€$€€"€!€$€€€ €€b€€€d€€€@€€d€€@€!€B€€ €‚€€@€b€ƒ€€B€€D€d€‚€€€b€ A€ € A€€ A€€ €Untitled!h@Bass+&!€€2 }€€ ArialTimes New RomanTimes New Roman