Luis de Briceño

Luis de Briceño (also Briçeño, Brizeño;^[1] fl. 1610s–1630s) was a Spanish guitarist and music theorist who introduced the Spanish guitar style in France, where previously only the lute was considered a serious plucked instrument. He travelled in high courtly circles in both countries, and is first cited as an authority on the Spanish guitar in 1614.^[2] His Metodo mui facilissimo para aprender a tañer la guitarra a lo español (1626, Very Easy Method to Learn to Play the Guitar in the Spanish Style) is the main source of knowledge of the Spanish style,^[3] since few books appeared during this period in Spain itself.^[4]

His own transcriptions include villanos, villancicos, pasacalles, tonos frances, españoletas, romances, folías, seguidillas and a "Danza de la Hacha". A selection were recorded by Le Poème Harmonique, directed by Vincent Dumestre, for Alpha/Outhere in 2011.

Links

Digital copy of "Metodo mui facilissimo..." at National Library in France https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1168966d.image

References

^ Hudson, Barton & Hall, Monica (2001). "Luis de Briçeño". In Sadie, Stanley & Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎
^ The Guitar and Its Music: From the Renaissance to the Classical Era - Page 100 James Tyler, Paul Sparks - 2007 "Briceño (dates unknown) evidently travelled in high courtly circles in both countries. He is first cited in connection with a book written in Spanish by 'Le Sieur de Moulere' for Louis XIII that was published in Paris in 1614"
^ Concise History of the Classic Guitar - Page 33 Graham Wade - 2001 "Luis de Briceño's Guitar Method - Luis de Briceño's Metodo muy facilissimo para aprender a taner la Guitarra a lo Espanol (Very Easy Method to Learn to Play the Guitar in the Spanish Style) (Paris, 1626) was the only Spanish guitar book ..."
^ The Guitar from the Renaissance to the Present Day - Page 56 Harvey Turnbull - 1992 "We have met one Spaniard whose work appeared early in the century, but outside Spain - Luis de Briceño. Within the country sources are few. One collection, unfortunately undated, in Musica de vihuela by Antonio de Santa Cruz."

[1] Hudson, Barton & Hall, Monica (2001). "Luis de Briçeño". In Sadie, Stanley & Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎

[2] The Guitar and Its Music: From the Renaissance to the Classical Era - Page 100 James Tyler, Paul Sparks - 2007 "Briceño (dates unknown) evidently travelled in high courtly circles in both countries. He is first cited in connection with a book written in Spanish by 'Le Sieur de Moulere' for Louis XIII that was published in Paris in 1614"

[3] Concise History of the Classic Guitar - Page 33 Graham Wade - 2001 "Luis de Briceño's Guitar Method - Luis de Briceño's Metodo muy facilissimo para aprender a taner la Guitarra a lo Espanol (Very Easy Method to Learn to Play the Guitar in the Spanish Style) (Paris, 1626) was the only Spanish guitar book ..."

[4] The Guitar from the Renaissance to the Present Day - Page 56 Harvey Turnbull - 1992 "We have met one Spaniard whose work appeared early in the century, but outside Spain - Luis de Briceño. Within the country sources are few. One collection, unfortunately undated, in Musica de vihuela by Antonio de Santa Cruz."

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