Passacaille by Robert de Visée (PDF)

Passacaille in E Minor by Robert de Visée (1655-1733). From Livre de pièces pour la guitare (Paris, 1686), Suite in E Minor. Originally for Baroque guitar. PDF sheet music arranged for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Late-Intermediate (Approximately Grade 7). This is a PDF download.

Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733) was a lutenist, guitarist, theorbist and viol player at the court of the French kings Louis XIV and Louis XV, as well as a singer and composer for lute, theorbo and guitar. This work is relatively easy depending on what level of ornamentation you include and the tempo you choose. A slower approach without ornamentation is relatively easy. My performance treats the repeated A section in a stable and more stately rhythmic character while letting the variations be more expressive and free. I also do a small rit and fermata at the end of each section but I've heard performances that are more strict with the rhythm to great success as well (see alternative video below or on post). 

Video Performances and Lessons: See the sheet music for the extensive performance notes.

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