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01. [00:05] René Mésangeau, Sarabande, from Ballard 1638
This Sarabande is from Pierre Ballard's Tablature de Luth Accords Nouveaux(1638). It is in Ton Ravissant, or sometimes called Flat tuning, Mace's tuning. The year 1638 is important, in that the first signs of the so called "d-minor tuning", or "Nouvel accord ordinaire(NAO)" appeared. The first d-minor tuning pieces appeared in Ballard's 1638 book and Pierre Gaultier's tablatures in the same year. But still, the d-minor tuning did not gain dominance over numerous "transitional" tunings in the year 1638, and this sarabande by Mésangeau is in Ton Ravissant tuning, one of the most widely used tuning among the transitional tunings, and of course one of the most frequently used tunings for Mésangeau's works.

02. [02:18] Anon, Tombeau de Mésangeau, from F-Pn Vm7 6211
This anonymous piece is a curious piece of work. Mésangeau obviously had a great reputation and was obviously a respected lutenist. So, composing a Tombeau dedicated to Mésangeau is not a strange thing. But there are only two pieces titled Tombeau de Mésangeau. One is by Ennemond "Vieux" Gaultier, which survives in d-minor tuning, and it is one of the most frequently played pieces by Gaultier. The other Tombeau is played here. Some say that this Tombeau was composed by Mésangeau himself. It is quite strange, because if this was indeed composed by Mésangeau, than the title most likely would have been Tombeau "par" Mésangeau, not Tombeau de "Mésangeau", according to customary practice. But in a catalogue by Brossard(1724), we can find the possibility of this Tombeau having been composed by Mésangeau for a certain Monsieur de Raquette, who was a contemporary of Mésangeau. Although Brossard admits that this idea is purely conjuectural, it is indeed a possilbility, and I'm inclined to think this may be true, as there are certain aspects that points to Mésangeau's style, and the tuning itself was frequently used by Mésangeau.

03. [07:21] Anon, Sarabande, from F-Pn Vm7 6211
This anonymous piece again comes from F-Pn Vm7 6211. It is stylistically close to Mésangeau's works, and although there are no evidence of this piece being composed by Mésangeau, it is certain that this work was written by a contemporary of Mésangeau, and possibly influenced by Mésangeau.

Tuning : Ton ravissant(f' d' bb g d A)
Device: Recorded using ZOOM H1n recorder during a practice session.
Venue : Lecture room, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
Instrument : 13 course Baroque lute after J.C.Hoffmann built by Ammar Biser, 2021
Performer : Leonard Byun(Dr.Claveciniste)