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The Brussels Manuscript, Lute Sonatas
The Brussels Manuscript, Lute Sonatas
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• Composer(s): Ernst Gottlieb Baron (1696-1760)
• Title: The Brussels Manuscript
• Subtitle: Lute Sonatas
• Year of publication: c.1760
• Source: B-Br Ms. II 4087
• Volume: I
• Scholarly edition based on original sources
• Accurate transcriptions, historical fingering, optimal readability
• Ideal for concerts, research, or higher education
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Between Erudition and Elegance: Baron’s Lute
Collected in the Brussels Manuscript, preserved at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), these works by Ernst Gottlieb Baron reflect the refined galant style of eighteenth-century German lute music. The edition includes ten solo lute sonatas, a duet for flute and lute, and two concertos for violin, lute, and basso continuo.
Edited by Jean-Daniel Forget and Guy Grangereau, this publication pays tribute to a learned musician, respected theorist, and major figure of late Baroque lute culture. It offers renewed access to one of the last substantial lute corpora before the instrument’s decline.
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Overview
The Brussels Manuscript by Ernst Gottlieb Baron
The Brussels Manuscript, preserved in the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), contains works by Ernst Gottlieb Baron, an eighteenth-century lutenist and theorist. Commissioned by the publisher Breitkopf around 1760 and later acquired by François-Joseph Fétis, the manuscript includes ten solo lute sonatas, a duet for flute and lute, and two concertos for violin, lute, and basso continuo. Some pieces initially attributed to Weiss are now recognized as works by Baron.
Ernst Gottlieb Baron (1696–1760)
Born in 1696 in Breslau, Baron began studying the lute at an early age and later pursued law and philosophy in Leipzig, where he further developed his musical skills. In 1727, he published a historical and theoretical treatise on the lute, which remains a major reference on the instrument and its performers.
After serving in various German courts, he joined the Berlin court in 1737 under Frederick William I and remained there under Frederick the Great. As a musician, teacher, and scholar, Baron left behind a body of work marked by the refined galant style of the eighteenth century. He died in Berlin in 1760.
Editors
Jean-Daniel Forget – IT Specialist, Lutenist
Passionate about the Baroque repertoire, Jean-Daniel Forget is a self-taught lutenist who has been copying and distributing early music manuscripts for nearly twenty years. A professional IT specialist, he is proficient in music notation software adapted to tablature. In collaboration with Guy Grangereau, he shares tablatures on a dedicated website. He also assisted Miguel Serdoura in preparing his editions and his Baroque Lute Method.
Guy Grangereau – Guitarist, Lutenist
A professional musician, Guy Grangereau studied guitar in Paris with Turibio Santos before furthering his training at the Martenot school. He taught for twenty years and now performs on a 16-string hybrid instrument and a theorboed baroque lute. Since 2010, he has collaborated with Jean-Daniel Forget in transcribing and revising Baroque manuscripts, particularly those of Silvius Leopold Weiss.
Urtext Editions
Le Luth Doré Urtext Editions
Le Luth Doré Urtext Editions publishes scores that remain faithful to historical sources, carefully designed for both musicians and musicologists. Our editions combine meticulous engraving, practical layout, durable materials, and detailed critical commentary in multiple languages.
Each score is rigorously prepared, note by note, to ensure an authentic rendering of the works, including original fingerings, ornamentation, and stylistically relevant suggestions.
Produced by experts, our editions provide clear readability and support an informed and insightful interpretation of the early music repertoire.
Technical Details
• Publisher: Jean-Daniel Forget & Guy Grangereau
• Musical period: Baroque
• Instrument(s): Baroque lute 11c/13c
• Instrumentation: Solo Baroque lute
• Notation: French tablature
• Modern edition: Urtext
• Publisher: Éditions Urtext Le Luth Doré
• Year of publication: 2015
• Collection: Lute and Theorbo Music Collection
• Pages: 108 pp.
• Dimensions: 230x310 mm
• Weight: 0.320 kg
• Binding: Sewn perfect binding
• ISMN: 377-0-0017-8818-0
Table of Contents
• Sonata in A minor: Allemande, Courante, Minuet, Aria, Bourrée, Minuet, Siciliana, Gigue
• Sonata in A minor: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Minuet, Bourrée, Minuet, Gavotte, Sarabande, Minuet, Gigue
• Sonata in C major: Allemande, Courante, Minuet, Aria, Sarabande, Bourrée, Gigue
• Sonata in G major: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Minuet, Bourrée, Polonaise, Gigue
• Sonata in F major: Allemande, Courante, Minuet, Polonaise, Sarabande, Bourrée, Minuet, Polonaise, Air, Gigue
• Sonata in D minor: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Bourrée, Minuet, Sarabande, Minuet, Aria, Polonaise
• Sonata in B-flat major: Fantasia, Allegro, Bourrée, Aria, Rondeau, Tempo di Minuet
• Sonata in C minor: Allemande, Courante, Bourrée, Sarabande, Minuet, Air, Gigue
• Sonata in G minor: Allemande, Courante, Aria, Minuet, Bourrée, Minuet, Gavotte, Sarabande, Gigue
• Sonata in E-flat major: Allemande, Courante, Bourrée, Aria, Minuet, Capriccio, Vivace e piano
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Editions for Baroque Lute
Each volume is crafted as a work of editorial art: high-quality printing, notation faithful to original sources, dual tablature (French and Italian), and rigorous critical apparatus.
Designed for today’s lutenists, these urtext editions embody the precision and elegance inherent to the art of the lute.