Nyckelharpa Tabulatures
Tablatures for 4-row chromatic nyckelharpa by Marco Suppo
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Description
“Nyckelharpa Tabulatures” contains tablatures, a form of musical notation that shows the fingerings on the instrument instead of the pitches. They have their roots in the 14th century. Originally developed to capture the polyphony in music, they were used particularly in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Not only for stringed instruments such as the lute and guitar, but also for keyboard and string instruments, tablatures formed an important basis for musical training and practice. Today they are experiencing a renaissance in genres such as rock, pop and folk, as they make it much easier to learn the basic chords.
The nyckelharpa and the baryton: a musical symbiosis
The baryton, a string instrument with melody and resonance strings, makes it possible to accompany melodies with arpeggios and chords and thus offers a perfect complement to the nyckelharpa. The versatility of the nyckelharpa, from counterpoint to polyphonic melodic accompaniment, opens up a broad spectrum of musical expression.
Marco Suppo’s vision: tradition meets innovation
Marco Suppo’s initiative to create a special tablature for the nyckelharpa combines traditional musical practice with innovative approaches in a unique way. This combination promises to open up new perspectives and playing techniques for both experienced players and newcomers.
The bridge to music: the nyckelharpa keyboard
The characteristic keyboard of the nyckelharpa allows you to play chords and thus create polyphonic music – a skill that makes this instrument so special. Marco Suppo’s “Nyckelharpa Tabulatures” offer you a direct way to fully exploit this potential and add new dimensions to your playing.
Expand your repertoire
With tablatures for the most common chords – from major and minor to augmented and diminished chords – the book “Nyckelharpa Tabulatures” opens the door to new forms of musical expression. Whether as a soloist or in an ensemble, with these fingering patterns and exercises you can add new colors and moods to any style of music.
A must-have for every player
In “Nyckelharpa Tabulatures” you will not only find a comprehensive collection of tablatures on 200 colorful pages, but also exercises and fingerings that will refine your technique and deepen your understanding of the instrument. An introduction written by Marco Ambrosini sets the framework for this revolutionary textbook.
Your path to mastery
With “Nyckelharpa Tabulatures” in your hands, you have a key to mastering the multi-layered sounds of the nyckelharpa. The specific focus on the 4-row chromatic nyckelharpa with continental/European tuning makes it an incomparable tool in musical education.
Take the opportunity not only to add new techniques to your playing, but also to expand your musical imagination. Every musical genre gains depth and expressiveness through the skills you will develop with “Nyckelharpa Tabulatures”.
A look at the contents
- Introduction: Why tablatures?
- Historical review: The development of the key fiddle
- Tablatures: Historical background
- Material description: Legend
- Exercise and fingering cards: major, minor, augmented and diminished chords as well as dominant and suspended chords
Explore the musical possibilities that lie dormant in your nyckelharpa with Marco Suppo’s “Nyckelharpa Tabulatures” and give your music new, unexpected colors and moods.
Parts for tablature
- “…a revolutionary approach to our instrument, an indispensable compendium for every nyckel harp player!” – Marco Ambrosini
- “…very comprehensive analysis of the chords on the nyckelharpa! Absolutely interesting when playing in polyphony!” – Didider Francois
Foreword
Tablature is a form of musical notation that indicates the fingerings of the instruments rather than the pitches. At the beginning of the 14th century, tablatures were invented to write down several parts of a polyphonic composition. In the Renaissance and Baroque periods, tablatures were common for fretted stringed instruments such as the lute, harp, vihuela or guitar, for keyboard instruments such as the organ and for string instruments such as the baryton.
The baryton (viola di bordone) is an instrument that combines well with the nyckelharpa/viola d’amore a chiavi: a kind of viola da gamba, equipped with six melody strings and a variable number of resonance strings, which can play melodies as well as accompany a melody with arpeggios and chords: a wonderful continuo instrument.
Tablatures are still frequently used today in the notation of rock, pop, folk, ragtime, bluegrass and blues music, especially for the guitar, as they are a great help in memorizing the fingerings for the basic chords.
In Swedish iconography, we often see the combination of fiddle and nyckelharpa player. The possibilities of the nyckelharpa range from counterpoint to the violin to polyphonic accompaniment of the melody, thanks to its keyboard and the “flat” bridge, with arpeggios, double and even triads.
Marco Suppo’s idea of compiling a tablature for our instrument is both ancient and modern, innovative but respectful of tradition.
It is a great pleasure to entrust this volume to the growing community of nyckelharpa players, safe in the knowledge that it will encourage new ideas for the use of our beloved instrument.
Marco Ambrosini, March 2015
Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction – Why the tabs?
- Brief history of the development of the key fiddle
- Tabulatures / Historical background
- Description of the material / Legend
- Index cards with tabs, exercises and fingerings
- Major chords
- Minor chords
- Index cards with tabs and fingerings
- Augmented chords
- Diminished chords
- Dominant 7th chords
- Augmented dominant 7th chords
- Diminished dominant 7th chords
- Suspended 4th chords
Text on the back of the book
“… very complete analyzing
of chords on the nyckelharpa!
absolutely interesting when
playing in polyphony!”
(Didider François)
This book should help anyone who wants to play the nyckelharpa and use one of its characteristic features: the keyboard.
The keyboard makes it possible to play different notes simultaneously, and the tablature is a quick and efficient tool for capturing the polyphonic potential of the instrument.
This special study for 4-row chromatic nyckelharpa with continental/European tuning contains a collection of tablatures and exercises for the most common chords.
From now on, it is up to the musician’s imagination to add color and flavor to any musical genre, both alone and in ensembles.
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Marco Ambrosini
Marco Ambrosini, born in 1964 in Forlì, Italy, is an outstanding musician, composer and arranger who began his musical journey in the world of classical music. He studied violin and composition and played in various orchestras and ensembles before his career took a fascinating turn.
His passion led him to the nyckelharpa, an almost forgotten but fascinating keyed fiddle. This instrument, which is a kind of violin with keys, inspired Marco, and he became one of the first to use the nyckelharpa outside Scandinavia, not only in Swedish folk music, but also in early and contemporary music.
Ambrosini is known for its artistic diversity. He has worked with renowned ensembles such as L’Arpeggiata, Oni Wytars and Supersonus and has conquered stages around the world. His talent also extends to jazz, where he has played with artists such as Michael Riessler and Jean-Louis Matinier.
With over 160 CDs recorded and released by prestigious labels such as Sony Classical, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and ECM, Marco Ambrosini has firmly established his influence in the music world.
Marco also shares his passion and knowledge by teaching at various universities in Europe. He has also launched educational initiatives such as the European Nyckelharpa Training Course and is the artistic director of the Summer Master Classes for Early Music.
Marco Ambrosini is a world-class musician and a master of his craft. His music inspires and enriches the world of traditional music, and his influence extends across borders and ages.
