Rippe, Works for lute 'Un perfaict sonneur de Leut'

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Albert de Rippe

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Composer Biography

Albert de Rippe, also known as Alberto da Ripa or Alberto da Mantova, was a lutenist who served King Francis I of France.

Compositional Technique

De Rippe also used 'style brisé,' playing chords as rhythmically subdivided arpeggios to create sustain and shape his vocal-like phrases.

Composer Biography

Albert de Rippe was highly esteemed by King Francis I, receiving 500 pounds per year, about double the sum of other court lutenists, and additional donations.

Compositional Technique

Albert de Rippe's music is notable for its rich sonorities, often using five or six-note chords to emulate a choir, unlike his contemporaries who mostly wrote in three voices.

Composition History

Albert de Rippe's music was mostly published posthumously by his student Guillaume Morlaye, as de Rippe apparently refused to have his music disseminated during his lifetime.