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Robert de Visée (1655 - 1733)

Suite in D-Minor

Arranged and edited by

Per-Olov Kindgren

Including
Tabulature

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Robert de Visée
Robert de Visée (1655 – 1733) was a lutenist, guitarist, theorbist and violin player at the court of the French kings Louis XIV

and Louis XV, as well as a singer and composer for lute, theorbe and guitar.

Robert de Visée’s place and date of birth are unknown. He probably knew Francesco Corbetta and would have been familiar

with his music.

He is first mentioned (by Le Gallois) in 1680, and at about that time became a chamber musician to Louis XIV, in which

capacity he often performed at court. In 1709 he was appointed as a singer in the royal chamber, and in 1719 he was named

“Guitar Master of the King” (Maître de Guitare du Roi) Louis XV, the ten-year-old great-grandson of Louis XIV who succeeded

to the throne in 1715. Jean Rousseau reported in a letter of 1688 that he was a respected musician at Versailles, and also played

the violin. The last payment in his name in state documents is dated 1732. It is to be assumed that he died about that time.

Visée published two books of guitar music which contain twelve suites between them, as well as a few separate pieces: Livre

de guitare dédié au roi (Paris, 1682) and Livre de pièces pour la guitare (Paris 1686). He also published a collection of pieces for

the theorbe and lute Pièces de théorbe et de luth (Paris, 1716); these are in staff notation rather than tablature and may also be

performed as ensemble pieces. He composed many other pieces for theorbe and Baroque lute.

Editors note:

The present “Suite in D-Minor” (Suite No. 9 En Ré) was first published in “Livre de Piéces Pour La Guitarre” 1686. In order

to appreciate the music of de Visée, it is necessary to understand the instrument it was written for. The baroque guitar differed

from the modern one we know today in that it had 5 double-strings instead of six single strings. Normally, each of the five strings

comprised of two strings; the lowest four tuned in unison (same note) and the first was often played on a single string. Sometimes

the 4th string was tuned in an octave. Also the 5th string was tuned an octave higher than today. (fig. 1)

(fig. 1)

I have changed the original order of the individual pieces in the suite to reflect the more “classic” form of the baroque suite

as we know it today. It is my sincere hope my transcription for the modern classical guitar will be true to the original as possible

taken in account the sound and abilities we have on our six stringed guitars.

Happy playing!

Per-Olov Kindgren, March 2014

Content
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3: Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Gavotte
6. Menuette 1
7. Menuette 2
8. Bourrée
9. Gigue
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Prelude
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
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VII
V
4 2 4 1 4 2 1 ½V ½ III
2 2 2 2 4
@ 3
3

T 10 8 10 5 68 6 5 6
7
6 5
5
6 3
4
3 3
3
5
A
B

III
¾ II 4 1 4 3 4
2 2
3 3 4
@
4
4 3

1
2
4 2 1 0
0 1
3

3
3 3 3 5
2 3 2 3 5 6 5 6 5 3
2 2
2 35 3 2 0 0
4 0 3 1

II
1 2 4 4 3 1
4 #
5
0 2
# 4 2
1 0
0
0 3 1
3 2 2

5
5 5 0 3 2 3 1 0
2 3 0 3
2 5 0 5 0 3
0 4 2
0 4 2 3

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III
4
½I 0
7 3 2 0 2
4
0 3 2 1 0
2 3
2 2
3 0 1
0

7
1 1 0 6 6 5 3 1 101 0 0 0 3 1 0
1 3 3 0 2
2 2 3 0 1 2
3
0

i m a i m i a m
9
4 1 4 4 0 1 0 4 4 3 4
2
2
3 1 0
1 0 0
3
p
9
1 0 0 1 0
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
2 2
2 0
1 3 1 0 0 0
3
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Allemande
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
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h = 66

1 3 1 1 4 1 3 4 1
2 3

0
2
2

5 5 6 5 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 1
T 6 6 5 5 3 3
A 0 0 0 0
B 4 2

4 1 4 0 3 3 3 4 @
2 @ 3 1 1 4
2 3
0 2
3 0 1 1 1
2 0

4
0 1 0
3 2 2 3 5 6 5 3 1
0 2 3 2 3
0 2
3 0 1 0 2 4
3

½III
4 4 4 3
7 1 1 0 1 4
3 3
1 2 3 @
2 2
0 1
3

7
1 0 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 3
1 3 3 5 3 6
2 2 3 0 5 5 3
3 3

I ¾III
III 1. 2.
4
11 0 1 3 3 4
@4
3
3 3
2 2
1 1 1 4 3
1

11
0 1 1 3 5 6 3 5 1 5
5 6 6 1
3 2 0 5 2
3 3 5
3 8 7
1

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III (Small notes only 2nd time)

4
4
15 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 1
4 @ 4
1 2
# 4 4 3
3 3
# 3
0

15 (Small notes only 2nd time)

5 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 66 5 6 85 5 5 5 7
6 5 3 7 8 3 6 6
5 5 3 0 7 7
3 3 7 0
3
3

½V 1 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
19 1
0 3
2 1
3 1 1 1
2 3
0
# 2 2 2
0 3 p i 0

19
8 8 7 5 7 4 5 7 7 8 5 5
5 6 5 0 5 5 3 0 5 5 3
5 7 5 0
7 6 7 7 4 0

4 III II
23 4 4 2 4
1
1
1 1 3 3
1 2
3 2 1 4 0
3 4 3 3
1

23
6 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0
3 1 3 3 2 3 3
0 0 5 3 3 2 2 0
3 2 3 5 0
3 1 1 4
5 3

III 1. 2.
27 4 1 0
4 0 4 0 4 1 2 3 3 3
3 @ 1 1
2
1
0
0 1 2
1. 2.
27
5 5 3 0 0 3 0 5
2 6 6 6 2 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
0 0 0
0 2 4 0 0
3
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Courante
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
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h. = 60
III
4 3
1 4 1 4 4
2 0 1
2 3
1 2
2 1
4 0 4 2
2 0

5 5 0 1 5 3 0 1 1 3 5 6 5
T 6
2
3 3 2
2 0
3
A 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3
B 4 0 4
3

III I
4
4 1 4 1 1 1 3
3 0 3
3 3 4
2 3
3
3 2 3 2
2 p

4
3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0
5 1 3 2 3 3 1 0 2
2 2 1 2 2 2
3 2 0 0 2 2 2
3 0 0
1 0

4
7 1 4 1
3 1
1
2 4
2 0
2 3

7
0 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 6
2 3 3 1
2 0 3 0
0 7
0 2 3

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III III 1 4 1
4 0 3 0
10 4 1 4 1 3
1 1 2

2 0 4 1 1 3 1
4 2

10
5 5 6 5 3 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1
3 3 4 3 3
0 2 3
4 0 5 3 2 0
3 4 3 2 1
3

II
13 4 4 1
3 2
4 4
2 1
3 1
0 1 2
1 0
0 2

13
5 3 1 0 0
2 1 3 3 2 3 3 3
2 0 3 2 2 2
3 2 0 2 0 0
0 0 1 0
3
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Sarabande
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
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V
@ 1 III
2 @4 3
1
1 4 4
4
2 4 @
3 3
3
2
1 2

3 5 5 5
T 6 6 6
7
5 5
6 7
3
3
5 6 2 2
2
A 7 7 2
B 5 0 0
6 3
0

½III 5
4
4 4 4 4
5 4 3 1 4
3 0
2
1 1 1
3 1 @
1
2 2 1
0

5
5 5 7 8 5 5 6 3 5 5 5 6 5 3 0
6 6 8 3 3 3 2 2 6
7 7 0 2 3 2 2
0 4
7 0

5 3 6
9 4 1
1 1 4 2 1 0
4
4 1 4 1 4 1 0 4
4 4
2 3 3
2
1
2

9
1 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 5
3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
2 2 3 2
0 0 2 0 2
0 0 1 0
3

4 1 4 4 4 III
4
4 3 4 1
13 4 4 2
1
2 3
3 1 1 3 3
@ 1 1
2 1 1 4
2 0

13
5 5 7 5 7 8 6 5 6 3 3 5 3 3 5 5 0 0 1 3 2 2 2
6 6 8 3 3 3 6 2 2 2 3 3 3
7 7 0 2 3 2 2 2
0 4 0 0
7 0 0 3

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II
19 4 3 4 ½I
1 0 4 1 2
3 3 1
2 3 3 3

1 3 2 1
2 0 2 0 2

19
3 3 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
3 3 1 1 3 3 2 3
2 3 3 3 3 2
0 0
1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
3 3

III
24 1 2 2 4 4 4
4 2 3
1 2
3 3 3 1
3 3
1 2

1 0 3

24
0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 6 6 5 3 2
2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 1
2 2 3 5 2
0 0 0 1 0 0
0 3 3
3

II
½I 1 3
28 4 4 1 4 1
3 2
3 1 1
3 3

3 2 1
2 0 2 0 0 2

28
3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
3 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 3 3
3 3 3 3 2 2 2
0 0
0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
3 3
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Gavotte
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de visée
Arrangement: Per-Olov KiNDGREN

h= 6 1 0
1 4
0 1 4 3 4
3 2
3
2

0 1 1 3 0 0 3 13 1 0
T 3 2 3
0
3 2
2 2
A 0
B 0

3 1 4 1. 4 2. 4 2
4
2
2 1 2
1 1
3 1
0

3
1 3 1 0 5 0 5 5 3
3 2 3 2 2
2 2
0
3 1 0 0

6 3 4 4
1 0 0 1
1 4
2 1
4 2 1 2 3
# 2
0

6
2 2 3 5 5 6 6 1 0 0 1 1 0
3 3 3
5 3 2 0 2 3 2 0

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II 3
9 1 4 2
1 4 2
2 3
1
3
3 3 1
0 0
2

9
1 1 0 0 0 5
3 3 3 2 3 2
2 3 2
3 2 0 2
3 1 0 0 0
3

1. 2.
12 4 2
3 0 3 3
2 1
1
1 2

12
0 0 5 3
3 2 3 3 3
2 2 2
0 0
1 0
3
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Menuette 1
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
Arrangement: Per-Olov KiNDGREN

h. =
II V
2 1 1 1 2 4
0 4 3 2 3 1
3 4
4 3 3
4 3
1
# @
2
3

5 3 1 0 1
T 6
7
5
6
3
2
3
3
5
3
2
2 7 6 7
5 6 8
A 5 0
B 0

II
5 1 1 1
4 1 4 2
2 4 3 3
0 0 0
2 1
2

5
5 3 1 0 1 0
6 5 3 2 3 2 3 3
3 2 2
0 0 0
4 0 1 0
3

VI III ½V III
9 1 4
@ 4 @ 2 4 @ 1
2 4
@ 4
2 3 3 3 3
#
0 4 4 1 1
0 0 4

9
5 5 6 5 3 3 5 3
6 6 6 5 8 6 6 6 5 3
7 5 7 7 3 5 5
0 0
3 3 0 0 3 3
8 6 6 6 6 3 6

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III II
13
4
@ 0 0 @ 4 3 1
4 4
3 3 3

1 3 # 1 1
0 1

13
0 0 3
6 6 3 3 6 6 5 3 2 2
5 3 5 3 2 4 2
2
0 1 0 0
3

½V II V
0 1
17 4 2 2 4
@ 4 3 2 3 1
2 4
3 2 3 3 1 @
2 #
3

17
5 5 0 1
6 5 8 6 3 5 2 5 6 8
7 6 7 2 3 3 2 7 6 7
5 0
0

III II
21 1 4 4 4
1 3 1 1 4 3 2
2 3 2
1
0 0
2 0
1

21
5 3 5 3 1 0 1
6 5 3 2 3 6 5 2 3 3
3 2 2
0 0 0
4 0 1 0
3
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Menuette 2
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
Arrangement: Per-Olov KiNDGREN

h. =
4 4 4 1.
2 2 0
3 3 3 2
1 1 0 1
0
1

2 3 2 0 2 5 2 2 2 3 0 0
T 3
2
3 5 3
2
0
0
2
2
A 0 0
B 4

5 2. 4 2 4
0 3 3 0 2 2 0 1
2 2 1 2
1 #
0
0 4
3
3

5
0 0 0 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0
2 2 3 0 3
2 0 2 0 4
0 4
0
3 4

(2nd time only)

(2nd time only)

9 3 4 3 2 2 3
4 2 0 3 0 0 3 2
3 2 1 2
2 1

9
0 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 0
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3
2 2 2
0 0
0 0 0

Menuette 1 Da Capo

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Bourrée
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
Arrangement: Per-Olov KiNDGREN

h= 6 III
4 4
1 3 1 1 4 1
3 0
3 3
2 2
2 1
2

0 1 1 3 5 5 0 1 3 1
T 3 3 3 2
2
3
3 0
A 0 2 3 0
B 4

III
4 4 4 4
3 4 1 3 2 4 1

2
2 1
2 3

4
0 0 1 1 3 5 5 0 1 3 1
2 3 3 3 2 3
2
0 2 3 0
4 0 1
3

8 1. 2.
3 0
3
2 2 3 3
2
0 2 2

8
0 0 0 0 0
2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2
2 0
3 2
0 0

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11 3 4 4 3 4 3
1 1 2 1 1 4 1
0
2 4
1 3
1
3 @
0
3 3
2 2 2 0 1

11
1 0 0 2 3 3 2 3 3 5 6 5 3 0 1
3 1 1 6
2 3 2 3 0 2 3 0
0 0 0
3 1 0
3 3

15 4 4 1. 2.
1 0 2 3 3 3
3 3 3
2 2 2 1 1 1
1
0

15
5 3 1 0 0
2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3
2 0 2 3 2 2 2
3 0 0
0 0
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Gigue
(from Suite in D-minor)
Robert de Visée
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h. = 6
3 3
4 @ 3 1 0 1
4
1 4
4 0 2 1 3 2
# @ #

5 5 0 1 1 0 0
T 6 5 3 3
6
0
2
3 1 3
3 2 0
A
B

III
6 4 3 4 1 3
4 1 4 @
3
2
3 1 2 1
0 4 1

6
0 1 3 5 6 3 5 5
2 3 6
2 2
3 2 0 0 2 3
4 0 3 0

I 1. 2.
4
11
0 1 1 0 1 4 I 3 I
4 4 1
4
2 2 2
1 3 0 3
2
3

11
0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 5 1 8
3 3 3 1 3
2 0 2 2
0
1 2 3 1 3
3 1 1

16 1 4 0 4
2 1 4 4 4 4
@ 1
2
0 2 2 1 2
3 3 0 3

16
5 0 1 3 3 3 1 3 5 5 3
8 6 1 1
2 0
3 2 0 2 0 3 2
3 3 3

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22 4 1 0
1 1 3 4 1
1 1
0 1
2 0 2
2
3 0
3 3

22
1 3 1 0 0 0 1
3 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1
0 2 2 0 0 2
0 3 0 2
3 3

II 4
27 3 4 4 1
3 1
4 3
3 0 0
3 2 2
0 2 1 0
1 2 1
4 0

27
0 0 1 2 0 2 3 3 4 2 4
3 2 3 3 3 0 0
3 0 2 2 2 2
0 0 2 0
0 2 4 0 3 2 2
0

4 III II 1.
4
2.
33 1 1 4 3 4
1 2 0
3 3 3
1 3

2 3 1
1 2 0

33
5 3 1 0 1 3 5 0 8
5 2 3 3 2 3 3
2 3 2 2
0 3 2 0 0
4 3 1 0 1 0
3