Villanella Love Songs for Solo Harp

Villanella – Love Songs for Solo Harp.  Works composed by Luis Milan (c. 1500-c. 1561) and arranged for harp by Daniel Burton.

“Sixteenth-century Luis Milán (Lluís del Milà, Luys Milán) was master of the vihuela, a lute resembling a large guitar, that was favored by the aristocracy during the Spanish Renaissance.  He composed extensively for this instrument as well as for solo voice with vihuela accompaniment…Among his musical works is a series of song settings using a popular poetic form of the time, the villanella (villancico, villanelle, villanesque)…The songs in this collection are chosen for their adaptability to the harp, as well as for their melodic and rhythmic beauty.  The arrangements are free adaptations of Milán’s music, rather than transcriptions…” Daniel Burton