ABSTRACT
The repertoire offered by a tablature is normally that of the particular decade in which it was printed. Lute books of the first part of the century are heavily indebted to the publications of Petrucci; those of the 154o's to the Attaingnant motet and chanson collections and the madrigal books of Scotto and Gardano; a similar relationship continues through the century. A history of the intabulation would be a history of 16thcentury musical taste. Certain pieces -e.g., Tant que vivray,6 0 passi
Cum Sancto Spiritu (Missa Beata Virgine)
Glosa Ex. 1c
intabulation, best called glosa, transforms the borrowed music by means of continuous diminution, changing not only the character of the original, but also sacrificing the discant melody to the abstract figuration. (See Example 1.) The Spanish term glosa is well known from Ortiz's treatise, where, among other things, it is described as playing sobre cosas compuestas, and where several examples are given in the form of recercadas on the individual voiceparts of Arcadelt's madrigal, 0 felici
