Saltarello - Italy, medieval (Anon.) (Renaissance lute)

Medieval saltarello from Italy, transcribed for Renaissance lute. The introduction is borrowed from "Lanquan Li Jorn" by the French troubadour Jaufre Rudel,(XIV). 7-course Renaissance lute (modeled after lute by Flemish luthier G. Hieber, 1580) by A. Radice, Bologna; later restored by G. Tumiati of Stradella. The saltarello is a medieval dance originally from Italy. It was first mentioned in a late fourteenth century manuscript of Tuscan origin, and became very popular in the courts throughou