Sylvius Leopold Weiss

(1687 - 1750)

Dresden Suite No. 24

Originally for lute in Bb major

Arranged for Guitar

by
Andrew Forrest
This suite is taken from the Dresden manuscript of Weiss' works.
The prelude was added later; competent lutenists of the time
would be expected to create their own preludes, setting the
key for the following suites (or Suonaten as Weiss called them).
In the Dresden manuscript, Menuet I is cancelled out and
the note 'ist nicht von Mr. Weis' is added.

The baroque lute for which Weiss wrote had 13 courses including a complete
diatonic scale in the bass. I have endeavoured to keep the performance
of this piece simple, though having to stop the strings for the bass part
inevitably makes the piece less easy to perform and it has not been
possible to include all the lower range of notes at their original pitch.
Also, since the interval between the top 2 courses was only a third,
unisons and 2nds were easy to obtain. I have sometimes had to use
appogiaturas and ornamentation to attempt to convey the effect.

In the event of a public performance, please include

the arranger's name on the programme

http://www.forrestguitarensembles
 Dresden Suite No. 24
Sylvius Leopold Weiss
(1687 - 1750) Transcribed from the lute
tablature by Andrew Forrest
Prelude
CII
3 3
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Guitar &

IV VI VII CII
3 r
### r 0
4 0
0
2 2

3 1 1
&
1 1 4
2 1
4
2 3 4 3 3 1 4

3
1

0 4 3
4
3
7 2 3 4 II
3 2
4 4
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3 0 1 2 1
# n 3 2
n #
&
2


3

Ouverture
323
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3
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1
3 1

4 m m 3 3 3 3 m 3131
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0 3
& 3

4 2

CII 3131
7
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#
4 0 1
4
4 4

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1 4 1 3
& 2
3 4 1

#
4
2 3

10 CII 141414

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4 0
3

& j j
#
2 1

CII CIV VI CII

13 m 1010
~ CIV 3 4 3 2
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4 0
1

2 4
& #
# n 1 3
2 1 1 4
3 2
2
Copyright Andrew Forrest 2014
http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk
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Allegro IV V I
j 34313 4
1
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1
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2
0 0 1 0
0
3 4 3 3 j

& 4
2

2
3 1 2 4 1
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CII 2121
7 mj
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1 4

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0

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#
3

1
1 3

CII
13 4 4
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& 0

3
1

A
CIV CII 4343 VII
20 3 1
4
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4 3
2 2 2 0
1 3
4 3
& 1

CV V
27 j 3
4 2 4 3
###

j # 1
3
0 4 4 2
J
&
3
2 1 1 2
3
3 3

CIV II
33 3 4 2 2 4 4
### # # #
4
4 1
& 1
2
# # # 3 1 1

4 #
1 1 3
3 2 3 3

CI CII CVI CIV

39
3 2 3 4
### # # n # # j
# 2 3 2
4

& # # # 1

#
#
1 3 4 1 3
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CVI II
45 4 0
###
4
# #j
3 4 2
4 2 2
3
3

& 1 # 2
# # # #
2
4 3 n n # # 4

2 1
1 1 0 4
1 4 1
3

51
B
### j 2 1
4
3

&

2
2

3
1

58
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2

3

&
3
3

IV V I
65 4
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&
3 1 3 1
J

CII
71
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& # n
J 3
#

3

4343
77 3 3
4
### 0 2 4

&
3
3 4
0
1
1
2 1
4 4
1

Largo
4343
CII
84
### 3 4

4 4

& 4
1
3 n
2

90 ~
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4
2
n
4
0
4

&
3

3

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Courrante
II 3 4
2
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0 1 1 2 4 3 2 4

#
1
& 4 1
4
0
2 4 1
2
1 4 1
1 0
3 4
3

6
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0
2
& 4
0 3 1 2

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4 1
4 4 1

1
4 1

12 CII
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&
0
4
3
4
3
2
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1
1 1
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2

CII CIV CVI CVII CIX

17 2
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3
4
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2 4 3 3
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3 2 4
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&
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VI CIV CII CII

22 2 4

### # # # #
3 2 4 4 4
0 1 3 3 2 4 3 4
3 3 0 0 3
3 3
4 3
&
1
# #



1 2
1 4

CII CIV CII

28 4 2 1 1 1
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3 4 4 3 4

& 3 # # # 3 3
2 2
2

33 4
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CII 414141
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1 2 4
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2 3
3

C II
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3

& j # n
j
1 1 2
2 4 1 4
J J 3 4
4
1
3
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50 CII
### j
0 2
1
3

j
&
2 4 4
4 3 4 3
4

CIV
55 2
### j # 3 4 4

&
# 4 2
4

3

2 1

4
60 4
2 4 2 1 1
3
1
2 1 1 1
### # # 3 3 1 4

&
1
0 2

4
III CII CIV
4
65 1 4 3
### 1

4

& # J ## # #
2
4 4
4
2 3 1 3
2 2 4 1 2
3 4

II
70 2
3 3
### 3
3 n 4
3
1

& 1

2 4 1 4 1
1
4
2

CII
76 1
### 3 4

&
3
2 1 2
3

82 CII
### 4

& 0

4
2 0
1
3
4

# 1 2
2
CII
88
4
### # n n 2
4
& 3
4
3
2
4
3

CII CIV
94 4 4 4 4 1
### # 2
n# 0
n 0
2 1
3
4 2 0 4 3

&

1
3
1
2
1

II
100
### j 2
1

& 4

3 2

2 3
4 1 2

3 1 2 1 4
3 4
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Bourre

II
4 3
### C 4 2 1

& 3

3 2 3 4

CII CIV
2121
3 m
### 4 m 0 4

& 2
# 2
3 1
2
w w w 4

212
M# CII
7 4
### # #
4 4 3

&
w w w w 3

CII
11 4
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# 4
#
&
#

#
3

2
3

D CI
16
### # j j # # j
2
3
1 4
0
& # 0
w
4
2
3
3
2
4 2
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CIII CI CIV
22 4
### # n
1 4 j j # 3 0 1 4
3
2 1 4
2
4

& #
4
# # # # 3 2

w w # 2
w 1 4
1

V
IV II
27 4
3 0
### n
1
3
4
4

& #
n 3
0
w 3 w
3 2 3
4
3
2
2 2

I
32
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w j
0
& 2
3
# 3
1
0
2 0

1
2
w 1
4 0

36
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&
0

j

w 3
w 1

1 0 1 2
2
1

4 4
w

CII
40
3
### 3 2 3 0

0 2
&
4
w w

44
### 4

&
3
2
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Gavotte CIV

4 4 3
### C
1 3
2 4
2 1
1
4 2 4
1 0
2
&
J J J 2 3
J J 1

CIV
3 2
### j
0 # # 2 1
j 3 4
0
2
3
&
J 2 1
3

II CII
5 4 4
### # j # j
4
1 4 4
1
2 4 0
& #
1 3
3 3

1.
7 M#
### 4

& # j
3

2 w
4
2
3 1

E 2. CII
9 M# 4
### j 3 2 2 2



&
J 3
w
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CIV CII

11 j 2
### j #
4 3 2

& 2

CI CII
13
### 2
& #
3
3
2 4
4
# 1 0
4

CIV II
15
### 3
& j # #
0

4 3
3 3

CII
17
###
0 3
4
0
& # # 1
n4
1
2
4
3
3
3

I II
19
### n

&
2
3

21
###
&
w

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Menuett I (probably spurious)

CII
CII
1
### 3 0
2
0
4

& 4

3
3 2
3

7 CII
### 4

&
4
3

2 2

12 M
### 3

&

0

F IV
17
### j j # 4 3

& j
2
4
3

21
###
3 2

0
3
& # # #
4
1
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CIV V CIV CII

25
###
4
1 4 4

2 3
& 3 0

3
4 1
4

30
### 3j2 m

& 2
4

Menuett II

### 3 j 2
j j
& 4
4

1 2
4

3
1

39 1.
2 0
### n 4

&

3 2

CII 212121
43 2. ~~~~~~
###
3
2

& 4
3

IV VI IV 434
48 M
### 3

1
& 3
4
0

4
1
3
4
3

2 2
1
1
2
2