Sylvius

Leopold Weiss
(1687 - 1750)

Dresden Suite No.6

Originally for lute in D minor
(Sonata 11)

Arranged for Guitar

by
Andrew Forrest

Fantasia, Allemande, Courante,

Gavotte, Sarabande, Menuet, Giga

My thanks go to Zurab Parastaev

for his helpful suggestions and proof-reading.

This suite is taken from the Dresden manuscript of Weiss’ works.

However, it is nearly identical with Suite No.7 in the London and
Warsaw manuscripts so I have included some of the slight
differences which I thought best suited to performance on the guitar.
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.

In the event of a public performance, please include

the composer’s and arranger’s name on the programme.

© Copyright Andrew Forrest 2020

forrestguitarensembles.co.uk
 Dresden Suite No.6
Arranged from the lute tablature Sylvius Leopold Weiss
by Andrew Forrest 1. Fantasia (1687 - 1750)

              
  
               
  
I I


V

   
  
  
     
  
                                
    
  
CIV II

  
            

 II
     
                                       
    

  

  
                                               
    
VII V
                                         
II

    
      

VII
                                                 
   
     


                        
                       
V II II

 
     
 IV

      

     
         
        
         
I

      
      


© Copyright Andrew Forrest 2020

 3 Dresden Suite No.6 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

2. Allemande

    V  IV  II
                                  
    
     
 
II
  

                               
   
  
4

     


 
    
                      
 
7

       

    

       
             
   
10

     

 V

         
              

III

   
         
13


   
                    
  
I

   

16

  

III II  VII

                              
         
V

         
  
18

 

 VII
4 Dresden Suite No.6 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

  
   
         
           
 
I

             
23

     

II
                     
         
III

    
   
 
26

  

VI VII  
 
IV


II

                                        

III

      
  
29

        


 V
  
                      
V

             
II


II

           
33

  
   
    

II     
                      
                       
I


37

    

   


II 
   
                
                 
  
42

     
    
 5 Dresden Suite No.6 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

3. Courante

                         
VII

              
       
  
VIII VII VIII VI
  
                         
      
       
5

  
 
VII VI V
                                  
  
 
10

    

II II  
                                   

      
     
15

   


                              
   
21

    


                                        
       
26

   
VII
                                                
   
 
30

  

                                       
 
I

 
36

         

6 Dresden Suite No.6 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

III
                   
                     

42

    

III V VII
                                       
     
 
48

     

                          
VII

     
V

 
           
      
54

  
VI CVII VI CVII V
                                
CVIII CVII IV

    
   
59

    
 
V
  
     
                                 

 
 
64

   


     CII
                                     
  
IV

     
70

     

  II
             
                        

75

          

 
                        
                 
80

        

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4. Gavotte
VII       
 
                               
 
    
  
   


      
                                       
IV II

             
       
5

       
 
                     
                    
  

10

   
   
        
()

                                   
       
      
14

                                
CIII

  
19

        
    

                                           
II CV

    
                 
23

VII IV VII  
                                                 

                
28

 
       
         
           
                   
         
32

 
   
                                  
VII CVII

    
36

            

8 Dresden Suite No.6 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

5. Sarabande

   VII

                      
          
  
I

     
  
  


 

                        
II 1. 2.

           
5

       

VII 
                                     
V CV

  

 
  
 
10


   


   V
            
             
CIII

  

14

      



                                             

III

        
18

    

  
     

                                
CVII CVII

  
  
   
22

   
  


 
 
     
                  
II

     

27

     
 9 Dresden Suite No.6 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

6. Menuet


            
    
       
I

  
    
VII VIII
  
                                  
   

5

   
VII


  
                             
VII

       
9


  
   
     
                     
V

             

14

     I             


    
           
19

  



                                   
VII

  
V V

         

23

 


   
                     
           
  
28

     
10 Dresden Suite No.6 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

  
                           
      
V

          
33

    

VII V II

                   

            

       
39

 


                            
    

44

   

 
                                 
       
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


                
                 
VII II

      
  
   
54

   


       
            
     
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   
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7. Giga
         
                               
                
      
     
 VII

                                    
                
6


   

                          
   
                      
  
II


              
 


11

       
 
     

                                  
V I

             
17

   
VII
                           
II

  
      
III

                         
       
22

   
     
 
   

            
                  
          
   
27

 
  

                          
 
II

       
II IV VII

    
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   

          
  
                                           

           
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 
 
  
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            
                                        
            
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   
 IX  
    
                               
VII

          
47

     
IX   VII 
       
     
                 
               
51

     
VII    III   II
            
               
    
        
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        
    
II  
                           
I

 
II

  
       
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 
  
II III

                                         
V


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   

                     V
      
IV

 
     
VII

      
II

  
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

              
CII


II

        
                    
71

       ()
 
 
                    
II

          
  
      
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        
 