The Art of Music is a 16th-century Scottish manuscript with the aim of teaching the rules of music to students of composition. None of the music is in lute tablature, but the largely two-part texture fits easily on the 7c lute with a minimal amount of editing - in fact, only the Fantasie required attention in one bar, otherwise what you hear is what is written. Typically for early to mid-16th century Scottish music, the treble is rhythmically complex (no two bars have the same rhythm in a single piece), but overall the music is harmonically simple. These recordings first appeared on a CD called Graysteil which is no longer available.
The recording: 7c lute by Martin Haycock. Recording date: 1997. Strings: Aquila gut.
Robert Carver, 3-part Mass. Bill Taylor on bray harp, Rob MacKillop, lute. The buzz of the bray harp contrasts strongly with the lute. Judging from contemporary paintings, the bray harp and lute were often paired, yet few people play the bray harp today. It certainly has an interesting sound. Carver was Scotland's leading composer from the late medieval to early Renaissance periods.
John Dowland - from the www.johndowland.co.uk website - worth a visit!
Played on my Martin Shepherd 11c lute, but strung in only ten courses, in Renaissance tuning.