The Spanish musician and writer Luis de Milán published in 1536 an important collection of music for vihuela de mano (the equivalent of the guitar). This gives indications of speed and manner of performance, in addition to the music itself, in tablature. The collection, under the title Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro (‘Book of Music for the Vihuela de mano, entitled The Master’), also includes a varied quantity of songs.

Music for Vihuela de mano
El maestro includes 40 fantasias, a term that covers a wide variety of music.