Cumbees - Marizapalos - La Jotta. Par MURCIA SANTIAGO DE. The dances and sets of variations published in this volume come from the Codice Saldívar, a manuscript that was discovered by the Mexican musicologist Dr. Gabriel Saldívar y Silva in León (Mexico) in 1943. Although the title page of the manuscript is missing, we can assume with great certainty that it is the work of Santiago de Murcia. The manuscript dates from around 1732 and the handwriting, paper format and watermark are the same as those from another work by de Murcia. This collection demonstrates de Murcia's interest in a wide range of music for guitar and, like many other Spanish composers, the inspiration he found in the new sounds and rhythms brought home by the Spanish seafarers. The result is a rich and colourful feast of the baroque guitar repertoire./ Recueil / Guitare

Frank Koonce: Baroque Guitar In Spain And The New World is an anthology containing representative selections from the publications and manuscripts of four important Spanish Baroque guitarists namely GasparSanz Antonio de Santa Cruz Francisco Guerau and Santiago de Murcia.In addition to being fun and entertaining music for all to enjoy this collection is intended to help bridge the gap betweenscholarly editions and performance editions by providing a hands-on introduction to tablature transcription and to issues concerning historically informed performance on the modern Guitar.