A collection of 32 pieces for the solo classical Guitar that capture the stately spirit and elegance of the Renaissance. The music has been carefully selected from authentic sources and the book includes plenty of historical detail and performance notes.Pieces include many ancient melodies from Ireland and Scotland ideal for the repertoire of the intermediate guitarist with their simple rhythms and modal tonalities. A CD of demonstrations is included performed by Allan Alexander to help you achieve and accurate and authentic performance.

A very representative collection of music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods skillfully adapted for solo guitar from lute and piano works. This book contains well-recognized pieces by master composers many of which havealready become essential repertoire for the classical guitar. Compiled with the performance skills of the beginner guitarist in mind this collection also fulfills repertoire requirements of the student guitarist as well asproviding valuable exercises in sight-reading in standard notation for the more intermediate and advanced performers.

In this edition Guido Böger provides 72 further compositions by the legendary Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan arranged for classical guitar.These solo pieces are generally of intermediatedifficulty and convey the beautiful lyrical qualities of the original tunes. This expanded selection of the melodies has not been organized into any set of themes or forms; however along with his TurloughO’Carolan Irish Harp Pieces for Classical Guitar O’Carolan’s Laments have now been arranged in their entirety.These pieces will provide the guitarist with a wonderful collection of new andfascinating pieces for use in study concerts or for your musical pleasure.

Duets And Ensembles-A unique collection of guitar music which spans the late Renaissance to the late Classical period. Including new and unusual repertoire as well as popular works and showpieces Suitable for intermediate standard players.

and Renaissance Music For Guitar-A collection of 28 fingerstyle guitar solos and duets by fingerstyle guitarist John Renbourn. These solos are drawn from Medieval and Renaissance lute dance tunes and solos. All solos are in notation and tablature. The onlineaudio contains 17 of the solos from the book.

Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) was the most famous Irish composer of his time. His memorable melodies influenced both by European classical music and by ancient Gaelic harp traditions have remained popular through the centuries and lend themselves especially well to fingerstyle guitar. The arrangements in this volume are of intermediate difficulty and are a pleasure to play for guitarists of almost any skill level. There are a few well-known tunes here but most of the arrangements are O'Carolan 's lesser known works though they rank with his best music.

The music selected for this book seems to lift you gently back to by-gone days to an era more leisurely paced than our own. This collection for solo classic guitar focuses first and foremost on early Christmas music and isenhanced by appropriate cover art biblical text and poetry dating from this exciting period. The selections are festive to listen to while providing arrangements ranging from the traditional 'easier to learn' lute solos to moreadvanced settings with today's harmonies. Each piece is cloaked in the special beauty and warmth that is characteristic of the guitar. A 'mix and match' approach in the arrangements provides an added dimension for your enjoyment.For example What Child is This/Greensleeves begins with an olden lute version followed by interludes that segue into other sections. Seven of the eight pieces in the book are recorded on the accompanying CD for your listeningpleasure and to guide you in interpreting the pieces. Written in standard notation only.

Description The Renaissance Guitar The first in this book-and-CD anthology of solos, duets and songs covering four centuries of composers for the Guitar and Lute family. Songlist Air(John Dowland) Almain [Cutting, Francis] Alman [Johnson, Robert] As I Went To Walsingham (Anon) Ballet (Elias Mertel) Branle De Bourgogne (Adrien Le Roy) Branle Gay (Jean Baptiste Besard) Come Heavy Sleep (John Dowland) Drewrie's Accordes (Anon) Entree De Luth (Robert Ballad) Fantasia (Alonso De Mudarra) Fantasia (Miguel De Fuenllana) Fantasia [Dowland, John] Fantasia(Anon) Galliard (Alfonso De Mudarra) Galliard (Philop Rosseter) Galliard To The Flatt Pavin (John Johnson) Galliard( Anthony Holborne) Go From My Window (Anon) Greensleeves (Francis Cutting) Guardame Las Vacas (Luis De Narvaez) La Rossignol (Anon) Lady Hammond's Alman (John Dowland) Lady Hunsdon's Alman (John Dowland) Lesson For Two Lutes [Anon] Melancholy Galliard [Dowland, John] Morenica Da Me Un Beso (Juan Vasquez) Mr. Southcote's Pavan (Thomas Ford) Mrs. Anne Harecourt's Galliard (Francis Pilkington) Mrs. Taylor's Galliard (Philip Rosseter) My Love Hath Vowed (Thomas Campion) Never Weather-beaten Sail [Campion, Thomas] Of My Complaints Could Passions Move (John Dowland) Pavan (Luis Milan) Queen Elizabeth Galliard [Dowland, John] Recercate Concertante (Francesco Da Milano & Joanne Matelart) Rest Sweet Nymphs [Pilkington, Francis] Shall I Come Sweet Love To Thee (Thomas Campion) Sonnet(Enriquez De Valderrabano) Spagnoletta (Anon) Tanz (Georg Fuhrmann) Tarleton's Resurrection [Dowland, John] The Cobbler (Anon) The Flatt Pavin (John Johnson) The King Of Denmark's Galliard (John Dowland) The Night Watch (Anthony Holborne) The Parlement (Anon) The Round Battle Galliard [Dowland, John] Toda Mi Bida Os Ame (Luis Milan) Toy (Francis Cutting) Toy For Two Lutes (Thomas Robinson) Volt (Anon) When From My Love (John Bartlet) When To Her Lute Corinna Sings (Thomas Campion) Wilson's Wilde (Anon)

Playing classical guitar duets has never been so convenient. Two copies of the music are included - one in the book and another in an easily removable insert. The accompanying CD is mixed with the first guitar panned right and the other panned left enabling you to play along with either part. Includes beautiful transcriptions and arrangements of Renaissance pieces originally composed for two lutes. The music begins at an easy level and gradually becomes more challenging as you progress through the book. Grade level: easy to early intermediate.

This collection of easy to early-intermediate level Renaissance to Romantic works is a perfect addition to every classical guitarist's repertoire. These fully-fingered pieces range from easy, single-note arrangements to satisfying, full versions of popular solos. Each piece includes helpful technical and interpretive tips. Features works by Robinson, Vise, Giuliani, Sor, Tarrega and others. The recording includes performances of all the pieces.