In the early 1700s, Bach's chorales enchanted listeners with their inventive harmonies, chromaticism, contrapuntal motion, and changes of tonal center. Since that time, music students the world over have studied the chorales as a paragon of 'common practice' harmony and voice leading. And by virtue of their sublime beauty, musicians continue to perform the chorales to this day. The four-part texture of the chorales can make their performance on guitar ? with its fingering limitations ? somewhat problematic. But by sometimes thinning the texture to three or two parts, and sometimes inverting the lower parts (allowing the alto or tenor to temporarily serve as the bass), we've created easy-to-play classical guitar solos that capture all the interest and beauty of Bach's original compositions.

These unique arrangements are beautifully presented and include chord symbols and TAB notation.

The roots of the classical guitar are found in the early string instruments of the Renaissance and this special collection features 50 solos arranged for solo guitar with tablature. The set of pieces includes music by Thomas Campian Francis Cutting John Dowland Orlando Gibbons Michael Praetorius and others with each arrangement presented in both standard notation and Tab. Access to online audio tracks is also included with carefully recorded demonstrations that will help you capture an authentic playing style to reflect the unique musical character of the Renaissance.

Renaissance Lute Repertoire-Guitar Tablature Edition can be viewed as either a supplement to the popular Introduction to the Lute: for Lute and Guitar Players or as a standalone edition of 16th-century lute tablatures reset in guitar tab. Play from beautifully-typeset scores, music by John Dowland, Francesco da Milano, Vicenzo Galilei (father of the famous astronomer), and many others, including vihuela composers, Narváez and Milán. Together, this collection provides in guitar tab a beautiful and extensive overview of music for the Renaissance lute. TUNING: To get Renaissance lute tuning on a guitar, all you need to do is tune the 3rd string, G, down one semitone to Fâ?¯. That's it. Then just read the tab as normal. This edition is in guitar tablature. There is a separate edition in lute tablature, Renaissance Lute Repertoire-Lute Tablature Edition.

Presents the Contradanzas Habaneras of Manuel Saumell (1817-1870) who has been called a 'Pioneer of the Cuban danza.' Originally written for the piano this collection of contradanzas is a good example of Saumell’sinnate sensitivity to the rhythms characteristic of Cuban Music. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Easy Renaissance Pieces For Classical Guitar brings to life some of the best-known Lute works of the Renaissance including many musical selections from the plays of William Shakespeare such as 'Greensleeves ''Where the Bee Sucks' and 'When That I Was a Little Tiny Boy'. Many of the great Lute composers are represented here including Dowland Johnson and even King Henry VIII. Easy Renaissance Pieces For ClassicalGuitar is designed for the beginner and intermediate guitarist and includes 61 pieces with an accompanying audio CD performed by Jerry Willard.With standard notation and TAB.

For years classical guitarists have enjoyed playing the lute music of the English composer John Dowland (1563-1626). Forty of his beautiful compositions are included in this volume. The book is intended for the guitarist withintermediate to advanced fingerstyle technique and can be played on both nylon and steel string instruments. In order to help capture the unique character of Dowland's music renaissance lute tuning (capo on the third fret withthe G string tuned to F sharp) is used throughout. The pieces progress more or less in order of increasing difficulty and special care has been taken to be sure any group of consecutive pieces can be played with satisfyingresults. Standard notation only. Includes access to online audio.

This collection presents 99 popular classical themes arranged as single-note melodies for guitar with chord accompaniment. Each piece is presented in standard notation and tablature followed by chord diagrams and a suggestedstrumming pattern. This book will serve as an introduction to the classics for the beginning guitarist as well as a good source for the more advanced player who needs to supplement his or her repertoire with 'fake book' stylearrangements of well-known classical themes. The songs range from easy to quite challenging and represent a wide variety of styles.

This edition contains 10 of J.S. Bach's finest compositions scored in notation and tablature. Works include: Two Part Invention in C Major; Gavotte from the 3rd Lute Suite; Prelude in D Minor; Bouree in E Minor from the1st Lute Suite; and others. The audio recording is a stereo listening and on it each selection is played at both a slow and performance tempo. All songs from the book are on the audio available for download online.

The pieces compiled in this collection were originally for the harpsichord and lute and have been transcribed here for the first time with guitar tablature in a manner that preserves the poignant beauty of the music of this wonderful era. Includes 18 pieces by Pachelbel Gaultier Gallot Reusner Forberger and Conradi.

For maximum enjoyment and approachability the 50 pieces in this collection of music from the Classical period are printed in standard modern notation and in tablature. This was done with players from other areas of guitar music in mind as they can take advantage of either system. Many ?cross-over? guitarists will find the information on the origin and specific character of each piece equally useful. The accompanying CD offers further incentives for listening or joining in. The selection spans five centuries of musical styles from simple folkloristic pieces to jewels of the guitar repertoire by composers such as Carulli Paganini Sor and Tárrega as well as famous melodies bythe great masters Bach Handel Vivaldi and Mozart. Stephan Schmidt is renowned for his clear and concise presentation of music for the guitar. His carefully considered approach will motivate pupils to try unfamiliar repertoire.

A collection of 12 classic pieces from one of Spain's most significant composers Isaac Albeniz contains some of the finest transcriptions and easy-to-read guitar tablature.

Over 30 favorite classical pieces in standard notation and tablature including: Air on the G String (Bach) · Bridal Chorus (Wagner) · Canon in D (Pachelbel) · Clair de Lune (Debussy) · Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) · Greensleeves · Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) · Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) · Ode to Joy (Beethoven) · Pavane (Fauré) · Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) · Wedding March (Mendelssohn) · and more. The CD includes a recorded performance of each piece!

An exceptional collection which brings together twenty-eight beloved and favourite works from the classical repertiore all in faithful and complete arrangements for solo guitar. With pieces by the likes of renowned composers Mauro Giuliani Fernando Sor and Chopin; these are all well known and popular melodies that remain fresh and expressive today. Presented in guitar tablature format this is a must have for classical guitarists who want to extend their repertoire with popular recognisable but beautiful pieces.

Century Spain-Scholarly editions which serve different purposes than performance editions are not often designed with the modern guitarist in mind. For instance Renaissance vihuela tablatures are usually transcribed with the open firststring as G not E. Most are presented in double-staff notation a medium that is superior for realizing counterpoint but unconventional as guitar notation. Furthermore these editions sometimes give idealized but not realistic solutions for voicing note duration and other matters that need to be considered within the limitations of our instrument. Guitarists who try to play from these editions essentially are faced with the task of transcribing thetranscription!This 188-page anthology is designed as a companion volume to The Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World (MB21122). It includes representative selections edited for modern guitar from the seven books for vihuelathat were published in Spain between 1536 and 1576.As well as being fun and entertaining music for all to enjoy these collections are intended to help bridge the gap between scholarly editions and performance editions byproviding a hands-on introduction to tablature transcription and to issues concerning historically informed performance of early music on the guitar. A 188-page anthology edited for modern guitar from the seven books forvihuela that were published in Spain between 1536 and 1576 A companion volume to The Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World (MB21122) Intended to help bridge the gap between scholarly editions and performance editions Anintroduction to tablature transcription and to issues concerning historically informed performance of early music on the modern guitar.