The Round Battle Galliard (Poulton No. 39) by John Dowland (1563-1626) – Sheet music and TAB for classical guitar. Includes a Notation-Only Edition and a Notation + Modern TAB Edition. Left hand fingering. The level is Intermediate (Grade 7), generally easy but a…
Flauguissimo Duo with Yu-Wei Hu (Baroque flute) and Johan Löfving (Theorbo) play the 3rd movement, Allegro non troppo from Sonata in F Major for Flute and Continuo by Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723-1787), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. This comes via the…
Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and what it’s like to carry it around on the train. “People complain a lot about the space that I…
Prelude in E Major from BWV 1006a by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) – PDF Sheet Music Arranged for Classical Guitar. From ‘Lute’ Suite in E Major. Includes both a notation-only edition and a TAB edition. Left hand fingering only. PDF download. Performance…
Daniel Shoskes, aka Kidney Kutter (he’s a Urologist) plays Fantasie by Guillaume Morlaye (c.1510–c.1558) on Renaissance Guitar by Dan Larson. This comes via Shoskes’ great YouTube channel. Charming piece and well played. Morlaye was a French lutenist, composer and music…
Swedish guitarist and lutenist Johan Löfving performs Canario by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580–1651) on theorbo. This comes via his fantastic Youtube channel. Charming little piece with some spicy strumming and golpe or tapping in the inner section. I love Löfving’s…
Italian guitarist and lutenist Lorenzo Micheli plays Toccata seconda arpeggiata (Venice, 1604) by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580–1651) on theorbo. Filmed in Palazzo Pignano, Italy by Drew Henderson. This comes via Micheli’s great YouTube channel. Kapsperger was a German-Italian performer and composer…
A Tutor for the Renaissance Lute by Diana Poulton – Although this is a method book for lute, I’ve used it a lot for my classical guitar studies and for creating guitar editions of lute music. It’s an extremely helpful…
Baroque Sheet Music for Classical Guitar. This page lists Baroque pdf sheet music by composer and grade. The Baroque was one of the most exciting times for plucked string instruments. From the varieties of Baroque lute, theorbo, and Baroque guitar…
Renaissance Sheet Music Classical Guitar. This page lists Renaissance pdf sheet music by composer and grade. The Renaissance was one of the most exciting times for plucked string instruments. From the lute, vihuela, cittern (cithren) tablature and a variety of…
Diferencias sobre Guárdame las vacas by Luys de Narváez (fl. 1526-1549) from Los seys libros del delphín – PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar. Comes with both a Notation-Only Edition and a TAB Edition. Left hand fingering. PDF Download. The…
The Passemeze Pavin – Anonymous Lute Work Arranged for Classical Guitar. PDF or hardcopy sheet music with free video lesson. This comes from my Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 2 – Seven pieces at the grade two level with dedicated lessons preparing…