SKU: A0.948977

This piece is from Dowland's lute book. Although easy to play, it is a very effective composition due to the variety of a simple structure. Each of the three themes is followed by a repeating ornament. If the themes are handled with a sustained quality, the repeats can have an interesting contrast being played with a fast attack.

SKU: A0.948976

Simplified writing and fingering. Ideal for beginners. From an internet mp3 recording performed by Christopher Parkening.

SKU: A0.949040

Brasileirinho (little Brazilian). Suitable for students and beginners. Choro by João Pernambuco for solo guitar. It's a great study for the right hand and for new chord formations in the high range of the instrument. The left hand works with jumps. Much played by classical guitar artists. Choro is a typical Brazilian song.

SKU: A0.948978

From the Dowland manuscript, this piece seems to te based on Kemp's Jig, a popular tune of the time, associated with Will Kemp, the famous English comic actor and dancer. Suggest tempo is brisk. * On the measure 8 is important to release the third finger from the low C at this point to avoid an ugly clash with the upper C#. The change of key is somewhat sudden, but it is helped by stressing the C#. Volt: This very popular piece was untitled in the Dowland manuscript but apears elsewere under the title of Volt or La Volta. It Appears frequently in Italian lute sources and was probably originally Italian. * The only technical problem lies the first two measures, where the change from the second to fifth position should be made evenly and without hurry.

SKU: A0.948973

Simplified fingering for beginners. An example of popular Spanish melody. Excellent for creating repertoire and solving technical problems for beginners.

SKU: A0.948979

This piece (originally intitled) was transcribed by Oscar Chilesotti from a Sixteenth-century manuscript lute book. It is chosen here as a straightforward example of a common style of piece which was purely instrumental and unrelated to dance forms. The aim of the player is to bring out the contrapuntual (multiline) quality of the piece bycarefully sustaining tied and held notes for their value. It is important to recognize the original tune as it reoccurs in other voices. The Fantasia seems to sound well at a stately.