Essential Baroque Guitar

Description

A comprehensive volume of musical selections from the masters of the Baroque period.

Pieces selected for this book required little alteration from their original manuscripts and preserve their composers' original intent. Left-hand fingerings have been included extensively, right-hand fingerings are left up to the performer. Requirements for altered tunings and suggestions for capo use are indicated at the beginning of each piece where applicable.

Contains suggested barres, natural harmonics and ornamentations. Written in standard notation. An excellent collection for the library of any classic Guitarist.

• Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
  • Fugue in C...................................................................................................7
  • Fugue 1 in G...............................................................................................8
  • Fugue 2 in G.............................................................................................10
  • Fugue in Dm.............................................................................................12
  • Fugue in D................................................................................................16
• Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
  • Air in Em...................................................................................................19
  • Hornpipe in Em.........................................................................................20
  • Prelude 1...................................................................................................21
  • Prelude 2...................................................................................................22
  • March in D................................................................................................23
  • A Ground in G...........................................................................................24
  • Air in Em...................................................................................................28
• Francois Couperin (1668-1733)
  • Le Petit-Rien (Rondeau)...........................................................................29
  • Le Trophie.................................................................................................32
  • La Flore.....................................................................................................34
  • La Morinete...............................................................................................36
  • Les Tambourins.........................................................................................38
  • La Badine (Rondeau)................................................................................40
  • Les Bacchanales........................................................................................43
  • La Bourbonnoise (Gavotte).......................................................................46
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
  • Menuet en Rondeau..................................................................................47
  • Menuet......................................................................................................48
  • Sarabande 1...............................................................................................50
  • Sarabande 2...............................................................................................51
  • Gavotte en Rondeau..................................................................................52
  • Les Tendres Plaintes (Rondeau)................................................................54
  • Menuet 1...................................................................................................58
  • Menuet 2...................................................................................................59
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
  • Sonata in G (K431)...................................................................................61
  • Sonata in Dm (K434)................................................................................62
  • Sonata in D (K414)...................................................................................66
  • Sonata in A (K428)...................................................................................72
• George Philip Telemann (1681-1776)
  • Fantasia in Em...........................................................................................75
  • Fantasia 1 in D..........................................................................................78
  • Fantasia 2 in D..........................................................................................82
  • Fantasia in Dm..........................................................................................84
  • Fantasia in Am..........................................................................................86
  • Fantasia in C.............................................................................................88
  • Fantasia in Em...........................................................................................93
• George Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
  • Sonatina in C.............................................................................................97
  • Allemande.................................................................................................98
  • Sarabande (with variations)....................................................................100
  • Allegro (from Great Suite #7 for Harpsichord)......................................103
  • Sarabande (from Great Suite #7 for Harpsichord)..................................106
  • Passacaille (from Great Suite #7 for Harpsichord).................................108
  • Allegro (from Partita in G major for Harpsichord)................................. 113
  • Courante (from Partita in G major for Harpsichord).............................. 116
  • Sonata in C..............................................................................................120
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  • Prelude (from Suite #1 for Violoncello).................................................124
  • Menuet 1 (from Suite #1 for Violoncello)..............................................128
  • Menuet 2 (from Suite #1 for Violoncello)..............................................129
  • Gigue (from Suite #1 for Violoncello)....................................................130
  • Gavotte 1 (from Suite #6 for Violoncello)..............................................132
  • Gavotte 2 (from Suite #6 for Violoncello)..............................................133
  • Gavotte en Rondeau (from Partita #3 for Violin)...................................134
  • Menuet 1 (from Partita #3 for Violin).....................................................138
  • Menuet 2 (from Partita #3 for Violin).....................................................140
  • Bourée (from Partita #3 for Violin)........................................................142
  • Sarabande & Double (from Partita #1 for Violin)..................................144
  • Tempo di Bourée (from Partita #1 for Violin)........................................148