Aria & Capriccio by Francesco Asioli

ByBradford Werner
2022

Aria and Capriccio by Francesco Asioli (1645-1676). PDF sheet music and video for classical guitar arranged by Bradford Werner. Includes both a notation-only edition and separate tab edition. Left hand fingering. The technique level is intermediate, around a Grade 6 but it’s a mature work in terms of Baroque performance so some experience is recommended. This is a PDF Download.

My PDF Sheet Music Edition

Aria and Capriccio by Asioli from Werner Guitar Editions

Francesco Asioli (1645-1676) was an Italian Baroque guitarist and these works both come from his third book Concerti armonici per la chitarra spagnuola, Opera Terzi. Although both works come from the same source book, the pairing of the two into one edition is editorial. See the preface to the edition or the video for more context on my arrangement and performance. Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch my performance and lesson there.

Samples

Aria and Capriccio by Francesco Asioli (Notation Sample)

Original Manuscripts

Capriccio Manuscript by Francesco Asioli 1

Capriccio Manuscript by Francesco Asioli 2

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.