Category Early Music

Early music with classical guitar, lute, theorbo, vihuela and Baroque guitar. Music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras for classical guitar.

Lesson: Double by David Kellner

From Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2 – 15 Authentic Pieces from the Renaissance to Romantic era. All works from guitar and lute sources. PDF Sheet Music and Tab for Classical Guitar. Includes both: Notation-Only edition & TAB edition, left hand fingering, some…

Lesson: Sarabande by David Kellner

From Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2 – 15 Authentic Pieces from the Renaissance to Romantic era. All works from guitar and lute sources. PDF Sheet Music and Tab for Classical Guitar. Includes both: Notation-Only edition & TAB edition, left hand fingering, some…

Canario by Carlo Calvi

Canario by Carlo Calvi (c.1610-1670) from Intavolatura di chitarra e chitarriglia (1646). Lesson and PDF sheet music for classical guitar. This comes from my Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2 which includes 15 authentic pieces from the Renaissance to Romantic era. All works from…

Tordilione by Carlo Calvi

Tordilione by Carlo Calvi (c.1610-1670) from Intavolatura di chitarra e chitarriglia (1646). Lesson and PDF sheet music for classical guitar. This comes from my Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2 – 15 Authentic Pieces from the Renaissance to Romantic era. All works from guitar…

Lesson: Packington’s Pound – Anonymous

Packington’s Pound, Anonymous Lute Work for Classical Guitar. PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab for guitar with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. This comes from my Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2 – 15 Authentic Pieces from the Renaissance…

Lesson: Il Bianco Fiore by Cesare Negri

From Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2 – 15 Authentic Pieces from the Renaissance to Romantic era. All works from guitar and lute sources. PDF Download. Includes both: Notation-Only edition & TAB edition, left hand fingering, some right hand fingering, online video lessons for…

Lesson: Tu Anderai Col Bocchalon (Anonymous Lute)

Tu Anderai Col Bocchalon, anonymous lute work arranged for classical guitar. PDF or hardcopy sheet music and free video lesson. From my Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2 – 15 Authentic Pieces from the Renaissance to Romantic era. Composers include: Anonymous Lute…

Cassie Martin plays Sonata K386 by Scarlatti

Cassie Martin plays Sonata K 386 in F minor by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), originally written for keyboard. Arrangement by Gerard Abiton. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. Martin performs it on a 2019 Domenic Roscioli classical guitar. Amazing…

Marcin Dylla plays Lute Suite BWV 996 by Bach

Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla plays Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel.  Great performance with a pronounce rhythmic feel and directness in the praeludio that really refreshed the piece for…

Six Pavans by Luis de Milán for Guitar

Six Pavans by Luis de Milán (c.1500-1561) – Originally for vihuela. PDF sheet music arranged for classical guitar. Regular guitar tuning. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. Also includes a separate unfingered edition…

Kanahi Yamashita Plays the Chaconne BWV1004 by Bach

Kanahi Yamashita plays the Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2, BWV1004 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via her YouTube channel. Since her childhood in Nagasaki, Japan, Kanahi Yamashita was a member of the amazing Yamashita Family Quintet. I had…

The Round Battle Galliard by John Dowland – Sheet music and TAB for classical guitar

The Round Battle Galliard by Dowland for Guitar

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…