Introducing the Baroque Guitar with Sergio Bucheli

ByBradford Werner
2023

Sergio Bucheli takes us through the development of the Baroque guitar, various playing styles, continuo and solo repertoire and its influence on Latin American folk traditions. This comes via Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s YouTube channel. Wonderfully informative video and an excellent addition to their growing channel of lessons on historical instruments. You can also see the Theorbo Development in the 17th Century with Elizabeth Kenny.

0:00 Intro
0:24 Development
1:24 Design
2:20 Playing styles
3:04 String tuning
3:57 Campanela style
4:45 Strumming styles
6:15 What the Baroque guitar is used for
8:16 Hornpipe from Purcell’s Fairy Queen
9:04 Michel Lambert
9:55 Solo repertoire
10:42 Francesco Corbetta
12:47 Princess Anne’s manuscript
14:11 Latin American folk traditions

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.