Lesson: Chanson Englesa for Classical Guitar

ByBradford Werner
2016

Chanson Englesa and lesson for Classical Guitar. PDF or hardcopy sheet music or tab with both a notation-edition and tab edition. This is a lesson from my book: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume 1 – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era. Easy-intermediate level around grade 1 or 2.

Chanson Englesa (or Lusty Gallant) from the Dallis Lute Book and arranged for classical guitar. This is a beautiful little piece with a nice arched melody and basic chord accompaniment. The Lute Society has a lesson on the piece here where you can also check out the Renaissance lute tablature. As they mention “This popular tune exists in several sources, but this version from the Dallis lute book is characterized by a strong rhythmic motif, and distinctive full chords at the end of main phrases.” Youtube Lesson Link

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.