Early Guitar Anthology
Early Guitar Anthology
Vol. I:
The Renaissance-
Vol.
II:The Early Baroque
-
Vol.
III: The Late Baroque
Fantasia by Melchior Barberiis, played by Charles Wolzien
- WELCOME
- .....The Early
Guitar Anthology series is dedicated
to music written during the Renaissance and
Baroque periods.
As
explained on Charles
Wolzien's
Homepage,
this project involves the compilation and
revision of class handouts, lecture notes,
analytical studies, and tablature
transcriptions that he created in over three
decades of college teaching. Each volume
begins with a section entitled General
Background that deals with the
instrument(s) that were played, the sources
and notational conventions that were used,
and the performance practices that were
employed: then the various genres of the
period are outlined and the works of
important composers discussed.
..... This Anthology is intended for college level history classes as well as studio guitar teachers who will find repertoire that is appropriate for students of all levels that is transcribed to fit the tuning of the modern instrument. Complimentary copies of these volumes can be downloaded by clicking on the Complimentary Volume Downloads links below. - ..... Our Online publishing format allows us to offer you revised editions of this anthology at regular intervals so that errors can be corrected and, as deemed necessary, certain points within the text can be better clarified: the latest revision date appears on each Complimentary Volume Downloads link.
- ..... Guitar Ensemble Directors are invited to download arrangements of instrumental ensemble music at no charge, and free recordings of some of the transcriptions are also available (see below).
- Complimentary
Volume Downloads:
Volume
I: The Renaissance
c.1540-1580
(Jan-2023)-
Volume
II: The Early Baroque
c.1580-1630
(Jan-2023)
-
Volume
III: The Middle and Late Baroque
c.1630-1750
(Jan-2024)
- Free Recording Downloads:
- You can listen to recordings of selected repertoire from the Early Guitar Anthology series played by Mr. Wolzien using replica Renaissance and Baroque guitars made by Robert Mavrinac and Lawrence K. Brown. New excerpts will continually be posted as part of an ongoing recording project.
Romanesca
by Mudarra
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Conte
Clare
by Morlaye
-
Pavana
by Mudarra
-
Canon
in
subdyapentè
by Gorlier
-
Branle
by Morlaye
-
Prelude
by Le Roy
- Mr. Wolzien's transcription of the 1555 voice and guitar voix de ville by Adrian Le Roy is available from Doberman editions. Pierre Phalèse published many of these songs again as solos in his 1570 Selectissima: a solo rendition of the first song in this collection as recorded by the author is available below.
- Free Guitar Ensemble Downloads:
- Additional
arrangements for Guitar Ensemble will be
posted in the near future so visit us again
before preparing for your next ensemble
concert!
- More
Information & Links:
- More
Information & Links:
Email: Info@EarlyGuitarAnthology.com
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