Mel Bay Publications

This book of 53 intermediate-level guitar pieces is derived from Le Secret des Muses, a two-volume collection of lute tablature by Nicolas Vallet (c. 1583 - c. 1642). Born in France, by 1614 Vallet ha...

Diese Sammlung von 35 Bearbeitungen alter Musik aus dem Europa des Mittelalters und der Renaissance enthält bekannte Stücke wie Greensleeves, Canarios, Wilson's Wild und Kemp's Jig, aber auch Stücke,...

In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the parlor was a room set aside for particular functions. Before the advent of the radio, it was the place where formal presentations were staged, incl...

This collection presents 51 carefully selected examples of Renaissance and Baroque music ranging from lute and 5-course Baroque guitar works to solo and ensemble vocal pieces and fiddle tunes. Much of...

Classical Guitar Gems ist eine vielfältige Sammlung hervorragender Gitarrenmusik. Eine Liste der Komponisten sagt es am besten: Aguado, Bach, Beethoven, Carulli, Coste, Ruben Delgado, Emilia Giuliani,...

Most instrumentalists would agree with the author's introductory statement, that the six Bach cello suites are "…one of the greatest collections of solo instrumental music ever written."Many amateur c...

In the author's words, this collection of 10 modern classical guitar pieces was composed to emulate the "elusive, graceful, fragile, subtle, elegant, stealthy qualities" of cats. Inspired by a rich ta...

One might think that it would be impossible to arrange the music of Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen, for solo classic guitar, but Néstor Ausqui has done it! While the guitar is an intimate and sweet-sou...

In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 'small sonatas' or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leon...

Belgian guitarist and composer Gilbert Isbin presents 50 original, short, contemplative pieces in this book and online recording. Designed for sight reading and performance by classical and fingerstyl...

We are pleased to present this collection of masterful concert arrangements that have been a major part of the Castellani Andriaccio Duo's touring and recording repertoire for decades. These arrangeme...

Written in standard notation and tablature, nearly all the pieces in The Music of Debussy for Solo Guitar were transcribed from piano scores. The book's repertoire represents different periods in the...

Das heute als Londoner Skizzenbuch bekannte Manuskript wurde von Wolfgang Amadé Mozart im Alter von acht Jahren während des Aufenthalts seiner Familie in Großbritannien in den Jahren 1764-1765 geschri...

We are pleased to present our arrangement of the iconic and legendary, Fandango, by Padre Antonio Soler, the genius monk of the Baroque era. This work was a mainstay of our touring repertoire for year...

Der berühmte argentinische Virtuose der klassischen Gitarre, Néstor Ausqui, präsentiert diese Sammlung von neunzehn bisher unveröffentlichten Gitarrensoli. Die Zusammenstellung verspricht, der Traum e...

Die Barockzeit in der Musikgeschichte beginnt nach allgemeiner Auffassung um das Jahr 1600. Die Musik der Komponisten dieser Epoche trug zur Entwicklung klar definierter Arten von Musik bei, wie z. B....

Harry Volpe war ein begnadeter Komponist und Arrangeur für Gitarre. Im Laufe seiner bedeutenden Karriere entwickelte Harry Volpe eine umfangreiche Bibliothek von Gitarrenmusik. Dieser Masterband enthä...

Learning The Classic Guitar is a new direction in Guitar instruction. Many ideas in this book breaks new ground. Part Two should go along with part one and it presents the elements of music and proced...

Learning The Classic Guitar - Part Three teaches the student to form clear and accurate concepts of music expression. It also teaches the guitarist how to perform in public with accuracy and confidenc...

This edition contains 10 of J. S. Bach's finest compositions scored in notation and tablature. Works include: Two Part Invention in C Major: Gavotte, from the 3rd Lute Suite: Prelude in D Minor: Boure...

Classical guitar soloist james Kalal has compiled 12 breath-taking guitar solos based of renowned Spanish melodies and themes. Solos include works by Milan, Mudarra, Sor, Tarrega, Calleja and James Ka...

The guitar studies of Fernando Sor (1778-1839) have long been valued highly among the indispensable elements of a guitarist's training. A number of prominent virtuosi attribute a large portion of thei...

With this easy to understand yet comprehensive method you will learn to play classic Guitar in all of the basic keys. In addition you will play a very wide assortment of solos ranging from the Renaiss...