A Guide to Playing the Baroque Guitar (Publications of the Early Music Institute)

James Tyler Offers A Practical Manual To Aid Guitar Players And Lutenists In Transitioning From Modern Stringed Instruments To The Baroque Guitar. He Begins With The Physical Aspects Of The Instrument, Addressing Tuning And Stringing Arrangements And Technique Before Considering The Fundamentals Of Baroque Guitar Tablature. In The Second Part Of The Book Tyler Provides An Anthology Of Representative Works From The Repertoire. Each Piece Is Introduced With An Explanation Of The Idiosyncrasies Of The Particular Manuscript Or Source And Information Regarding Any Performance Practice Issues Related To The Piece Itself--represented In Both Tablature And Staff Notation. Tyler's Thorough Yet Practical Approach Facilitates Access To This Complex Body Of Work. The Basics. The Instrument ; Tuning And Stringing ; Technique ; Reading Tablature Notation ; The Fundamentals Of Battuto (strumming) Technique ; Reading Mixed Tablature Notation ; Idioms Unique To The Baroque Guitar ; A Note On Basso Continuo -- An Anthology Of Music For Baroque Guitar. Pieces Suitable For Stringing A ; Pieces Suitable For Stringing B ; Piece Suitable For Stringing C ; Pieces For Guitar And Basso Continuo. James Tyler. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Part 1. The Basics......Page 12 1. The Instrument......Page 14 2. Tuning and Stringing......Page 15 3. Technique......Page 17 Italian Tablature......Page 19 Alfabeto......Page 21 French Tablature......Page 22 Simple Strokes......Page 24 Rhythmic Ornamentation......Page 25 Performance Markings......Page 27 Ornament Signs......Page 29 More about Alfabeto......Page 31 “Inversionless” Chords......Page 34 Campanelas......Page 35 The Selective Playing of Bourdons......Page 36 8. A Note on Basso Continuo......Page 38 Part 2. An Anthology of Music for Baroque Guitar......Page 42 Introduction......Page 43 Pavanas por la D / Gaspar Sanz (1675)......Page 44 Suite of English Tunes / Elizabeth Cromwell’s Manuscript (ca. 1684)......Page 48 Corrente nona / Ferdinando Valdambrini (1646)......Page 52 Allemande–Sarabande / Antoine Carré (1671)......Page 56 Prelud[io]–Chiacona / Francesco Corbetta (1648)......Page 60 Alemanda–Corrente–Sarabanda–Giga / Giovanni Battista Granata (1674)......Page 68 Passacaille dite Mariona / Lelio Colista (ca. 1675)......Page 76 Prelude / Angelo Michele Bartolotti (ca. 1655)......Page 81 Allemande “La Furieuse” / François Campion (1705)......Page 87 Folies d’Espagne / François Le Cocq (ca. 1700)......Page 91 Pavaniglia con parti variate / Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (ca. 1630)......Page 107 Aria di Fiorenza / Anonymous/Carlo Calvi (1646)......Page 112 Capriccio–Sarabanda–Capriccio / Francesco Asioli (1676)......Page 116 Jacaras / Francisco Guerau (1694)......Page 120 Sinfonia a 2 / Francesco Corbetta (1643)......Page 129 Sinfonia à dui / Giovanni Battista Granata (1651)......Page 137 Follià: Sonata 12 de Coreli [sic] / Arcangelo Corelli/Anonymous(ca. 1725–30)......Page 146 Selected Bibliography......Page 166 Index......Page 168 "James Tyler offers a practical manual to aid guitar players and lutenists in transitioning from modern stringed instruments to the baroque guitar. He begins with the physical aspects of the instrument, addressing tuning and stringing arrangements and technique before considering the fundamentals of baroque guitar tablature. In the second part of the book Tyler provides an anthology of representative works from the repertoire. Each piece is introduced with an explanation of the idiosyncrasies of the particular manuscript or source and information regarding any performance practice issues related to the piece itself--represented in both tablature and staff notation. Tyler's thorough yet practical approach facilitates access to this complex body of work."--Page 4 de la couverture