A substantial amount of early music for the guitar remains unknown to modern performers and audiences. In recent years, however, musicologists, scholars and performers on period instruments have provided a wealth of accessible new source materials which players can now begin to interpret in convincing and effective ways. Nevertheless, many still feel intimidated by the prospect of sorting through and learning to use these resources for the first time. For the uninitiated, just knowing where to start can be difficult.

This anthology contains representative selections from the publications and manuscripts of four important Spanish Baroque guitarists: Gaspar Sanz, Antonio de Santa Cruz, Francisco Guerau, and Santiago de Murcia. In addition to being fun and entertaining music for all to enjoy, this collection is intended to help bridge the gap between scholarly editions and performance editions by providing a hands-on introduction to tablature transcription and to issues concerning historically informed performance on the modern guitar.

Canario       Francisco Guerau
Canario       Antonio de Santa Cruz
Canarios       Gaspar Sanz
Cumbees       Santiago de Murcia
Espanoletas       Gaspar Sanz
Fandango       Santiago de Murcia
Folias       Gaspar Sanz
Jacaras       Antonio de Santa Cruz
Jacaras       Santiago de Murcia
La cavalleria de Napoles con dos clarines       Gaspar Sanz
La Esfachata de Napoles       Gaspar Sanz
La Guastala       Santiago de Murcia
La Minona de Cataluna       Gaspar Sanz
Las Hachas       Gaspar Sanz
Marionas       Francisco Guerau
Marionas       Santiago de Murcia
Matachin       Gaspar Sanz
Menuet(s)       Santiago de Murcia
Paradetas       Gaspar Sanz
Passacalles       Gaspar Sanz
Passacalles in B minor       Francisco Guerau
Passacalles in G minor       Santiago de Murcia
Pavanas       Gaspar Sanz
Preludio in D minor       Santiago de Murcia
Rujero       Gaspar Sanz
Suite in D Minor       Santiago de Murcia
Suite in G Major       Santiago de Murcia
Suite in G Major       Santiago de Murcia
Suite in G Major       Santiago de Murcia
Suite in G Major       Santiago de Murcia
Suite in G Major       Santiago de Murcia
Suite in G Major       Santiago de Murcia
Villano       Francisco Guerau
Villano       Antonio de Santa Cruz
Villanos       Gaspar Sanz
Zangarilleja       Santiago de Murcia
Zarabanda       Gaspar Sanz