The octave mandolin is valued for its rich tone and wide range of potential use in a variety of musical settings. This book contains 27 easy to intermediate pieces from the Baroque era that have been carefully chosen and arranged to benefit from the longer scale and deeper voice of the big mandolin.

The music is presented in both standard notation and tablature, making it easily playable on the mandocello, mandola or standard mandolin. Thirteen composers are represented, including six pieces by J. S. Bach, four by G. F. Handel and three by G. P. Telemann.

Gavotte from French Suite No. 5 (J. S. Bach)
Menuet from French Suite No. 6  (J. S. Bach)
Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 2  (J. S. Bach)
Bouree from Cello Suite No. 3 (J. S. Bach)
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (J. S. Bach)
Alemande from Cello Suite No. 1  (J. S. Bach)
Le Petit Rien (Francois Couperin)
The Harvesters (Francois Couperin)
Minuet (Adam Falckenhagen)
Bouree from The Water Music Suite (G. F. Handel)
Bouree from Obie Sonata (G. F. Handel)
Gavotte (G. F. Handel)
Menuet (G. F. Handel)
Menuet (Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre)
Menuett (Johann Krieger)
Planxty Irwin (Turlough O'Carolan)
Carolan's Draught (Turlough O'Carolan)
Air (Henry Purcell)
Rigaudon (Jean-Philippe Rameau)
Bouree from Partita No. 1 for Mandolin (Filippo Sauli)
Sarabanda from Partita No. 1 for Mandolin (Filippo Sauli)
Giga from Partita No. 6 for Mandolin (Filippo Sauli)
Allegro from K. 90 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Minuet 34 from Seven Times Seven and One Menuet (G. P. Telemann)
Allemande from Violin Sonata in A Minor (G. P. Telemann)
Tres Vites from Fantasia in E minor (G. P. Telemann)
Largo from The Mandolin Concerto in C (Antonio Vivaldi)