Product Number:
31179MEB
Format:
eBook + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Intermediate-Advanced
Notation Type:
Tab
Pages:
100
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-5134-8426-5
ISBN13:
978-15134-8426-6
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
10/15/2025
This collection of twenty classical masterworks was created for advanced 5-string banjo players who use the 3-finger picking style. The pieces vary in length and complexity from a short Boccherini minuet to Bach’s monumental “Chaconne” from the Partita No. 2 in D minor. Regardless of duration, each piece has been carefully chosen for its beauty as a solo and for its capacity to provide an interesting challenge. Each selection is accompanied by insightful performance notes and will give any player ample material to practice along the road to mastery.
The adaptations are generally as faithful as possible to the original material, with deviations only where the limited range of the banjo requires them. Each arrangement has been meticulously optimized for musicality and playability, making full use of the entire fretboard and all five strings. The music is presented in an enhanced banjo tablature format closely resembling classical guitar music, with left and right-hand fingering and dynamics suggestions throughout. With one exception for a minor key, the tablature is written in gDGBD tuning. To facilitate learning and ensure playability, the author has provided online recordings of these exacting arrangements.
Preface
Notation and Technique
About the Music
J. S. Bach
Cantata BWV 156, Sinfonia in F Major “Arioso”
Double Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043
Partita 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 Allemanda
Giga
Chaconne
Violin Sonata 1, BWV 1001
Adagio
Presto
Pachelbel Canon in D
Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 466
C. P. E. Bach Solfeggietto, H220, Wq. 117:2
Boccherini Minuet, from Op. 11, No. 5
Beethoven Minuet, WoO 10, No. 2
Corelli Violin Sonata Op. 5, No. 12, “La Folia”
Léonard Cadenza for “La Folia”
Paganini 24 Caprices, Op. 1 Caprice 2, Moderato
Caprice 16, Presto
Caprice 24, Quasi presto
Albéniz Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47, “Asturias”
Monti Czardas
Debussy La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin, Prelude No. 8
About the Author
Get the extra files for your Mel Bay book by clicking the "Download Extras" button below.
The .zip file contains all of the extras you will need to help you learn from your Mel Bay book. Once it is downloaded to your computer, double-click the file to open.
You can find out more about
.zip files here.
If you are having trouble opening or downloading this file,
please contact us.