Medieval and Renaissance Music for Fingerstyle Guitar (DVD)

"For some time now I have periodically made transcriptions of early pieces mainly for my own enjoyment. My own interest in early music runs parallel to my interest in Western folk music. It was intriguing to consider the characteristics that are common in both. I discovered that even whole pieces, thought to exist only in manuscript, occasionally cropped up remarkably intact in current folk playing, and instruments long assumed silent were found to be still sounding in remote areas of Europe. I began by ...more

Product Number:
GW947DVD
Format:
DVD
Skill Level:
Beginning-Intermediate
Binding:
Boxed
Size:
5.25 x 7.5
UPC:
796279093613
Publisher:
Grossman's Guitar Workshop
Date Published:
4/12/2007

"For some time now I have periodically made transcriptions of early pieces mainly for my own enjoyment. My own interest in early music runs parallel to my interest in Western folk music. It was intriguing to consider the characteristics that are common in both. I discovered that even whole pieces, thought to exist only in manuscript, occasionally cropped up remarkably intact in current folk playing, and instruments long assumed silent were found to be still sounding in remote areas of Europe. I began by taking a medieval dance tune and treating it as I would a jig or reel, or drawing on contrapuntal practice in making arrangements of folk songs. In this video lesson I present five of these arrangements that I hope you will enjoy. John Renbourn. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

93 minutes

DVD is region 0, playable worldwide.

The Earle of Salisbury (standard tuning)

Saltarello (DGDGCD tuning)

Saltarello II (EAEF#AD tuning)

Trotto (DGDGCD tuning)

Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone (standard tuning).

 
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