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

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0253222893, 9780253222893
Google Books ID
LIt-KvKLrW4C
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6109506 bytes)
Series
Publications of the Early Music Institute
Pages
173\173
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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.

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