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A Guide to Playing the Baroque Guitar

by James Tyler

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A practical bridge to baroque guitar repertoire

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A practical bridge to baroque guitar repertoire

James Tyler’s manual is designed for players moving from modern guitar or lute to the baroque guitar. It begins with the instrument’s practical foundations—its tuning, stringing arrangements, playing technique, and tablature—then turns to an anthology of representative repertoire. The selected pieces appear in both tablature and staff notation, with notes on the particular manuscripts or sources behind them and on performance-practice questions connected to each work. That combination makes the book both an introduction to the instrument’s mechanics and a working guide to engaging with its historical music.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Modern guitarists transitioning to baroque guitar
  • Lutenists exploring baroque guitar technique and notation
  • Players seeking annotated baroque guitar repertoire in tablature and staff notation

Themes

Baroque guitarHistorical performance practiceTablatureTuning and stringingEarly music repertoire

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Book overview

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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