Spanien im 17./18. Jh.: kultureller Hintergrund, Musikleben; Typologie der spanischen Barockgitarre: Instrument, Notation, Stimmung, Spieltechnik, Ornamentation; spanische Quellen für Barockgitarre; der "musikalische Zirkel" und das"musikalische Labyrint"; die "Passacalles y obras..." (1732); Rolle der Barockgitarre in der spanischen Gesellschaft; Transkription rechnet mit "bordones", gibt aber bei "campanella"-Passagen die höhere Oktave in runder Klammer an; gegenwärtig die umfassendste Studie des spanischen Quellenmaterials für Barockgitarre

Scholarly editions, which serve different purposes than performance editions, are not often designed with the modern guitarist in mind. for instance, Renaissance vihuela tablatures are usually transcribed with the open first string as G, not E. Most are presented in double-staff notation, a medium that is superior for realizing counterpoint but unconventional as guitar notation. Furthermore, these editions sometimes give idealized, but not realistic, solutions for voicing, note duration, and other matters that need to be considered within the limitations of our instrument. Guitarists who try to play from these editions essentially are faced with the task of transcribing the transcription!This 188-page anthology is designed as a companion volume to the Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World (MB21122). It includes representative selections, edited for modern guitar, from the seven books for vihuela that were published in Spain between 1536 and 1576.As well as being fun and entertaining music for all to enjoy, these collections are intended to help bridge the gap between scholarly editions and performance editions by providing a hands-on introduction to tablature transcription and to issues concerning historically informed performance of early music on the guitar.A 188-page anthology, edited for modern guitar, from the seven books for vihuela that were published in Spain between 1536 and 1576A companion volume to the Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World (MB21122)Intended to help bridge the gap between scholarly editions and performance editionsAn introduction to tablature transcription and to issues concerning historically informed performance of early music on the modern guitar.

First published in 1980, Traditions of the Classical Guitar has been described as the first book to examine in detail the many traditions of one of today's most popular instruments. With its central focus on Andres Segovia's pioneering work in establishing the guitar as an international concert instrument, it goes on to examine in detail its subsequent developments with reference to great artists such as Bream, Williams, Diaz and Yepes.Traditions of the Classical Guitar continues to be a classic of twentieth-century guitar scholarship, offering a challenging assessment to perceptions of the guitar's progress throughout the ages. It is also a timely reminder of the glorious years of Segovia's concert career between 1909 and 1987; Segovia himself said of the work: "e;Graham Wade has shown his love for the guitar from the first page to the last; true love and understanding"e;.

The classical guitar comes from a big tradition that has been developing for more than 500 years. The main part of the guitar techniques that are in use today were developed in Europe since the fifteen[th] century by the old fretted instruments, lute, vihuela, and Baroque guitar. A large repertoire is inherited by the modern guitar; music that is still relevant today from the early Renaissance to the mid 1800s. What was the relation of the old guitars with the music of their time? How can we explain the fact that the relevant composers of the nineteenth century had no interest in the guitar? The seeds for the next century.