Battle Pavane

An arrangement of Susato's Pavane: La Bataille (The Battle Pavane)(1551) for guitar quartet. It's a great piece of early music to play. It's usually played on loud instruments - but it's no less effective on quiet ones! I've simplified it very slightly in one or two places but I don't think the simplifications detract from the overall effect. Works well with a drum playing an ostinato of one crotchet, two quavers. One performer on its first outing pointed out that there's a quote from the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" in it. I hadn't noticed.

The document below incudes the score plus parts for all four players.

Take Three, Take Four

A short piece in a mixture of 3/4 and 4/4. It's about Grade 1 standard.

A Page of Rounds

Points of entry are shown by double barlines.

Ellan Vannin

I wrote this trio after a visit to The Isle of Man. I came across a number of traditional tunes I didn't know there - this was one of them.

The notes are easy - putting it together, a bit harder.

I've got a few more posts in the pipeline: a sheet of elementary tunes, a collection of rounds (a bit harder) and a blues trio. I've also noticed that recently there's been a tendency for me to post ensemble pieces. There's a couple of solo pieces (Grade 2/3) coming up too.

Haydn Minuet

A Haydn Minuet from a Piano Sonatina, arranged for three guitars.

Parts:



Score:

Calypso Duet

Another duet, this time a calypso. The top part is easier than the bottom part.

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Michael Finnegan - Variations

The tune is easy. The variations get progressively harder, more or less.

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Bach duets (Grade 1, Grade 1+)

I've recently been arranging pieces from Bach's Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach for guitar duet. Originally written for keyboard, Bach gathered them together into two books in the 1720s and presented them to his wife, Anna Magdalena. They make great easy duets - as well as giving us a feel for domestic musical life in the 18th century.
In the "Aria" I have simplified the rhythm slightly in one or two places.

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