Easier Pieces

Easier Pieces

Pieces for those at an earlier stage of learning the guitar

Carols for Guitar - John W. Duarte

18 Carols arranged for classical guitar. They are set with the simple objective of "making them accessible to as many guitarists as possible, and most should be suitable for anyone who has had at least one year of lessons. The music is restricted to the lower positions of the fingerboard. Includes;

Away in a Manger, Good King Wencelas, Once in Royal David's City, Silent Night, While Shepherds watched.

Publisher: Novello
Grade: 1-4
No of Pages: 12

E114

Moods N Blues by Peter Nuttall

A colourful collection of appealing pieces for the early student. Written in a variety of attractive styles - blues, simple "flamenco", "classical" etc. These pieces serve as a very playable and enjoyable introduction to may common guitar techniques and idioms. The pieces are;

Memories, Lament for King Arthur, At Sea, Spring Song, Granada, High Noon, Heartbeat Blues, Sunshine Blues, Offbeat Rocky.

Publisher: Countryside Music
Grade: 2-3
No of Pages: 12

E121

The Library of Easy Guitar Classics

A large collection of the world's best loved classical music for the developing guitarist. Over 200 pieces ranging from the early renaissance and baroque, to the classical and romantic periods. Explores the music of the greatest guitar masters including

Carcassi, Giuliani, Tarrega and Sor as well as traditional settings of the masterworks of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and many more.

Ring binder book lies flat on music stand, and about 35% of pieces have tab alternatives to standard notation.

Publisher: Amsco
Grade: 1 - 4
No of Pages :236
Format: Standard Notation & some Tab

E102

Leo Brouwer - Un Dia de Noviembre
Highly Recommended!

A piece which has taken the classical guitar world by storm since its publication as a guitar solo in 2000. Written by the famous cuban composer. It is a beautiful and simple lyrical piece.

Publisher: Chester Music
Grade: 5
No of Pages: 2

E110

Jazz Rock Blues by Peter Nuttall

A set of attractive easy pieces for the early student, mostly in 'jazzy, rocky, bluesy' styles which appeal to students of any age. 'Swing' rhythms, slides and bends are used in an easy idiomatic fashion, and the natural resonances of the guitar are explored without technical complications.

The aim is to have fun playing melodic and rhythmic pieces at an early stage of learning. The pieces are:

Old rocking chair blues, Slinky, Christmas Jazz with bagpipes, Train refrain, Jungle Juice, Arizona, The magic waterfall, Pentatonic Rock, Ayres Rock, Homecoming.

Publisher: Countryside Music
Grade: 1-2
No of Pages: 12

227

The Enchanted Forest by Peter Nuttall

An enjoyable tremolo study by the popular composer of student guitar music, Peter Nuttall

Publisher: Countryside Music
Grade: 3/4
No of pages: 2

509

John Mills - Guitar Music From the Student Repertoire with CD

An excellent value book and CD of sixty relatively simple pieces edited by John Mills, one of Britain's leading guitarists. The pieces are in a graded sequence for first and second year students and include study notes. All the pieces are played on the high quality CD by John Mills himself. Pieces include;

Tarrega - Adelita, Giuliani - Allegro, Carcassi - Minuet, Dowland - Orlando Sleepeth, Molino - Prelude, de Visee - Prelude, Milan - Pavane.

Publisher: Music Sales
Grade: 1-4
No of pages: 64

T122

39 Progressive Solos for Classical Guitar - Book 1 (including CD)

Arranged by Ben Bolt 27 popular pieces (the 39 pieces of the title refers to Books 1 and 2 combined) from the guitar repertoire clearly edited and also played on the accompanying CD by Ben Bolt.

Aguado - 2 Studies, Bach - Bouree, Beethoven - Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, Carcassi - 8 Studies, Rondo & Waltz, Giuliani - 4 Studies, Maestoso, Vivace, Grazioso, Allegro, Moderato, Carulli - Allegretto, Estudio Anonymous - Scarborough Fair.

Publisher: Cherry Lane
Grades: 1-5
No of Pages: 48
Format: Tab and standard notation

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39 Progressive Solos for Classical Guitar - Book 2 (including CD)

Arranged by Ben Bolt. 12 popular pieces (the 39 pieces of the title refers to Books 1 and 2 combined) from the guitar repertoire clearly edited and also played on the accompanying CD by Ben Bolt.

Sor - 3 Studies, Bach - Sarabande & Allemande, Anonymous - Romance (Spanish Folk Song), Milan - Six Pavans, de Navarez - Song of the Emperor, Guardame Las Vacas, Baxa de Contrapunto, Dowland - Tarleton's Resurrection, Sanz - Canarios.

Publisher: Cherry Lane
Grades: 2-6
No of Pages: 44
Format: Tab and standard notation

Tab 108

First Guitar Pieces

Arranged by Gerald Garcia and John Whitworth. A very popular collection of attractive pieces, drawn from many parts of the world. The pieces are suitable for the first year player who is ready to study music in two voices, and have been chosen for their musical value while remaining within strict technical limits.

Publisher: Holley Music
Grade: 1
No of Pages: 8

E101

First Carols

Arranged by John Whitworth. This collection of carols is suitable for first and second year guitarists. The first few pieces use common notes on the top three strings. The book ends by introducing two-note chords.

We three kings, O come, all ye faithful, O little town of Bethlehem, We wish you a merry Christmas, Once in royal David's city, Silent night, Good King Wencelas, The first nowell, Away in a manger, While shepherds watched, In the bleak midwinter, God rest you merry gentlemen.

Publisher: Holley Music
Grade: Preliminary to 1
No of Pages: 8

E109

More Carols

Selected and arranged by John Whitworth. A new and expanded edition, containing imaginative arrangements for solo guitar of well-known nineteenth century and traditional folk carols. Includes notes on the history of carols.

Hark! the herald angels sing, Away in a manger, Silent night, I saw three ships, The first Nowell, Deck the hall, The Huron carol, O come, all ye faithful, Ding dong! merily on high.

Publisher: Holley
Grade: 2-4
No of pages: 12

E117

Playford Fantasia by John Whitworth
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This imaginative and evocative piece is essentially a set of variations on the old English dance tune "Goddesses". As the music develops, many moods are explored. The technical level is kept relatively modest, providing the player with an opportunity to play a work of real substance with a distinctively English flavour (duration 4 minutes). "...The presentation is excellent, making the complete production one to be safely recommended for intermediate guitarists." - Classical Guitar 1996

Publisher: Holley
Grade: 3-4
No of Pages: 7

E116

Diversions
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Written and arranged by John Whitworth & Peter Nuttall. An exciting collection of 11 pieces covering a wide range of popular music styles from Folk to Blues, from Elizabethan music to Jazz and Classical. Pieces include;

Inside, Blues, Helston Floral Dance, Kemp's Jig, Pictures of Spain, Rock Me, Mama.

Publisher: Holley Music
Grades: 2-4
No of Pages: 16

E111

Twelve Inventions by Peter Nuttall
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These Twelve Inventions were written in the hope of providing the guitarist with an extended repertoire of pieces that are reasonably substantial while avoiding awkward technical problems. I have sought to make them melodic, readily appealing and essentially guitaristic in style. They move freely around the fingerboard and explore the guitar's natural sonorities. - Peter Nuttall Pieces include:

Prelude, Ragtime Serenade, Mexicana, Gaelic Songs 1 & 2, Berceuse

Publisher: Holley Music
Grades: 3-4
No of Pages: 12

E112

Moving On by Peter Nuttall

Early solos for guitar for students of all ages who enjoy melodic pieces in popular styles. The technical demands remain modest, and the idiomatic nature of the compostions make them extremely rewarding to both player and listener. The pieces are;

Cadiz, The Gypsy Violin, The Wheatfields, On the Prarie, The Old Lute, To Mexico, Walking Bass, Sounds Blue, Basic Blues, Danza

Publisher: Countryside Music
Grade: 2
No of Pages: 12

E120

First Performance Pieces by Peter Nuttall

These ten pieces in a popular and attractive style make an ideal start to the student repertoire. They are all substantial enough for "first performances", while remaining technically accessible to early students. The pieces are:

Meditation, Ballade, Romantic Prelude, Little Reverie, Romantica, Triste, Take-it-easy Blues, Cool Blues, Groovy Felling, Broken Chord Blues.

Publisher; Countryside Music
Grade: 2
No of Pages: 12

E119

The Joy of the Classical Guitar

Arranged by John Zaradin. A superb repertoire of 29 pieces arranged for classical guitar. Includes:

Bach - Air on a G String, Mozart - Pastorale, Iradier - La Palomaa, Rodriguez - La Cumparsita, Chopin - Preludes, Verdi - La Donna e Mobile

Publisher: Music Sales
Grade: 3-5
No of pages: 64

E113

Eight Original Solos for Guitar by Peter Nuttall

"Attractive melodies, inventive harmonies, and an interesting variety of musical styles...Lyrical, highly 'guitaristic' music, easily accessible to the student guitarist" Peter Nuttall writes in the preface, "I have sought to write pieces substantial enough for performance, without being technically strenuous." The pieces are:

Serenata, Cantico, Swing & Dance, Nostalgic, Choros, Tonadilla, The Lake in Winter, First Signs of Spring.

Publisher: Countryside Music
Grades: 2-4
No of pages: 12

510

Going Places by Peter Nuttall

Early solos for guitar. An attractive "travelogue" of styles from around the world. Ideal simple recital pieces for early years students - melodic, varied and effective. The pieces are;

Faraway, Flamenco Dancer, Seville, Espana, Brighton Rock, Cameltrain, Railroad Blues, Tango, The Mojave, Saltarello.

Publisher: Countryside Music
Grade:1-2
No of Pages: 12

E122

A First Book of Guitar Solos

Edited and arranged by John Gavall. 30 short and easy pieces, including original works by Carcassi, Carulli, and Sor and arrangements of folk tunes. Pieces include;

Gavall - The Dream, Carulli - Andante in C, Traditional - Green Holm Jig, Traditional - Hanover Square Hornpipe, Carcassi - Allegretto in G, Traditional - Captain White, Sor - Andante in C, Gavall - Cherry Picking, Tradional - The Spanish Gypsy.

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Grade: 1
No of Pages: 16

E104

Fifty Easy Classical Guitar Solos with CD

Edited by Jerry Willard. A delightful repertoire of pieces for beginning and intermediate players. Music is in standard notation and tablature. and all the pieces are played on the full length CD by Jerry Willard. Pieces include:

Dowland - Mrs Winter's Jump, Sanz - Espanoletta, Ferandiere - Contradanza, de Visee - Minuet, Mozart - Petite Piece, Sor - Study in C, Andante, Allegretto, Carulli - Waltz, Carcassi - Andantino, Giuliani - Allegro, Tarrega - Estudio.

Publisher: Amsco
Grades: 1-3
No of Pages: 78

E118

Intermediate Music for Guitar Volume 1

Edited by John Whitworth. Well chosen repertoire fo the student guitarist. Elizabethan pieces such as

Wilson's Wilde, and Packington's Pound, teaching pieces by Carulli, Sor, and Mertz. 19th century works by Paganini and Meissonier and exciting newer works, including Sword Dance by Pieter van der Staak and Changing Times by John Whitworth. I

ncludes notes on pieces and composers. "...not one 'weak' piece here among the sixteen selections, plus three very decent pages of notes on the works, and their sources." Classical Guitar May 1996

Publisher: Holley Music
Grades: 2-4
No of pages: 24

E112

The Mandeville Series - Guitar Book 1

Graded pieces selected and edited by William Grandison, Pieces are:

Grade 1: Anon - What if a day or a moneth or a year, Trezza, Carulli - Waltz, Giuliani - Allegro

Grade 2: Dowland - The sick tune, Aguado - Two Waltzes, Sor - Waltz

Grade 3: Anon - Allemand, Aguado - Waltz, Coste - Barcarole, Giuliani - Allegretto, Sor - Andante

Grade 4: Losy - Aria, Sarabande, Gigue, Anon - Packington's Pound, Diabelli - Minuet, Tarrega - Lagrima

Grade 5: Bach - Prelude in D minor, De Visee - Allemande, Legnani - Caprice, Aguado - Etude in G major

Publisher: Trinity College of Music
Grades: 1-5
No of Pages: 18

216

The Mandeville Series - Guitar Book 2

Graded pieces selected and edited by William Grandison, Pieces are:

Grade 1: Twigg - The Hugh Christie Pieces

Grade 2: Dowland - Willson's Wilde, De Visee - Menuet, Carcassi - Allegretto, Carulli - Andantino, Diabelli - Tranquillo

Grade 3: Dowland - Mr Dowland's Midnight, De Visee - Prelude, Mertz - Adagio, Sor - Andante, Coste - Andantino

Grade 4: De Valderranbano - Soneto, Anon - Kemp's Jig, Sanz - Espanoleta, Molino - Prelude in D minor, Aguado - Lesson No 8, Sor - Study No 6, Carcassi - Caprice No 3

Grade 5: Johnson - Alman, Anon - Go from my window, Giuliani - Capriccio

Publisher: Trinity College of Music
Grades: 1-5
No of Pages: 24

217

Guitar Repertoire - Book 2

Graded Repertoire: Grade 2-3 from Guildhall School of Music. 17 grade 2 and 18 grade 3 pieces. 7 of the pieces have a second guitar accompaniment. Composers include Campion, Giuliani, Bach, Haydn, Dowland, Clarke, de Saint Luc, Mozart, Grieg, MacDowell, O'Carolan, Sor

Publisher: Guildhall Examinations
Grades: 2-3
No of Pages: 43

226

Guitar Repertoire - Book 1

Graded Repertoire: Preliminary and Grade 1 from Guildhall School of Music. 14 preliminary and 18 grade 1 pieces. 15 of the pieces have second guitar accompaniments. Composers include Vivaldi, Giuliani, Beethoven, Powlesland, Lawrence, Pope, Bach, Nockalls, Scarlatti, Handel, Offenbach, Haydn, Saint-Saens

Publisher: Guildhall Examinations
Grades: Preliminary-1
No of Pages: 35

225

Guitar Repertoire - Book 3

Graded Repertoire: Grades 4 and 5 from Guildhall School of Music. 14 grade 4 and 15 grade pieces. Composers include Morlaye, de Visee, Logy, Purcell, Sor, Carulli, Norton, Marsh, Albinoni, Milan, Sanz, Sagreras, Tarrega, Uhl, Lauro, Ponce

Publisher: Guildhall Examinations
Grades: 4-5
No of Pages: 36

228

Brouwer - Etudes Simples 1-5

Imaginative modern studies by the popular cuban composer which improve technique and are satisfying music works in their own right.

Publisher: Eschig
Grade: 2-3
No of Pages: 4

503

Brouwer - Etudes Simples 6 to 10

Imaginative modern studies by the popular cuban composer which improve technique and are satisfying music works in their own right.

Publisher: Eschig
Grade: 4-5
No of Pages: 5

504

Guitar Plus - Book 1

More Graded Repertoire: Preliminary and Grade 1 from Guildhall School of Music. 9 preliminary and 14 grade 1 pieces. 9 of the pieces have a second guitar accompaniment. Composers include Purcell, Sollory, Powlesland, Compton, Lully, Duncombe, Praetorius, Schuman, Shostakovich, Anderson

Publisher: Guildhall Examinations
Grades: Preliminary-1
No of Pages: 24

229

Guitar Plus - Book 2

More Graded Repertoire: Grades 2 and 3 from Guildhall School of Music. 18 grade 2 and 13 grade 3 pieces. 12 of the pieces have a second guitar accompaniment. Composers include Couperin, Bach, Haydn, Clarke, de Visee, Dowland, Kabalevshy, Goss, Ferrer, Carcassi, Cracknell, CPE Bach, Johnson, Rak, Koshkin

Publisher: Guildhall Examinations
Grades: 2-3
No of Pages: 39

230

John Dowland - Seven Pieces

Arranged by Diana Poulton. John Dowland (1563-1626) was the greatest of the English composers for the lute and songs with lute accompaniment. These pieces are of moderate difficulty and are Mrs White's Nothing, Mrs Winter's Jump, Dowland's Bells, A Galliard, K. Darcie's Spirit, Mrs Nichols's Almand, Can She Excuse.

Publisher: Schott
Grades: 3-5
No of Pages: 4

246

An Hour with the Guitar - Book 1

Edited by Walter Gotze. It presents a careful selection of the most beautiful pieces of nineteenth century guitar literature from Aguado, Carulli, Carcassi, Coste, Giuliani, Sor and many more. The pieces progress from very easy to moderately difficult.

Publisher: Schott
Grades: Preliminary - 2
No of Pages: 21

245

Guitar Plus - Book 3

More Graded Repertoire: Grades 4 and 5 from Guildhall School of Music. 9 grade 4 and 10 grade 5 pieces. Composers include Cutting, Logy, Handel, Carcassi, Aguado, Sollory, Kleynjans, Schwenkglenks, Kenyon, Weiss, De Vissee, Sor, Molino, Mourat, Ponce

Publisher: Guildhall Examinations
Grades: 4-5
No of Pages: 26

231

Leo Brouwer - Nuevos Estudios Sencillos (New Simple Studies)