Easy Baroque Pieces for Classical Guitar by Jerry Willard

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The Baroque period of music flourished in Europe from 1600 to 1750, and began with Italian composers such as Claudio Monteverdi (1567- 1643), Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) and Antonio Vivaldi (1678- 1741) culminating with Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and George Frederic Handel (1685- 1759). Baroque music is represented by a singleness of mood and gesture, rhythmic continuity, polyphonic texture, and melodic ornamentation. Easy Baroque Pieces for Classical Guitar is meant to be an introduction for the beginner and intermediate guitarist to Baroque music. I have tried to select the most beautiful examples of music of the Baroque and, at the same time, tried to use music that is accessible and playable. In order to keep this book approachable for the beginner and intermediate guitarist, I have kept ornamentation to a minimum. This book is available via Amazon.com at www.amazon.com/...