Easy Baroque Pieces for Classical Guitar is an outstanding introduction for the beginner to intermediate guitarist to the music of the Baroque. The Baroque period of music flourished in Europe from 1600 to 1750, and is represented by a singleness of mood and gesture, rhythmic continuity, polyphonic texture, and melodic ornamentation. Jerry Willard explains the intricacies of Baroque ornamentation (including trills, mordents, and notes inegale) in an easy-to-understand way, and performs each piece on the accompanying audio CD. Includes: Aria (from the Anna Magdelena Notebook)(J.S. Bach) * Bourree in A Minor (theme, from the Second Violin Partita) (J.S. Bach) * Largo (Arcangelo Corelli) * The Harmonious Blacksmith (George Frideric Handel) * Canon (Johann Pachelbel) * Minuet (Henry Purcell) * Gavotte (Giovanni Zamboni) * and more.

Edited and fingered by Jerry Willard. The complete works for lute solo by Johann Sebastian Bach, newly transcribed and annotated. Historical and performance notes.

Gaspar Sanz was one of the most celebrated guitarists and composers of his time. In 1674 he published a method for the baroque guitar. This method has been lauded by guitar aficionados and serves as a significant historic work. Written in Old Spanish with the tablature system of its day, this method has only been available to the few who would meticulously research and decipher its hidden meanings. Available here is the complete manuscript of Sanz's legacy, which has been translated into English and the tablature arrangements now include standard music notation. Jerry Willard has also included arrangements for the modern guitar and performs selections from this body of work on both the baroque and modern guitar which can be found on the accompanying CDs.