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PERIOD PIECES (Solo Series)

Full contents of Period Pieces (Solo Series) are listed here 

Books of similar standard from other Garden Music series that can be used alongside these
are listed below the cover scans in lighter type 
 
Titles of pieces underlined can be clicked on for links to recordings on Youtube and SoundCloud

GM 54 cover scan
GM 54 page scan

24 pages

 

FOLK MUSIC

Swedish Traditional - Apusski Dusky

Neapolitan Traditional - The Carnival of Venice 

Sea Shanty - Wellerman

Sea Shanty - Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her 

Spiritual - Poor Wayfaring Stranger

Spiritual - Oh Sinner Man 

English Traditional - Country Gardens

Turlough O’Carolan - Planxty Drew 

 

EARLY & RENAISSANCE PERIOD

English Anon. - Wilson’s Wilde

Morley - Now is the Month of Maying 

Medieval Anon. - L'homme Armé

El Sabio - Quen a Omagen 

El Sabio - Da Que Deus Mamou 

Susato - Moorish Dance

Susato - Ronde 

Susato - Salterelle

Praetorius - Gavotte (Terpsichore)                   

 

BAROQUE PERIOD

Augustin - Du Lieber Augustin

Purcell - Rigaudon

Dancing Master - Bobbing Joe

Dancing Master - The Whirligig                

The Division Violin - An Italian Rant

The Division Violin - Portuguese Traditional - La Folia 

Charpentier - Te Deum

Rameau - Ronde 

 

CLASSICAL PERIOD

Giuliani - Ecossaise

Giuliani - Ecossaise

Carcassi - Waltz

Carcassi - Allegretto

Doisy - Walse

Schubert - The Trout Theme

Schubert - Briar Rose                         

 

ROMANTIC PERIOD

Brahms - Lullaby

Glinka - Polka

Ferrer - Andantino

Ferrer - Allegretto                          

Ferrer - Ejercicio

Sagreras - Leccion No. 61

Sagreras - Leccion No. 75 

 

MODERN PERIOD

20th Century Anon. - Romance

Burden - Tango Arpeggio

Burden - Tango Repetitivo 

Burden - Sad Thoughts

Burden - Solea No. 1

Burden - The Mad Magician’s Waltz

Hanna, Barbera & Curtin - Meet the Flintstones

Performance Notes                 

Period Pieces Book 1 (GM54)

 

£9.95

Grade 1 to 3

                   Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:                    

Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 1 (GM01)

 

         Young Guitarist's Progress Part 1 (GM06) & Part 2 (GM07)

 

 Young Guitarist's Progress Repertoire Series Part 1 (GM39) & Part 2 (GM40)

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Travelling in Style Series 1 - The Start (GM18) & Stage 1 (GM14)

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Travelling in Style Series 2 - The Restart (GM24) & Trek 1 (GM25)

48 pages
 

FOLK MUSIC

Venetian Folk Song (arr. Mertz) - Mamma Mia Cara

Austrian Folk Song (arr. Mertz) - 'S Mailuterl

Italian Dance (arr. Mertz) - Saltarello 

Styrien Folk Song (arr. Mertz) - Abschied von der Sennerin

Spanish Dance (arr. Mertz) - El Zapateado

Irish Traditional - The Top of the Hill

Irish Traditional - Down by the Salley Gardens

Irish Traditional - The Three Little Drummers 

 

EARLY & RENAISSANCE PERIOD 

English Medieval Anon. - Sumer is icumen in

Campion - Never Weather-Beaten Sail

Morley - Where the Bee Sucks

Medieval Anon. - Danza Rondeau

English Renaissance Anon. - Packington's Pound

Sabio - A Que Por Muy Gran Fremosura 

 

BAROQUE PERIOD

Petzold - Menuet

Sanz - Las Hachas 

Sanz - Fuga

de Visee - Bouree 

de Visee - Sarabande 

Bach - Musette

Bach - Gavotte II ou la Musette

Vivaldi - Largo 

 

CLASSICAL PERIOD

Doisy - Walse

Mozart - Menuet

Drexel - Cosaque

Martini - Plaisir d'Amour 

Molino - Walse                                                         

Carulli - Siciliana

Molino - Rondo                                         

Horetzky - Alla Marcia 

 

ROMANTIC PERIOD 

Bosch - Lamento

Bosch - Gitanilla 

Sagreras - Nostalgia 

Shand - Valse 

Arcas - Solea   

Ferrer - Ejercicio  Guitarra)

Ferrer - Cantilene Espagnole

Ferrer - Belle Gavotte                                               

Larionov - Kalinka 

 

MODERN PERIOD 

Burden - Solea

Rodriguez- La Cumparista (Tango)

Burden - Crossing the River Shribble

Burden - The Great Snow Dance

Henderson - Bye, Bye, Blackbird

Kosma - Autumn Leaves

Performance Notes      

Period Pieces Book 2 (GM55)

 

£10.95

Grade 4 to 6

        Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:                    

Guitarist's Progress Solo Series Book 2 (GM02) & Book 3 (GM08)

 

Young Guitarist's Progress Part 3 (GM38)

 

Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 2 (GM15) & Stage 3 (GM16)

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Travelling in Style Series 2 - Trek 3 (GM27) & Trek 4 (GM28)

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Certain Hits 5! (GM22)

GM 55 cover scan
GM 55 page scan

56 pages
 

FOLK MUSIC

Burden - Spirituals Suite No. 4

Spiritual - Ride the Chariot

Spiritual - Let us Break Bread Together

Spiritual - Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho

 

EARLY & RENAISSANCE PERIOD 

Byrd - The Earl of Salisbury's Pavan

Dowland - Lady Hunsdon's Puffe

Mudarra - Fantasia No. 10 

BAROQUE PERIOD

Santa Cruz - Jacaras 

de Murcia - Fandango 

Rameau - Tambourin

Purcell - Rondeau 

 

CLASSICAL PERIOD 

Paradis - Sicilienne

Gossec - Gavotte

Mateo Albeniz - Sonata

Sor (arranged Burden) - La Romanesca (

 

ROMANTIC PERIOD 

Arcas (adapted Burden) - Solea

Cottin - Balalayka (Chanson Russe)

Bosch - Cello

Morkov (adapted Burden) - Romance

Ferrer - Charme de La Nuit

Shand - The Gnomes 

 

MODERN PERIOD 

Hamilton - Cry me a River

Berlin - Let's Face the Music and Dance

Cohen - Hallelujah

Rosendo - El Entreriano (Tango)

Arolas - El Marne (Gran Tango de Salon)

Burden - Two Guitars (Variations on the song by Ivan Vasiliev)                                   Performance Notes                 

Period Pieces Book 3 (GM56)

 

£11.95

 

Grade 6 to 8

          Other books in the Garden Music catalogue that can be used alongside this:                    

Guitarist's Progress Book 3 (GM08) & Book 4 (GM13)

 

Travelling in Style Series 1 - Stage 3 (GM16) & Stage 4 (GM17)

 

Travelling in Style Series 2 - Trek 4 (GM28)

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Certain Hits 3! (GM20) & Certain Hits 4! (GM21)

GM 56 cover scan
GM 56 page scan
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