A Spanish Recital on the Ukulele

A selection of intermediate to advanced pieces by Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz (ca 1650-1710) adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature.

Ancient music written for the modern ukulele ….. None!

Playing ancient music on the ukulele ….. Absolutely!

This collection of intermediate to advanced pieces by Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz (ca 1650-1710) are adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book in order that could be used in a recital. When playing a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, linear tuning is required (i.e. using a low G string). Notes about the composer and pieces are at the back of this book.

Contents (all pieces by Gaspar Sanz):

Preludio & Fuga

Rujero

Folia

Españoleta I & II

La Cavalleria de Napoles

Pavana I & II

Canarios

Recordings of the pieces played at various tempos are posted on SoundCloud and/or YouTube (search for A Spanish Recital on the Ukulele or Ancient Music for Ukulele).

Please check out the other books in this series "Ancient Music for Ukulele" by visiting our website (ancientmusic4ukulele.com) and/or Facebook page.