Mel Bay Publications

Most instrumentalists would agree with the author's introductory statement, that the six Bach cello suites are "…one of the greatest collections of solo instrumental music ever written."Many amateur c...

In the author's words, this collection of 10 modern classical guitar pieces was composed to emulate the "elusive, graceful, fragile, subtle, elegant, stealthy qualities" of cats. Inspired by a rich ta...

O'Carolan for Classical Guitar is the fourth and final volume of Guido Böger's classical guitar arrangements of the 214 compositions of the itinerant blind Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)...

One might think that it would be impossible to arrange the music of Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen, for solo classic guitar, but Néstor Ausqui has done it! While the guitar is an intimate and sweet-sou...

In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 'small sonatas' or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leon...

Belgian guitarist and composer Gilbert Isbin presents 50 original, short, contemplative pieces in this book and online recording. Designed for sight reading and performance by classical and fingerstyl...

We are pleased to present this collection of masterful concert arrangements that have been a major part of the Castellani Andriaccio Duo's touring and recording repertoire for decades. These arrangeme...

This collection of 30 classical guitar transcriptions of works by Christoph Graupner highlights this forgotten master’s unique contributions to Baroque music. Originally composed for cembalo (harpsich...

Written in standard notation and tablature, nearly all the pieces in The Music of Debussy for Solo Guitar were transcribed from piano scores. The book's repertoire represents different periods in the...

Rob MacKillop presents 20 classic lute transcriptions; the "greatest hits" of the Renaissance and Baroque lute repertoire arranged for pick acoustic, electric, or classical guitar. MacKillop has for m...

Il manoscritto oggi noto come Quaderno degli schizzi di Londra fu scritto da Wolfgang Amadé Mozart all'età di otto anni durante il soggiorno della sua famiglia in Gran Bretagna nel 1764-1765. Che si t...

First premiered in Maui, Hawaii in 2022 at Benjamin Verdery’s annual summer masterclass, the 3 Caprices for Guitar by virtuoso guitarist Andrew Hull is a three-movement, technical tour-de-force in the...

We are pleased to present our arrangement of the iconic and legendary, Fandango, by Padre Antonio Soler, the genius monk of the Baroque era. This work was a mainstay of our touring repertoire for year...

Immerse yourself in the rich sounds of the Baroque era with the "12 Viola da Gamba Fantasias TWV 40:26-37" by Georg Philipp Telemann, masterfully arranged for classical guitar. Published by the renown...

Il famoso virtuoso argentino di chitarra classica Néstor Ausqui presenta questa raccolta di diciannove assoli inediti per chitarra. Promettendo di essere il sogno di ogni chitarrista, la compilation a...

I brani contenuti in questo volume sono di Francisco Tárrega (1854-1909) e Fernando Sor (1778-1839). Per anni, la chitarra classica si è divisa in due correnti distinte: il fingerstyle con corde di ny...

Il periodo barocco nella storia della musica è generalmente considerato iniziato intorno all'anno 1600. La musica dei compositori di quest'epoca ha contribuito allo sviluppo di tipi di musica chiarame...

Learning The Classic Guitar is a new direction in Guitar instruction. Many ideas in this book breaks new ground. Part Two should go along with part one and it presents the elements of music and proced...

Learning The Classic Guitar - Part Three teaches the student to form clear and accurate concepts of music expression. It also teaches the guitarist how to perform in public with accuracy and confidenc...

This edition contains 10 of J. S. Bach's finest compositions scored in notation and tablature. Works include: Two Part Invention in C Major: Gavotte, from the 3rd Lute Suite: Prelude in D Minor: Boure...

Classical guitar soloist james Kalal has compiled 12 breath-taking guitar solos based of renowned Spanish melodies and themes. Solos include works by Milan, Mudarra, Sor, Tarrega, Calleja and James Ka...