Mel Bay Publications

With this easy to understand yet comprehensive method you will learn to play classic Guitar in all of the basic keys. In addition you will play a very wide assortment of solos ranging from the Renaiss...

This book consists of music written for the guitar. When modern guitarists play music from the Renaissance, they usually play transcriptions from the vihuela or lute repertoire. As a consequence, many...

A collection of 28 fingerstyle guitar solos and duets by fingerstyle guitarist John Renbourn. These solos are drawn from Medieval and Renaissance lute dance tunes and solos. All solos are in notation...

The studies of Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) stand alongside those of Fernando Sor, Matteo Carcassi, Dionisio Aguado and Ferinando Carulli as the staples of the didactic pieces by the 'first generation'...

A sequel to Dennis Franco's popular initial offering Classical Guitar in Tablature, this book presents some of the most popular classic guitar solos scored in notation and tablature. The composers inc...

This book is meant to be used by guitar students in their first six months of study. These simple pieces are not only entertaining, but also introduce the novice to advanced musical devices such as mi...

Absolute, universal and harmonious - Bach 's music is as profoundly satisfying and uplifting today as it was in his era. One of the most eloquent and expressive guitarists of our time, Javier Calderon...

Although Johann Sebastian Bach did not write any music for the guitar, transcriptions of his unaccompanied string music and music for lute have long been a part of the guitar repertoire. Despite the r...

Today's rock musicians are stretching the boundaries of their music by learning from the masters of various styles and disciplines. Acquainted with the demands of both rock and classic Guitar performa...

This collection includes 58 pieces of music by the Spanish Guitar master Fernando Sor as well as audio of the entire book, recorded by Ben Bolt. Ben Bolt believes these pieces are the 'best of the bes...

Brazil guitar sensation Fabio Zanon exploded on the international scene in 1996 when he won the first prize at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, just weeks after...

This comprehensive edition brings together all of the standard pieces in the adopted Albeniz 'guitar repertoire' along with additional pieces that complete many of the suites and other groupings as pu...

This collection of etudes for classic guitar includes six in open position, nine in Position II, and five in Position IV. Standard notation only.

This is the first compilation of guitar music for a right hand technique that includes the little finger. The 12 complete compositions include original pieces by Charles Postlewate (Homage to Villa-Lo...

Filmed live at Texas Tech University's Hemmie Recital Hall on Thursday, January 27, 2000, this DVD reveals the full spectrum of Nikita Koshkin's composition and performance skills. Born in Moscow in 1...

Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) belongs to an elite group of Brazilian/American guitarists, who by composing important works for the guitar reinstated the instrument in his native country as worthy of se...

Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) belongs to an elite group of Brazilian/American guitarists, who by composing important works for the guitar reinstated the instrument in his native country as worthy of se...

Danse D'Azur for two guitars was written in 2002, and is a sonorous and successful work for guitar duet. It treats the two musicians as absolute equals, and while thoroughly idiomatic, puts considerab...

Odd-time signatures are often an enigma to the Western musician and present specific challenges when it comes to phrasing and feeling. This book will improve any musician's ability to intuit odd-time...

The arts flourished in the Baroque period. Music from that time is still performed worldwide by symphonies, opera companies, choirs, chamber ensembles and soloists on many instruments. The period was...

This collection of original, contemporary, concert-style compositions for plectrum or flatpicked guitar includes 15 preludes, 4 sonatas with multiple movements, and 12 nocturnes. The solos present a c...

This is a collection of 28 original guitar solos by William Bay-a portrait of growing up and living in the Midwestern United States. Echoed in each piece are the melodies of sprawling farmlands, woode...

The Guitar has so many moods and colours. I have always loved the expressive, lyrical pieces written for this unique instrument. This book is a collection of 19 solos of medium difficulty which presen...