Step by Step

This edition is part of the series STEP BY STEP with annotated material for studying. In these annotations, the editor presents hints and suggestions which are also part of his instructions to student...

Not only does the editor offer a great number of hints and initiatives for rehearsal, he also presents plenty of pieces of stylistic information which are a prerequisite for interpretation. Skills cor...

This is the first edition of our new series Step by Step - guitar music in musical instruction . Each edition deals with one work and presents information and advice on how it should be played. Gerd-M...

Johann Schenk (1656- ~1715) was a Dutch composer and gamba player. The sonata presented here, which was originally composed for two gambas, can also be performed by two guitars as it was not written i...

Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706) belonged to the most important German composers of the pre-Bach era. In his compositions both Italian and French stylistic elements melt with the central German taste. H...

The source of this version for 2 guitars is the Trio per Leuto (a sixchord baroque mandolin), violin and figured bass C major RV 82. The sonata is a beautiful example of italian baroque music with its...

Between 1750 and 1800 the expression Divertimento is found for suite-like compilations in different tempi, however, they were very popular as entertainment music. Even with guitar composers we find ma...

Jan Antonin Graf Losy von Losinthal is known under the name of Johann Anton Logy. He lived from around 1650 till 1721 and is considered one of the most important Bohemian lute players who became famil...

Jan Antonin Graf Losy von Losinthal è conosciuto con il nome di Johann Anton Logy. Visse dal 1650 al 1721 circa ed è considerato uno dei più importanti suonatori di liuto boemi che, viaggiando, conobb...