Early Music

Sonnet by Enríquez de Valderrábano for Guitar

Sonnet by Enríquez de Valderrábano (c. 1500-after 1557). From the Spanish vihuelist and composer’s Silva de Sirenas. Level: Easy-Intermediate classical guitar. Renaissance lute work arranged for classical guitar. I’m using the sheet music from Frederick Noad’s Renaissance Guitar Anthology (Amazon Link).

Volt (La Volta) – Anonymous for Classical Guitar

Volt (La Volta) – Anonymous (Dowland Manuscript). Renaissance lute work arranged for classical guitar. Level: Early-Intermediate (Grade 3) for classical guitar. I’m using the sheet music from Frederick Noad’s Renaissance Guitar Anthology (Amazon Link).

The Parlement – Anonymous for Classical Guitar

The Parlement – Anonymous (From a Dowland manuscript). Renaissance lute work arranged for Classical Guitar Based on Kemp’s Jig. Level: Early-Intermediate (Grade 3) classical guitar. I’m using the sheet music from Frederick Noad’s Renaissance Guitar Anthology (Amazon Link).

Branle De Bourgogne by Adrian Le Roy

Branle De Bourgogne by Adrian Le Roy (c.1520–1598). Level: Easy classical guitar. Renaissance lute work arranged for classical guitar. I’m using the sheet music from Frederick Noad’s Renaissance Guitar Anthology (Amazon Link).

Wilson’s Wilde for Classical Guitar

Wilson’s Wilde (Originally for Lute) – Anonymous Renaissance Lute Work arranged For Classical Guitar. Level: Early-Intermediate (Grade 2). You can download the free PDF sheet music edition from This is Classical Guitar: Wilson’s Wilde – Free PDF (click here). Enjoy.

Toy by Francis Cutting for Classical Guitar

Toy by Francis Cutting (c.1550–1595/6). Level: Easy classical guitar (grade 3 or 4). Renaissance lute work arranged for classical guitar. I’m using the sheet music from Frederick Noad’s Renaissance Guitar Anthology (Amazon Link).

Branle Gay by Jean Baptiste Besard

Branle Gay by Jean Baptiste Besard (c.1567 – c.1625). Level: Easy classical guitar. Renaissance lute work arranged for classical guitar. I’m using the sheet music from Frederick Noad’s Renaissance Guitar Anthology (Amazon Link).

Sarabande & Double by Kellner for Guitar

Sarabande and Double by David Kellner (c.1670-1748) from Auserlesene Lauten-Stücke, (1747) arranged for guitar. The original tablature is for 11-course lute so there is some re-voicing of chords and octave changes. The Sarabande is the theme for the double so…

Tordilione and Canario by Calvi for Guitar

Tordilione and Canario by Carlo Calvi (c.1610-1670) originally for Baroque guitar. – PDF Sheet Music and Tab (tablature) arranged for classical guitar. Level: Easy (Grade 1 and 2). Source: Werner Guitar Editions. Premium Sheet Music and TAB (PDF) Tordilione and Canarios…

Packington’s Pound for Guitar

Packington’s Pound from Mathew Holmes Lute Book (Cambridge Ms Nn.6.36), Anonymous Renaissance Lute. – PDF Sheet Music and Tab (tablature) arranged for classical guitar. Level: Easy. Source: Werner Guitar Editions. Premium Sheet Music and TAB (PDF) Packington’s Pound for Guitar –…