My First Concert: 44 Easy Guitar Pieces over 5 Centuries

For every young musician, the first concert is a special experience, and a suitable selection of technically and musically manageable pieces is an important prerequisite for first successes. This collection includes 44 well-known and easy solo pieces that have proved successful over the years. The selection of the mostly original works has been arranged according to epochs, thus providing a small overview of the history of guitar and lute music from John Dowland via Gaspar Sanz to Leo Brouwer.

Contents:

• H. Neusiedler: Dutch Dance
• G. Mainerio: Italian Dance
• J. Playford: Two Country Dances
• Anonymus: Hungarian Dance
• German Dance
• P. Attaignant: French Dance
• Anonymous: Greensleeves
• Jane Pickering’s Lute Book: What if a day
• J. Dowland: Orlando Sleepeth
• R.de Visee: Minuet
• H. Purcell: Dance from The Fairy Queen
• G. Sanz: Paradetas
• Anonymous: Spagnoletta
• Baltic Dance
• M.-A. Charpentier: Prélude
• J.P. Krieger: Minuett
• J.A. Logy: Minuett
• E.G. Baron: Bourrée
• Anonymous: Folie dEspagne
• D. Aguado: Andantino
• J. Küffner: Andante
• M. Carcassi: Siciliana from Op. 59
• F. Sor: Study, Op. 31/1
• M. Giuliani: Écossaise, Op. 33/10
• Allegretto, Op. 30/15
• F. Carulli: Andantino
• M. Carcassi: Andante from Op. 59
• Anonymus: Spanish Romance
• F. Carulli: Rondo, Op. 241/10
• B. Calatuyud: Vals
• R. Smith-Brindle: Aeolian Mode
• B. Szordikowski: Rondo
• P.V.der Staak: Sword Dance
• Serenata
• L. Brouwer: Estudio 3, Estudio 1
• A. Carlevaro: Microestudio I
• J. Duarte: The Clock from Six Easy Pictures
• M. Vandermaesbrugge: Hésitation from Trois Pièces, Op. 30
• A. Tansman: Toccata
• Traditional: Malaguena