Classical Guitar Publications

Pavane Opus 50 by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Transcription for Flute and Guitar by James Baird

Gabriel Fauré was a pupil of Camille Saint-Saëns at the Ecole Niedermeyer and served as organist at various Paris churches. At the age of 52 he began teaching at the Conservatoire where his pupils included Ravel and Enescu. He died in Paris in 1924.

Fauré's nostalgic Pavane is an orchestral work with an optional chorus part, added at the suggestion of a patron, but generally omitted in modern performance. Here it is presented in reduction for flute and classical guitar.

Sonata for the German Flute or Violin (Oboe)
"expressly Conposed for the Use of Young Performers"
by Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)
Transcription for Flute and Guitar by James Baird

Italian-born Geminiani studied violin and composition under the famous master Archangelo Corelli and became renowned for his virtuosic improvisational performance style (although some historians say he was just difficult to follow). In England, he celebrated success as a leading soloist, accompanied at the court of George I by Händel, and worked as composer, teacher and published treatises on performance practice. He even published a treatise on The Art of Playing the Guitar or Cittra. Geminiani transcribed many of his own works for other instruments.

The continuo part is newly realized to accomodate the guitar fingerboard and transposed from the original G minor to A minor. The Sonata is an intermediate recital piece and is excellent for students as well as more advanced performers. It also is appropriate as ambient music in a festive setting.

2 Habaneras - Traditional Latin American
Transcription for Flute and Guitar by James Baird

2 beautiful songs transcribed for flute and guitar.

Sonata K330 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Transcription for Flute and Guitar by James Baird

Mozart’s Piano Sonata in C, K 330, was written during 1781-83. Mozart lived in Vienna during this period, married Constanze Weber in 1782, and traveled often as composer and pianist. This was a very fertile time for him, when he composed much music for piano solo, piano concertos and chamber music with piano.

The Sonata in C is in three movements: Allegro moderato, Andante cantabile and Allegretto. The fast outer movements carry an operatic exuberance, while the Andante is an expressive piece of profound and tender beauty ending with a sublime coda.

This music comes in full score for easy reference, as well as individual flute and guitar parts.

Trumpet Tune
by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Transcription for Flute and Guitar by James Baird

Son of a Court musician, Purcell served as a chorister at the Chapel Royal. After studying with John Blow, organist at Westminster Abbey, Purcell became composer to the Kings (Charles II, William III & Mary II); later succeeding his teacher as organist. Purcell composed music for the royal court, incidental music for plays, several operas (notably "Dido and Aeneas" in 1690), numerous anthems, odes, and three complete settings of the sacred service. His theoretical treatise, The Art of Descant, was published by Playford in 1683.

The Trumpet Tune is a versatile march often used as processional or recessional for wedding ceremonies. This piece, confusingly, is sometimes attributed to Jeremiah Clarke.

Largo Op. 8 No. 4 (Four Seasons - Winter)
by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Transcription for Flute and Guitar by James Baird

The excerpt from the sonnet written by Vivialdi to be read during performance reads:
To rest contentedly beside the hearth, while those outside are drenched by pouring rain.

Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
Transcription for Guitar Quartet by James Baird

One of the most recognizable melodies in classical music, this familiar Canon is arranged for 4 guitars. The manuscript contains a full score and separate parts for each guitar.