Classical Guitar Publications

• Allegro in C, Op. 5 No. 3 by Arcangelo Corelli
• Pavane Op 50 by Gabriel Fauré
• Sonata - by Francesco Geminiani
• Joplin Ragtime Dances by Scott Joplin
• 2 Habaneras - traditional Latin America
• Sonata K330 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Trumpet Tune by Henry Purcell
• Adagio Op. 166 by Franz Schubert
• Ave Maria by Franz Schubert
• Largo Op. 8 No. 4 (Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi

• Allegro in C, Op. 5 No. 3 by Arcangelo Corelli

• Sonata 118 in Am by Padre Antonio Soler (duet)
• Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel (quartet)

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.

Adagio Op. 166 by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Transcribed for flute and guitar by James Baird

Franz Schubert is well known for his songs and gift of melody. This very romantic piece for flute and guitar works well as mood welcome music prior to the ceremony. The manuscript includes score and individual parts.

Ave Maria by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Transcribed for flute and guitar by James Baird

This piece by Franz Schubert is one of the most recognized melodies of all time. This very romantic and spiritual piece for flute and guitar works well as mood welcome music prior to the ceremony and during the Eucharist.

Sonata for the German Flute or Violin (Oboe)
"expressly Composed 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 accommodate 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.

Allegro Op. 5 No. 3
by Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Transcription for Flute or Viola and Guitar by James Baird

Cite: GoldbergWeb, Naxos

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 Vivaldi to be read during performance reads:
To rest contentedly beside the hearth, while those outside are drenched by pouring rain.

Ragtime Dances for Piano
by Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
Transcription for Flute and Guitar by James Baird

Between 1895 and 1917 Scott Joplin published 53 pieces for piano, 10 songs, and the opera Tremonisha. Joplin is truly an American original and the most important and influential composer of the Ragtime Era. He gained his early training by performing in dance halls in Texarkana. His successful career as composer carried him from Texas all the way North to "Tin Pan Alley" in New York City.

Many of his piano dances were arranged by Joplin himself for various instrumental combinations (including the guitar!). The versions offered here are in that spirit.The transcriptions are full voiced and true to the original piano composition melodies, bassline and harmonies.