A selection of beginner to advanced pieces by Adrian Le Roy (ca 1520 – 1598) adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature.
Ancient music written for the modern ukulele ….. None!
Playing ancient music on the ukulele ….. Absolutely!
This collection of beginner to advanced pieces by Adrian Le Roy (ca 1520 – 1598) are adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book in roughly the order of difficulty, however, not all of the original pieces are included in this book of arrangements. When playing a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, linear tuning is required (i.e. using a low G string). Notes about the composer and pieces are at the back of this book.
Contents:
Bransle de Poitou
Tourdion
Branle Gay “A mes peines et ennuits”
Bransles de Poitou
Bransle de Champaigne
Almandes: Pied a cheval & Tournée
Pimontoyse
Chansons a Plaisir
“Laissez la verte couleur”
“Mes pas semez”
“Vous estes la personne”
Prelude
Pavane et Gallarde – J’ay du mal tant
Gallardes
La Toulouzne (Toulouse)
La Lionnoyse (Lyon)
La Romanesque (Rome)
Basse-Dance “Il estoit une fillette”
Recordings of the pieces played at various tempos are posted on SoundCloud and/or YouTube (search for Le Roy Favorites on the Ukulele or Ancient Music for Ukulele).
Please check out the other books in this series “Ancient Music for Ukulele” by visiting our website (ancientmusic4ukulele.com) and/or Facebook page.
Ancient music written for the modern ukulele ….. None!
Playing ancient music on the ukulele ….. Absolutely!
This collection of beginner to advanced pieces by Adrian Le Roy (ca 1520 – 1598) are adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book in roughly the order of difficulty, however, not all of the original pieces are included in this book of arrangements. When playing a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, linear tuning is required (i.e. using a low G string). Notes about the composer and pieces are at the back of this book.
Contents:
Bransle de Poitou
Tourdion
Branle Gay “A mes peines et ennuits”
Bransles de Poitou
Bransle de Champaigne
Almandes: Pied a cheval & Tournée
Pimontoyse
Chansons a Plaisir
“Laissez la verte couleur”
“Mes pas semez”
“Vous estes la personne”
Prelude
Pavane et Gallarde – J’ay du mal tant
Gallardes
La Toulouzne (Toulouse)
La Lionnoyse (Lyon)
La Romanesque (Rome)
Basse-Dance “Il estoit une fillette”
Recordings of the pieces played at various tempos are posted on SoundCloud and/or YouTube (search for Le Roy Favorites on the Ukulele or Ancient Music for Ukulele).
Please check out the other books in this series “Ancient Music for Ukulele” by visiting our website (ancientmusic4ukulele.com) and/or Facebook page.