A selection of beginner to advanced pieces by Bach and his contemporaries 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 Bach and his contemporaries (from 1675 to 1795) are adapted and arranged for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using both modern musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book are roughly ordered by degree of difficulty, starting with those that are easier.  When playing a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, linear tuning is required (i.e. using a low G string). Notes about the composers are at the back of this book.

Contents:

Aria and Minuet (Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach)
Gavotte and Bourée (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Bourée II (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Trois Menuettes (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Minuet (Christian Petzold)
Aria (Wilhelm Friedmann Bach)
Allegro (Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach)
Bourée (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Musette (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Sarabande (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Sheep May Safely Graze (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Prelude for Clavier (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Sleepers, Awake (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Prelude for Cello (Johann Sebastian Bach)

Recordings of the pieces played at various tempos are posted on SoundCloud (search for Bach 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.