A selection of intermediate to advanced pieces by Gregoire Brayssing (flourished 1547 - 1560) 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 intermediate to advanced pieces by Gregoire Brayssing (fl 1547 - 1560) are adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book in roughly the same order as the original book, 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:

Fantasie
Pseaulmes
            Verba mea
            In exitu Israel de Aegypto
            Cum invocarem
            Beati quorum
“Helas mon Dieu” by Maillard
Deux Chansons
            “Qui souhaitez” by Sandrin
            “Au temps heureux” by Arcadelt
“O passi sparsy” by Festa
“L’Alouette” by Janequin

Recordings of the pieces played at various tempos are posted on SoundCloud and/or YouTube (search for Brayssing 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.