A selection of intermediate to advanced pieces by Simon Gorlier (flourished 1550 - 1584) 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 Simon Gorlier (fl 1550 - 1584) 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:

“Mamie un jour” by Certon
“Ce qui est plus en ce monde amy” by Sandrin
“Si iay du bien” by Maille
“Je suis desheritée” by Cadéac
“Il ne se trouve en amytié” by Sandrin
“Je n’ai point plus d’affection” by Sermisy
“La voulonté” by Sandrin
“Estantz assis aux rives aquatiques”
“Pourquoy sont bruit et s'assemblent les gens”
Le Duo de Benedicta by Josquin des Prez
Deux Canons
            In subdyapenté
            Autre Canon
Duo

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