Baroque Music for Flute & Guitar

While the classical guitar is primarily a solo instrument, playing in an ensemble—be it a duo, trio, quartet, mixed ensemble, or orchestra—offers several benefits. These include working in synchronization with others regarding visual cues and pulse, i.e., maintaining a steady but flexible tempo, observing dynamic levels, and improving sight-reading skills.

Baroque Music for Flute and Guitar, a collection of works from the late Baroque Period (1600 - 1750), offers guitarists an opportunity to play chamber music by the era’s master composers: J. S. Bach, Corelli, Handel, A. Marcello, Scarlatti, Telemann, and Vivaldi. The Baroque guitar was rarely included in chamber music ensembles due to its limited ability to project sound. In this collection, the original keyboard and bass accompaniment parts have been transcribed for the modern classical guitar, creating the ideal combination of volume and timbre for flute and guitar.

Written in standard notation with minimal fingering, these transcriptions are ideal for intermediate to advanced guitar students performing in undergraduate and graduate recital programs.

Adagio in E Minor (from Concerto in E Minor)  Alessandro Marcello

Andante (from Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034)  J. S. Bach

Siciliano Domenico Scarlatti

Partita in E Minor, TWV 41: E1 Georg Philipp Telemann

Sonata in D Minor. Op.5, No.7 Arcangelo Corelli

Sonata in C Major Antonio Vivaldi

Sonata in A Minor, Op.1, No.4, HWV 362 George Frideric Handel

Sonata in F Major, Op.1, No.11, HWV 362 George Frideric Handel

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