Is this Gaspar Sanz book/CD set (Tab) modernized?

[Frei]

Ok, I would like to take the plunge for this book set, as it is so cheap, and I have been practicing some baroque music on the guitar (phew!) and love all the counter-point etc...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0825616956/ref=ord_ca...

Does this have standard notation (tab for idiots) I only read tab after I rewrite it down. I could not just translate standard music notation.

If not, what is the good book for Sanz-standard tab. It would still be worth getting this for the CD's.

All the parts for my first baroque guitar are cut, and humidified/equalized!! Gluing begins soon!

[Fábio Vianna Peres]

On the sheetmusicplus website they have a look inside tool.
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Complete-Works-Of-Gaspar-Sanz-2...
It's not clear if all material is in tabs.

But you should try the facsimile edition by minkoff!
http://www.minkoff-editions.com/musique_musicologie/pages/r-s.htm#SANZ,

[Frei]

Wow thanks, your fast with the building! Got the parts, just designed an inexpensive thickness sander, hoping it works, then I can really crank!

[Jamie Holding]

I beleive you may be wrong Martin.

I've seen and opened the book in Banks Music a while back. One volume I think is in complete tab - the other in complete standard notation. I THINK that you get different music in tab/notation so not everything in everything. The tablature is modern guitar TAB, not anything original I beleive.

The book is intended for the modern guitarist, not baroque guitarist and I think the pieces may be 'arrangements'.......

All that said, I am NOT entirely sure... - sorry!



Jamie

[Chris Despopoulos]

Alright... Another ukulele person! I'm inspired by Rob's arrangements of Sanz for the uke. I also was surprised to learn that the uke is tuned the same as the Ren. Guitar (except the uke has re-entrant tuning). In that spirit, I've been hunting on the web for Ren. Guitar manuscripts I can try on the uke. So far I found one that works with minor adjustments...

[Chris Despopoulos]

The Biblioteca Digital Hispanica (http://bibliotecadigitalhispanica.bne.es/) has the first of the three Sanz books online. These are scans of the facsimiles. I think they're more interested in the text than the music, which is why they concentrated on this volume. Still, I just got a Baroque Guitar (finally!), and I'm using this as the cheap way to get started.

2 cents' worth... Free access to some of the manuscript, anyway.

I will add that I used my Bach Lute Suites for Guitar by Jerry Willard in a class, and the transcriptions received kudos from the luminaries in attendance... For what's that's worth.

[Frei]

Thanks Martin, got mine comming in a few days! I have the Renaissance Guitar CD/book also, and the cd is pretty flat, but man o man, some of those songs really teach you about perfect counterpoint. They just blow my mind!