Arranged For Mandolin. This book contains the first three of J. S. Bach's solo violin Sonatas and Partitas arranged for mandolin. The goal of the material is to make learning these challenging pieces easier. Mandolin tablature is included throughout the book. Mandolinists who have little or no experience reading standard notation will find this to be an essential learning tool. For good reason, there has been widespread interest in learning these pieces in the mandolin community. The pieces were originally written for violin. As a result, Bach's use of string crossing patterns and open-string pedals work brilliantly on the mandolin. Also, as solo works they are a useful addition to anyone's performingrepertoire. Lastly, even if never performed, learning all or some of these is wonderful for building mandolin technique. Violinists often say that if you can play the Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas you can play anything-the same is certainly true for mandolinists. This book contains the first three of J. S. Bach 's solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas arranged for Mandolin. The goal of the material is to make learning these challenging pieces easier. Mandolin tablature isincluded throughout the book. Mandolinists who have little or no experience reading standard notation will find this to be an essential learning tool. For good reason, there has been widespread interest in learning thesepieces in the Mandolin community. The pieces were originally written for Violin. As a result, Bach 's use of string crossing patterns and open-string pedals work brilliantly on the Mandolin. Also, as solo works theyare a useful addition to anyone's performing repertoire. Lastly, even if never performed, learning all or some of these is wonderful for building Mandolin technique. Violinists often say that if you can play the Bach SoloSonatas and Partitas you can play anything-the same is certainly true for Mandolinists./ Recueil / Mandoline

Par BANCALARI ROBERT. The German Baroque period featured three virtuosi—Biber, Westhoff and Johann Jakob Walther. Walther (1650-1717) performed as a violinist in the orchestra of Cosimo III from 1670 to 1674 (Medici dynasty) and served as concertmaster at the court in Dresden. Walther's compositions are contained in two books: Scherzi da Violino solo con il basso continuo (1676) and Hortulus Chelicus (1688). This book presents six sonatas for violin from Hortulus Chelicus transcribed for the mandolin. The collection is a wonderful addition to the classical mandolin repertoire. All the sonatas are written in standard notation and tablature./ Recueil / Mandoline