Robinson Favorites on the Ukulele (The School of Music)

The complete collection of beginner to advanced pieces by Thomas Robinson (ca 1560 - 1610) from his 1603 publication The Schoole of Musicke (The School of Music) 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 complete collection of beginner to advanced pieces by Thomas Robinson (ca 1560 - 1610) from his 1603 publication The Schoole of Musicke (The School of Music) are adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book are in the order that they appear in the original publications. When playing a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, linear tuning is required (i.e. using a low G string). Notes about the composers and pieces are at the back of this book.

Contents:

The Schoole of Musicke
Instructional notes for the music
The Queen's Goodnight [for two Lutes]
Twenty Ways Upon the Bells [for two Lutes]
Row Well You Marriners
A Galliard [1]
A Plaine Song for two Lutes
Grisse his delight
Passemezo Galyard
A Fantasie for two Lutes
A Toy for two Lutes
A Galliard [2]
Merry Melancholie
Robinson's Riddle
Go from my Window
A Toy [1]
A Gigue [1]
An Almaigne [1]
An Almaigne [2]
A Toy [2]
A Toy [3]
A Toy [4]
Robin is to the Greenwood Gone
The Queen's Gigue
Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La [9 sundry ways for one Lute]
My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
Bellvedere
The Spanish Pauin
A Gigue [2 and 3]
Walking in a Country Towne
Bony Sweet Boy
A Gigue [4]
Lantero
Three parts in one upon an old ground

Recordings of the pieces played at various tempos are posted on YouTube (search for Robinson 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.

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