All of the Public Domain classical guitar scores below are in standard notation and guitar tablature with audio-video demo and study notes plus a PDF download of each score for offline viewing and printing. The scores are listed in alphabetical order of composers' surnames. Just click on any piece to open it onscreen.
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DIONISIO AGUADO
Etude in A Minor
Waltz in G
ANONYMOUS
Kemp's Jig
Wilson's Wilde
Romance
J.S. BACH
Bourree in E minor
Minuet in G
MATTEO CARCASSI
Etude in A Opus 60 no.3
Opus 60 no. 7
FERDINANDO CARULLI
Opus 211 no.1
Poco Allegretto - Opus246
Waltz in E Minor - from Opus 241
Waltz in A - Opus 241 no.5
Andantino - Opus 241 no. 19
JOHN DOWLAND
Lady Laiton's Almain
Orlando Sleepeth
MAURO GIULIANI
Opus 50 no.1
Grazioso - Opus 50 no.2
Opus 50 no.4
Opus 50 no. 6 - Allegretto
Study in A Minor Opus 50 no.13
JOSEPH KUFFNER
Allegretto - Opus 168 no. 4
Duet - Opus 168 no. 6
JAN ANTONIN LOSY
Minuet
FERNANDO SOR
Study in C - Opus 35 no. 1 (Andante)
Study in C - Opus 35 no. 2
Study in D - Opus 35 no.17
Study in E Minor - Opus 60 no.14
FRANCISCO TARREGA
Lagrima
Study in E Minor
Etude in A Minor
Waltz in G
ANONYMOUS
Kemp's Jig
Wilson's Wilde
Romance
J.S. BACH
Bourree in E minor
Minuet in G
MATTEO CARCASSI
Etude in A Opus 60 no.3
Opus 60 no. 7
FERDINANDO CARULLI
Opus 211 no.1
Poco Allegretto - Opus246
Waltz in E Minor - from Opus 241
Waltz in A - Opus 241 no.5
Andantino - Opus 241 no. 19
JOHN DOWLAND
Lady Laiton's Almain
Orlando Sleepeth
MAURO GIULIANI
Opus 50 no.1
Grazioso - Opus 50 no.2
Opus 50 no.4
Opus 50 no. 6 - Allegretto
Study in A Minor Opus 50 no.13
JOSEPH KUFFNER
Allegretto - Opus 168 no. 4
Duet - Opus 168 no. 6
JAN ANTONIN LOSY
Minuet
FERNANDO SOR
Study in C - Opus 35 no. 1 (Andante)
Study in C - Opus 35 no. 2
Study in D - Opus 35 no.17
Study in E Minor - Opus 60 no.14
FRANCISCO TARREGA
Lagrima
Study in E Minor
Classical guitar pieces, unlike the songs in the Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar section, are meant to be played without improvised decorations. The focus is more on subtle changes of tone, dynamics control and a tasteful use of vibrato.
Music composed for classical guitar from the 18th century onwards sounds better on modern nylon strings than on the strings of a steel-string acoustic guitar. That's because they were written to exploit the unique tonal qualities of classical guitar strings (gut and later, nylon). Some of the composers included above are from the earlier Baroque and Renaissance Periods, and those styles of music sound great on steel strings, too. That's because they're transcriptions from other instruments. The John Dowland piece, Lady Laiton's Almain listed above, for example, is a Renaissance-Period lute transcription from the 17th-century, and the Bach pieces are transcriptions from the 18th-century Baroque Period. Bach's Bourrée in E Minor was originally written for lute and his Minuet in G was composed for harpsichord.
Music composed for classical guitar from the 18th century onwards sounds better on modern nylon strings than on the strings of a steel-string acoustic guitar. That's because they were written to exploit the unique tonal qualities of classical guitar strings (gut and later, nylon). Some of the composers included above are from the earlier Baroque and Renaissance Periods, and those styles of music sound great on steel strings, too. That's because they're transcriptions from other instruments. The John Dowland piece, Lady Laiton's Almain listed above, for example, is a Renaissance-Period lute transcription from the 17th-century, and the Bach pieces are transcriptions from the 18th-century Baroque Period. Bach's Bourrée in E Minor was originally written for lute and his Minuet in G was composed for harpsichord.
All of the music listed above is in the Public Domain; all scores created by chasmac/ Fretsource.