Universal Edition From Folk to Classical 2 - Coles - Classical Guitar - Book

24 favourite pieces arranged for the moderately advanced guitarist

Arranger: Paul Coles
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Classical Guitar
Level: 4-7

From Folk to Classical 2 is a mouth-watering collection of 24 arrangements for classical guitar by Paul Coles. The classical pieces include many favourites, including a few you would not expect to hear on the guitar, such as Habanera from Carmen and Saint-Saen's famous Swan, but they really work!

Traditional folk numbers are not neglected, with Michael Row the Boat and Londonderry Air among the best known. The arrangements are for moderately advanced players (UK grade 5-6) and Paul has offered fingering help for both left and right hands.

Contents:

• Traditional Spiritual: Michael Row the Boat ashore
• Traditional Gypsy Russian Folk Song: Dark Eyes
• Bizet George: Habanera from the opera "Carmen"
• Scottish Folk Song: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
• English Folk Song: Easly One Morning
• Albeniz Isaac: Asturias (Leyenda)
• Traditional English: Greensleeves
• Traditional West Indian: Jamaica Farewell
• Traditional Bahamas: Sloop John B
• Beethoven Ludwig van: Fur Elise
• Irish Folk Song: Londonderry Air
• Granados Enrique: No. 3 from "Valses poeticos"
• Saint-Saens Camille: Le cygne from "Carnival of the Animals"
• Strauss (Sohn) Johann: An der schonen blauen Donau
• Tschaikowsky Peter Iljitsch: Swan Lake - Act 1 Finale
• Chopin Frederic: Waltz Op. 18 Grande valse brillante
• Beethoven Ludwig van: Minuet No. 1
• Beethoven Ludwig van: Minuet No. 2
• Handel Georg Friedrich: Largo
• Debussy Claude: Clair de lune
• Dvorak Antonin: Slavonic Dance oOp. 72 No. 2
• Tschaikowsky Peter Iljitsch: Dance of the Merlitons from "Nutcracker Suite"
• Joplin Scott: Wall Street Rag
• Faure Gabriel: Pavane