Morales Favorites on the Ukulele

A selection of intermediate to advanced pieces by Cristobal de Morales (ca 1500 - 1553) 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 collection of intermediate to advanced pieces by Cristobal de Morales ((ca 1500 - 1553) are adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book in roughly the same order as the original books. When playing a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, linear tuning is required (i.e. using a low G string). Notes about the composer and pieces are at the back of this book.

Contents:

Fecit potentiam (Magnificat)

Suscepit Israel (Magnificat)

Et ascendit in coelum (Missa: Benedicta est regina caelorum)

Benedictus (Missa: Gaude Barbara)

Et resurrexit (Missa: L’homme armée)

Crucifixus (Missa: Tu es vas electionis)

Agnus dei (Missa: Ave Maria)

Deposuit potentes (Magnificat)

Benedictus (Missa: L’homme armée)

Benedictus (Missa: Benedicta est regina caelorum)

Agnus dei (Missa: L’homme armée)

Benedictus (Missa: Mille Regretz)

Et resurrexit (Missa: Ave Maria)

Osanna in excelsis (Missa: Ave Maria)

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