Morlaye Favorites on the Ukulele (Book 2)

A selection of beginner to advanced pieces by Guillaume Morlaye (ca 1510 - 1558) 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 beginner to advanced pieces by Guillaume Morlaye (ca 1510 - 1558) are adapted for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book in roughly the order of difficulty, however, not all of the original pieces are included in this book of arrangements. 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:

Bransle

Allemande

Conte Clare

Hornpipe d’Angleterre

Tinteclare

Villanesque

Bransles

Pavane et Gaillarde

Gaillardes

Chansons

“Ma bouche rit”by Johannes Ockeghem (15th Century)

“Robin” by Pierre Certon (16th Century)

Fantasie d’Albert de Rippe

La Seraphine

Recordings of the pieces played at various tempos are posted on SoundCloud and/or YouTube (search for Morlaye 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.