The Medieval Ukulele

A selection of beginner to intermediate pieces from the Medieval or Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) 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 intermediate pieces from the Medieval or Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) are adapted and arranged for the Ukulele or Renaissance Guitar, using both modern musical notation and tablature. The pieces in this book are grouped by type (e.g. song versus dance). When playing a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, linear tuning is required (i.e. using a low G string). Notes about the pieces and composers are at the back of this book.

Contents:

Dances

Estampie: Royal Dance and English Dance

Ductia: Royal Dance and Two Dances

Troubadour Songs, Rondeaux, Ballades, Virelais and Chansons

“Canção do figueiral” (Traditional Portuguese)

Troubadour Songs

“Amors, qui bien seit enchanter” (Gauthier de Coincy)

“En ceste note dirai” (Colin Muset)

“En la douce saison d’estey”

“Petite Brunette, tu me fais mourir”

Trouvère Chanson (Blondel de Nesle)

Rondeaux (Guillaume de Machaut)

“Doutz viaire gracious” et Rondeau

Ballades (Guillaume de Machaut)

“Ma chiere dame” et Chanson

Virelais (Guillaume de Machaut)

“Plus dure qu’un dyamant” et“Comment qu’a moy” et “Se je souspir profondement”

Chansons (Gilles de Binche)

“Adieu, adieu mon joyeux souvenir” et “Triste plaisir et douloureuse joye”

Cantiga,Villancico and Carol

Cantiga and Villancico: “A madre” et “Aque serven”

Coventry Carol (Pageant of the Shearmen and Taylors)

Recordings of the pieces are posted on either YouTube of SoundCloud (search for The Medieval 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.