Milán Favorites on the Ukulele (Book 2)

Description of book

A selection of intermediate to advanced pieces by Luys Milán (ca 1500 - 1561) 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 Luys Milán (ca 1500 - 1561) 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 book, 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:

Villancico en castellano
“Toda mi vida” 2 versions
“Sospiro una señora” 2 versions
“Agora viniesse un viento”
Villancico en portugues
“Falai miña amor”
“Quien amores ten” 2 versions
“Poys dezeys que me quereys” 2 versions
Romance
“Durandarte, durandarte”
“Sospirastes baldovinos”
Soneto
“Amor che nel mio pensier”
“Porta chiascun nela fronte”
“Nova angeleta”
Fantasia
10, 11, 12 and 13

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