Milán Favorites on the Ukulele (Book 3)

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
“Al amor quiero” 2 versions
“Aquel cavallero” 2 versions
“Amor que tan bien” 2 versions
Villancico en portugues
“Levay me amor” 2 versions
“Un cuydado que mia vida ten” 2 versions
“Perdida teñyo la color” 2 versions
Romance
“Con pavor recordo el moro”
“Triste estava”
Soneto
“O gelosia d'amanti”
“Gentil mia donna”
“Madonna per voi ardo”
Fantasia
18, 21 and 22

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.