Morlaye Favorites on the Ukulele (Book 1)

Description of book

A selection of intermediate 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 intermediate 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 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:

Fantasie
“Je cherche autant amour” by Boyvin
“Plus le voy de beaucoup estimé” by Belin
“Il estoit une fillette” by Janequin
“Elle a bien ce ris graticuls” by Sermisy
“Ce qui est plus” by Sandrin
“Plourez nes yeuls” by Sandrin
“Jay veu que j’estoys franc et maistre” by Sandrin
Almandes – Numéros Un et Deux
Bransles – Numéros Un, Trois et Quatre
Gaillarde “Puis que nouvelle affection”
Gaillarde
Gaillarde “Les cinq pas”
Pavanne et Gaillarde
Buffons
Conte Clare

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.