Lute (solo) Works - Guitar versions 

Lute (solo) Works BWV 995 to 1000, 1006A

Titles of the Lute (solo) Works :

Guitar transcriptions of the Lute (solo) Works : (Or jump to NON-guitar ("original") scores list.) BWV 995 - "Lute Suite No.3" in g- [A transcription by Bach, based on BWV 1011] (in g minor): [ARTICLES] : Guitar article : by Stanley Yates  : Several examples from BWV 995 occur in parts 2 and 4 of this article on Bach arr. process.  : Indexed: 6/28/04. [complete- BUT BASED ON CELLO VERSION (BWV 1011)] : Guitar arr. : by D. Bachovich  : Listed under BWV 1011.  : Indexed: 9/11/04. [complete] : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Hungarian edition "Z 8309". Once used to be at different "narod.ru" site.  : Indexed: 6/28/04.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by E. Jaksch ,  : Dated: 3/14/04. Indexed: (rev.6/28/04). Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : (on the "more solos" page)  : Dated: 9/29/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by F. Faucher  : Indexed: 9/11/04. Guitar arr. : by Navarro , , Guitar arr. : by T. Schölkopf , ,  : [Correction to my listing:] There are now two settings; Now I see the first is actually for guitar.  : Indexed: 5/3/05 (rev.12/14/06). 1. Prelude : Guitar arr. : by "Tim"  : You’ll find this one under "BWV 1011", because it’s based on the cello version!!  : Dated: 4/1/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : (arrangement) &  : Piece listed as "Suite BWV 995 - Prelude". Dated "[8/31/99]".  : Dated: 8/31/99. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 1. Prelude [but based on CELLO VERSION, BWV 1011] : Guitar arr. : by "Tim"  : This one’s based on the cello version!  : Dated: 4/1/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 4. Sarabande : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) &  : Piece listed as "Suite No3 Pour Le Luth Sarabande". Dated "[10/12/98]".  : Dated: 10/12/98. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by C. Hawkins  : Site has arrangements based on both Bach’s lute (BWV 995) and cello (BWV 1011) versions!  : Dated: 5/1/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 4. Sarabande [but based on CELLO VERSION, BWV 1011] : Guitar arr. : by C. Mooney  : This one’s based on the cello version!  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 5. Gavottes [I & II] : Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : Find this within the file "Prelude, Allemande, Bourre and Gavotte" file. See also a newer transcription, of the entire suite, on same site.  : Dated: 9/29/02. Indexed: 10/29/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by M. Duzgoren & ,  : Site requires FLASH to run.  : Indexed: 12/19/02. 6. Gigue : Guitar arr. : by C. Hawkins  : Dated: 6/1/00. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Gavotte I only : Guitar arr. : by F. Galera  : Indexed: 12/19/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Gavotte II only : Guitar arr. : by M. Dalle Ave &  : Listed as "Gavotte (suite N3 pour Luth)".  : Dated: 5/1/01. Guitar arr. : by K. Manges , ,  : "Updated: 03/28/99 1435 (1st draft)(not yet posted)"  : Dated: 3/28/99.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by K. Manges , ,  : This is a duplicate of what’s on Braumeister’s site.  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05.  Alternative Location: BWV 996 - "Lute Suite No.1" in e-. (in e minor): [complete] : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Hungarian edition "Z 8309". Once used to be at different "narod.ru" site.  : Indexed: 6/28/04.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : (on the "more solos" page)  : Dated: 8/18/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by F. Faucher  : Indexed: 9/11/04. Guitar arr. : by Navarro , ,  : Downloading may require: http://patrick.navarro.free.fr/images/ Guitar arr. : by T. Scharkowski ,  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 5/3/05. Guitar arr. : by T. Schölkopf , ,  : [Correction to my listing: This is actually a guitar arrangement.]  : Two versions for some movements. Both for standard tuning. (Perhaps only the page layout differs?)  : Indexed: 5/3/05 (rev.12/14/06). 1. Prelude (Praeludio) : Guitar arr. : (various)  : Two versions in one file: 1st "Tabbed by Craig Hawkins June 2000", 2nd "by VINCENZO CHIARAVALLE".  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 2. & 5. : Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : Find these within the file "Prelude, Allemande, Bourre and Gavotte" file. See also a newer transcription, of the entire suite, on same site.  : Dated: 8/18/02. Indexed: 10/29/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06.  Alternative Location: 2. Allemande : Guitar arr. : (various) ,  : Two versions in one file: "1st by Vincenzo Chiaravalle, 2nd by Rod Kahler".  : Indexed: (rev.12/19/02). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by A. Melvin & ,  : Dated: 11/14/01. Guitar arr. : by M. Duzgoren & ,  : Site requires FLASH to run.  : Indexed: 12/19/02. Guitar arr. : by M. Wells & ,  : Free archives with DONATION.  : Indexed: 6/28/04. 3. Courante : Guitar arr. : by A. Segovia ,  : Find this under the arranger’s name, in a collection of works by various composers.  : Indexed: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by Dave , ,  : Dated: 11/13/04. Indexed: 3/31/05. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 4. Sarabande : Guitar arr. : by C. Hawkins  : Dated: 6/1/00. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 5. Bourrée : Guitar arr. : by M. Dalle Ave &  : Dated: 4/1/01. Guitar arr. : (arrangement) Guitar arr. : (arrangement) , , Guitar arr. : (arrangement) &  : Piece listed as "Bourree In Em" and dated 5/26/02.  : Only a couple of wrong notes (a lot fewer than most Bouree tabs!).  : Dated: 5/26/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : (arrangement)  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 12/19/02.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : (arrangement) & , Guitar arr. : (arrangement)  : BEWARE: Missing 2 bars!! Guitar arr. : by D. Gudac &  : Piece listed as "Bouree" and dated "[10/22/00]".  : Dated: 10/22/00. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by F. Delcamp & ,  : PDFs both WITH tablature (on the "tablatures" page) and WITHOUT (on the "Baroque Sheet Music" page).  : Dated: 2/1/05. Indexed: 6/28/04 (rev.3/31/05).  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by F. Nordberg , , Guitar arr. : by K. Manges & ,  : Dated "[Aug00]". Guitar arr. : by M. Dadi &  : Piece listed as "Bourree En Mi Mineur" and dated 7/26/97.  : Dated: 7/26/97. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by P. Olivier , ,  : "completed by Weed 16 May 2000", Revised by VINCENZO CHIARAVALLE ~1/2002.  : Dated: 1/1/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 6. Gigue (Giga) : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) & , , Guitar arr. : (arrangement)  : Click at bottom to get pages 2 and 3. Guitar arr. : (arrangement)  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 12/19/02.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : (various) ,  : Two versions in one file: Vincenzo Chiaravalle’s, and Philip Delaquess’.  : Indexed: (rev.12/19/02). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by A. Melvin & , ,  : Dated: 2/9/02. BWV 997 - "Lute Suite No.2" in c- [or "Partita"] (in c minor): [complete] : Guitar arr. : (various)  : MIDIs by Eduardo Torres except movt.2 by Gilles Louise.  : Indexed: 9/11/04. Guitar arr. : by D. Megginson ,  : One of two guitar arrs. of BWV 997 at Mutopia. (The other is Prelude only, by different arranger.)  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by E. Silvestri  : Site requires (free) registration.  : Transposed to d minor.  : Indexed: 8/9/05. Guitar arr. : by K. Manges Guitar arr. : by Navarro , ,  : Downloading may require: http://patrick.navarro.free.fr/images/  : This one’s in d-, if I remember correctly. Guitar arr. : by Nisigaki  : This version’s in e minor. (That’s unusual for this suite.) Guitar arr. : by T. Schölkopf , ,  : [Correction to my listing:] There are now two settings; Now I see the first is actually for guitar.  : Indexed: 5/3/05 (rev.12/14/06). 1. Prelude (Praeludio) : Guitar arr. : by L. Gueugneau & ,  : Indexed: 6/28/04. Guitar arr. : (arrangement)  : This one needs some refingering.  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 12/19/02.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by I. Williamson ,  : There are two guitar arrs. of this at Mutopia. This one’s "BY EAR"!!  : Indexed: (rev.12/19/02).  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by K. Manges  : Two sites have different copies of Manges’ arr.  : "Updated 7 Oct 98."  : Dated: 10/7/98. Guitar arr. : by K. Manges  : Two sites have different copies of Manges’ arr.  : This copy includes "additional formatting changes by" Weed et al (26 May 2001)".  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by R. Compte ,  : Find this listed as "Prelude (Fantasia)".  : Free viewer ("Finale Notepad") on this site.  : Dated: 10/9/04. Indexed: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by T. Scharkowski ,  : Transposd to b minor, this one calls for scordatura of CGDGBe, a big drop for the 6th string.  : Indexed: (rev.6/28/04). Link Repaired/Replaced: 5/3/05. 2. Fugue (Fuga) : Guitar arr. : by F. Galera  : "Extracted from a Midi file by Francisco Galera".  : Indexed: (rev.12/19/02). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 3. Sarabande : Guitar arr. : by K. Manges  : Low-D tuning. "Updated: 1 May 99." Guitar arr. : by K. Smith  : This file includes both Manges’ and Smith’s versions.  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by M. Duzgoren & ,  : Number 63 in Mustafa’s list.  : Site requires FLASH to run.  : Indexed: 8/9/05. 4. Gigue : Guitar arr. : by "El Guapo"  : El Guapo’s corrections, though by ear, are excellent. Essential revision.  : Dated: 1/1/02. Indexed: (rev.2/17/02). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : (arrangement) &  : Piece listed as "Suite Pour Luth - Gigue" and dated 10/18/98.  : Dated: 10/18/98. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 5. Double : Guitar arr. : (various)  : Weed's version is based on work by Simon Poliquin; has few errors. Jason Williamson has withdrawn his version.  : Dated: 7/7/06. Indexed: 9/11/04 (rev.12/23/06). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by K. Manges & ,  : Dated "[Dec00]". Guitar arr. : by P. Andras &  : Piece listed as "Lute Suite II Bwv 997 Double" and dated 6/9/02.  : Very well done!  : Dated: 6/9/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Movts. 1, 2 & 3. : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Hungarian edition "Z 8309". Once used to be at different "narod.ru" site.  : Indexed: 6/28/04.  Alternative Location: Movts. 1, 3 & 4 : Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : Listed as "Prelude, Sarabande and Gigue" (on the "more solos" page).  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06.  Alternative Location: BWV 998 - Prelude, fugue and allegro (in E-flat): REMARKS: This is generally transposed to D for guitar. [ARTICLES] : Guitar article : by J. Leathwood  : "Reading Bach’s Ideas: the Prelude to BWV 998."  : Indexed: 6/28/04. Guitar article : by Phillip Hii  : Indexed: 6/28/04.  Alternative Location: [complete] : Guitar arr. : by D. Hoover  : Indexed: 9/11/04. Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : On the "more solos" page. This one has a filename of "1148.pdf"  : Dated: 5/27/05. Indexed: 8/11/05. Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06. Guitar arr. : by JC DeWitt  : Site requires (free) registration.  : Transposed to D.  : Indexed: 8/9/05. Guitar arr. : by T. Koenigs ,  : WEBSITE MOVED, BUT FOUND AGAIN!! :-)  : Indexed: 12/19/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by T. Scharkowski ,  : Transposed to D for guitar.  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 5/3/05. Guitar arr. : by T. Schölkopf , ,  : Two settings there: One is keyboard-style notation, the other guitar.  : Indexed: 12/14/06. 1. Prelude : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Listed there as "Prelude in D Major".  : Looks like a good arr. The fugue is there too.  : Indexed: 5/3/05. Guitar arr. : (arrangement) &  : Piece listed as "Suite Pour Luth En Re Majeur : Prelude" and dated 5-25-98.  : Dated: 5/25/98. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : (various) ,  : Two versions now: one by F. Galera, and a revised copy by B. Planque. Planque’s uses 6=D tuning.  : Dated: 7/2/04. Indexed: (rev.9/11/04). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by M. Duzgoren & ,  : Number 44 in Mustafa’s list.  : Site requires FLASH to run.  : Indexed: 8/9/05. Guitar arr. : by Navarro , ,  : This is the one listed there as "Prélude BWV ?".  : Description corrected 5-2-2005. 2. Fugue (Fuga) : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Looks like a good arr. The prelude is there too.  : Indexed: 5/3/05. Guitar arr. : by F. Galera  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 3. Allegro : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) &  : Piece listed as "Allegro", dated "[1-13-98]".  : Dated: 1/13/98. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : (various)  : Now two versions: Galera (standard tuning) and Gingerich (6=D), both transposed to D.  : Dated: 6/14/05. Indexed: (rev.8/9/05). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. BWV 999 - Preludio [or "Prelude"] (in c minor): [complete] : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : IMPORTANT!!: Listed here as "Prelude in F Major" (because here it’s transposed).  : Indexed: 5/3/05. Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Indexed: (rev.12/19/02).  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : (arrangement) &  : Piece listed as "Suite [sic!!] Pour Luth En Re Mineur Prelude" and dated 7/26/97.  : This Prelude is not from any known suite, however.  : Dated: 7/26/97. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : (arrangement) , Guitar arr. : by D. Hoover  : Indexed: 9/11/04. Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : Find this within the file "Prelude, Allemande, Bourre and Gavotte" (on the "more solos" page).  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by F. Delcamp & ,  : PDFs both WITH tablature (on the "tablatures" page) and WITHOUT (on the "Baroque Sheet Music" page).  : Dated: 2/15/05. Indexed: 6/28/04 (rev.3/31/05).  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by K. Smith , ,  : "corrected Vincenzo Chiaravalle ". Transposed to d- for guitar.  : Dated: 8/23/03. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by M. Duzgoren & ,  : Number 37 in Mustafa’s list.  : Site requires FLASH to run.  : Indexed: 6/28/04. Guitar arr. : by M. Wells & ,  : Free archives with DONATION.  : Indexed: 6/28/04. Guitar arr. : by Navarro , , Guitar arr. : by T. Schölkopf , ,  : Two settings there: One is keyboard-style notation (says "Akkordeon"!), the other guitar.  : Indexed: 12/14/06. BWV 1000 - "Fuga del Signore Bach" [SEE ALSO BWV 1001 Fugue, where I've listed all GUITAR versions!!] (in g minor): REMARKS: This is a lute arr. by J.C. Weyrauch (1694-1771) of the Fugue from Violin Sonata No.1 (BWV 1001). (As with all Weyrauch's lute tabs, most changes are his, though some may be Bach's.) [Guitar versions] : (SEE: VIOLIN WORKS- BWV 1001, fugue) for Guitar arr. & , , BWV 1006a - "Lute Suite No.4" in E [A transcription by Bach, based on BWV 1006] (in E): [complete] : Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Hungarian edition "Z 8309". This arrangement requires tuning the G string to F#. Once used to be at different "narod.ru" site.  : Indexed: 6/28/04.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : (arrangement) ,  : Listed as BWV "1006" [sic: 1006a].  : Detailed annotation. Guitar arr. : by E. Thorlaksson ,  : (on the "more solos" page)  : Dated: 10/20/02. Indexed: 10/29/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 4/3/06.  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by F. Faucher  : Indexed: 9/11/04. Guitar arr. : by Navarro , ,  : Downloading may require: http://patrick.navarro.free.fr/images/ Guitar arr. : by Yamashita ,  : This says "BWV 1006" so I can’t guarantee it s based on 1006a.  : Indexed: 3/31/05. 1. Prelude : Guitar arr. : (various)  : I actually prefer J.H.’s positions to my own, but there are note errors needing correction. Compare.  : Now two versions: One by J. Hotnuts in addition to R. Kahler’s.  : Dated: 4/25/04. Indexed: (rev.9/11/04). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by A. Melvin & ,  : The TEF adds standard notation, alternative fingerings and violin/lute/guitar comparison notes.  : Dated: 2/26/02. Guitar arr. : by T. Koenigs ,  : WEBSITE MOVED, BUT FOUND AGAIN!! :-)  : Indexed: 3/31/05. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 3. Gavotte En Rondeau : Guitar arr. : by JA Richer  : There listed among "violin works" (so, following BWV 1006 in the list).  : Site requires (free) registration.  : Indexed: 8/9/05. Guitar arr. : by K. Manges ,  : This version is a hybrid arranged from both BWV 1006 and BWV 1006a, and transposed to the key of C. "Updated: 02/14/99 1724 b"  Alternative Location: Guitar arr. : by K. Smith  : (There is a MIDI for Mange’s version, not for Smith’s)  : This file includes both Manges’ (in C) and Smith’s (in E) versions. The latter revised by me (Alan Melvin) 03 May 2002.  : Dated: 5/3/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by M. Duzgoren & ,  : Site requires FLASH to run.  : Indexed: 12/19/02. 3. Gavotte En Rondeau [but based on VIOLIN VERSION (BWV 1006)] : Guitar arr. : by M. Wells & ,  : Free archives with DONATION.  : This one’s based on the violin version BWV 1006!  : Indexed: 6/28/04. 5. Bourrée : Guitar arr. : by B. Litchman  : For high frets!  : Dated: 6/23/02. Indexed: 12/19/02. Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. 6. Gigue : Guitar arr. : by K. Manges & ,  : Listed under "BWV 1006". Dated "[Apr01]". Menuett I only : Guitar arr. : (various) ,  : Now two versions in one file: one in C (just an earlier draft of Manges' truncated version- see other site instead), the other in E (by M. Stevens) with a number of wrong notes.  : Dated: 7/5/06. Indexed: (rev.12/23/06). Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05. Guitar arr. : by K. Manges , ,  : Listed as "Menuett III," this arrangement is shortened (leaving out measures 19 to 26 I think) and transposed to C. "Updated: 1 May 99". Menuett II only : Guitar arr. : by K. Manges & , ,  : Dated "[Sep00]". Guitar arr. : by K. Manges ,  : This copy is dated "24 AUG 00 (1st draft)".  : Link Repaired/Replaced: 3/31/05.

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