Mel Bay Publications

The present collection of guitar ensemble music was originally created for the Piedmont Guitar Orchestra (PGO), a community-oriented ensemble in North Carolina. To unite the diversity of playing level...

A collection of 23 beautiful airs and ballads of the British Isles arranged for guitar solo. These solos capture the beautiful melodies and moods of this genre. All solos are presented in notation and...

This collection of 24 original fun-to-play compositions for guitar includes swing, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and even Latin jazz written in notation and tablature. Jumpin' Guitar Jam Tunes will enhance te...

The joyous Christmas season has inspired musicians to compose wonderful songs throughout the ages. This book contains 21 Christmas carols from the British Isles arranged for solo plectrum/flatpick gui...

This collection presents a vast array of fingerpicking Guitar solos settings on timeless airs, hornpipes, reels, planxties, set dances, jigs, slip jigs, marches, songs and compositions by the renowned...

At the end of the eighteenth century, Edward Bunting published a major work of Irish music called A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1797). He followed this publication with two mor...

Discover over two dozen traditional tunes from Scotland and Ireland: a mix of novel and familiar jigs, reels, airs, marches, and strathspeys. Intermediate through advanced harp players will enjoy thes...

A tiny harp may have as few as 8, 12, 15, 18, or 22 strings. Although small compared to other harps, you can make beautiful, fulfilling music on a tiny harp.This book was written for those who have ne...

Forty-six Celtic arrangements for folk harp solo. Includes Blind Mary; Berceuse (excerpt), Martin Wynnd's Air; Blackberry Blossom; Give Me Your Hand; Moon Over the Rising Castle; and more!

Evoke the traditional sounds of the Celtic lands with these instrumental arrangements of songs for solo Celtic harp. These 25 tunes are Manx, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Cornish, Hebridean, and Bretton, i...

This collection presents 25 classic and original tunes arranged as piano solos in a unique impressionist style reminiscent of Debussy or Ravel. The rich harmonies and pianistic character of each piece...

Presented here is a rare collection of some of the best Gypsy folk songs popular among the Romanies of Russia and Eastern Europe. All offered in the original Romany tribal dialect, as appropriate to e...

A set of 12 beautiful new folk tunes arranged for acoustic instruments and suitable for ensembles ranging from duos to small orchestras. Each tune has three written parts melody, countermelody, and ba...

Lyrical Solos from the British Isles is a collection of folk and traditional songs and dances with one hymn and a few original pieces added, all with the aspiring young clarinetist in mind. The author...

Celebrate the winter season with these concert-ready arrangements influenced by a variety of folk traditions such as Celtic, old-time, bluegrass and Scandinavian fiddle. This collection of time-honore...

Johann Sebastian Bach's arrangements of the '69 Sacred Songs' from the Musical Hymnal by Georg Christian Schemelli (Leipzig, 1736) have long been part of the German language vocal concert repertoire a...

In the tradition of Django Reinhardt, Biréli Lagrène is one of most highly regarded Gypsy jazz, bebop, and fusion guitarists of recent decades. Once regarded as a child prodigy, he has performed with...

This book presents a collection of classic wedding standards for solo keyboard accordion. The songs are presented in easy-to-read arrangements in popular keys. Each piece includes fingering suggestion...

Guitarist, Travis Reuter's compositions focus on abstract forms, complex rhythmic structures, timbre and polytonality, while continuing to explore the improviser's role in a traditional setting. His m...

For guitarists, the technical learning curve for improvisation is fairly steep. For this reason, it is important to find multiple uses for the musical structures that you learn to execute. This approa...

For most of the recorded history of jazz, piano players have been the main, and usually the only, comping instrument. This text will help guitar players get a handle on the most important job they hav...

For Guitarists, the technical learning curve for improvisation is fairly steep. For this reason, it is important to find multiple uses for the musical structures that you learn to execute. This approa...

For most of the recorded history of Jazz, the Piano has been the main, and usually the only, comping instrument. This text will help Guitarists get a handle on the most important job they have when pl...

This book offers a comprehensive study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche Guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane, two of the finest modern day practitioners of the Django...

Sample improvised lines, turnarounds, comping patterns, and much more are provided with standard notation, tab and diagrams in this easy to read and understand wall chart. The basics and essentials of...