Classical Guitar Repertoire Reading: Guardame las Vacas by Luis de Narvaez
Read up on Luis de Narvaez at his Wkipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_de_Narv%C3%A1ez This deservedly well-known work the first known written example of the musical form "variations on a theme." It's always been one of my favorite pieces! The theme upon...
Is Practicing Slowly Really the Fastest Way To Learn A Piece of Music?
I'm starting up a series of posts on how to become positively dangerous on the classical guitar. Much of what I talk about will apply not just to classical guitar, but to all styles of guitar playing and to musicianship, practice and mastery in general.I want to...
Classical Guitar Music: Simbi (Haitian Dance) by Frantz Casseus
Frantz Casseus (1915-1993) was a Haitian classical guitarist who move to New York City in 1946. Many of his pieces derived elements from the music of his homeland, including this gorgeous piece. His complete works have been edited by Mark Ribot and published by...
Classical Guitar Music: Matteo Carcassi, Etude No. 6–Allegretto Grazioso
Yes, I know that these "daily" classical guitar repertoire readings are not actually daily. Sue me. I do read through repertoire a lot, simply for the joy of it, the curiosity of it. As. result of spending so much time in my life eagerly "reading music," I've gotten...
Working Through the Waves
This is a Last Minute Concert Announcement for New Yorkers Are you musically adventurous? If you are in the New York area, and are into interesting, beautiful, creative music, go hear this concert at the historic Old Stone House in Brooklyn. There are two...
Classical Guitar Music: Moto Perpetuo by Jay Kauffman
Occasionally I'll be sneaking in some repertoire by yours truly, because yes, I am a composer who loves to compose. This one is part of a set of 5 short preludes, and I'm particularly proud of it. I set forth writing it as an exercise in pull-offs and hammer-ons...
Classical Guitar Music: A Rondo by Matteo Carcassi
Matteo Carcassi wrote a lot of charming little short pieces, and here is one that I've not heard many people play. It's so short that it's not even really a Rondo---the main theme only comes back one time. Its form is basically A-B-A. I found it in an obscure...
Classical Guitar Music: El Testament D’Amelia by Miguel LLobet
This is a famously beautiful arrangement of a Catalan folk song, by Romantic Era guitarist/composer Miguel Llobet. He wrote/arranged a set of 13 such songs, and this is probably the most famous one, frequently played as an encore. One of the most lovely special...
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Archipelago for Solo Guitar
Archipelago is an adventure told mostly through music. There’s light narration in between movements while I retune the guitar for the unique musical ecosystem of each new island. As an experiment, I’m creating a series of drawings and paintings to illustrate the progress of our hero on his guitar-powered boat. It’s a work in progress. Stay tuned for further documentation of this journey! For more music, go here.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for Solo Guitar
I have arranged all four movements of Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for guitar. To hear more movements, and to get all of the scores and tabs, click here.
Purchase Classical Guitar Arrangements and Compositions
Click here for the full Catalogue of Scores
| Title | Price | Further Info |
| Five Preludes | $6.50 | Instant Download of 7-page Pdf Score |
| Archipelago For Solo Guitar | – | coming soon |
| Island One: Milonga | $2.75- | (Archipelago, Movement 1) Instant Download of 3-page Pdf |
| Title | Price | Further Info |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Full) | 21 | Zip File Containing all 4 Movements: 1. Allegro (2015 Revision), 2. Romanze, 3. Menuetto 4. Rondo. 3 fully fingered Pdf versions of each movement: Score (13 Pages) TAB only (20 Pages) Score + TAB. (37 Pages) (Bonus Folder: 2013 Version of the Allegro with TAB) |
| Allegro | $7 | Revised 2015 Zip File with 3 Pdfs: 4-Page Fully Fingered Score 10-Page Fully Fingered Score with TAB 6-Page Fully Fingered TAB (Plus Bonus 2013 Version Score and TAB) |
| Romanze | $7 | Zip File with 3 Pdfs: 4-Page Fully Fingered Score 12-Page Fully Fingered Score with TAB 6-Page Fully Fingered TAB |
| Menuetto | $2 | Zip File with 3 Pdfs: 1-Page Fully Fingered Score 3-Page Fully Fingered Score with TAB 2-Page Fully Fingered TAB |
| Rondo | $7 | Zip File with 3 Pdfs: 4-Page Fully Fingered Score 12-Page Fully Fingered Score with TAB 6-Page Fully Fingered TAB |
| Gioachino Rossini | ||
| William Tell Overture (Finale) | $7 | Zip file with 3 pdfs (5 pages each): 1. Urtext Score 2. Fully Fingered Score 3. TAB Only Version |
Purchase Prints and Artworks
I am diving back into painting and illustrating after a long hiatus. Getting these new pieces finished has been slow going because of all the other stuff I’m doing, but I’m working at it!
Click here for a sampling of my drawings and paintings. You can click on any picture to see a more detailed version. If it’s for sale as a print, there will be a link to the print store where you can see the purchase options.
Jay Kauffman
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