Curated sheet music arrangements from John Forsyth MBE for all skill levels to play.
This repertoire of sheet music aims to encourage guitarists to work more closely with other singers and/or instrumentalists.
Classical sheet music for guitar players.
The experience of shared music making, which is the norm for most other instrumentalists, is often avoided by guitarists in favour of the solo repertoire, which can prove to be a lonely musical experience.
This catalogue of sheet music has resulted from John’s own extensive repertoire from the past 50 years, as well arrangements that are currently being realised. The vast majority of music is new to the guitar repertoire and John is regularly expanding and updating the catalogue. The aim of the majority of this repertoire is to encourage guitarists to work closely with other performers, both singers and instrumentalists, and encourage the guitar to be more widely appreciated for its beauty and versatility.
A hand curated collection of classical masterworks, to give musically satisfying and challenging experiences for the performer.
This site offers a wide range of publications, new to the Classical Guitar. Every quarter, there will be a new range of pieces available for purchase.
The music is presented within the context of the “Willow Edition” in which there are two strands: “Willow Concert Edition” and “Willow Student Edition”. The Willow Concert Edition is for professional performance, and the Willow Student Edition has been created to support musical and technical development.
Definitions
Realisation:
an accompaniment created from figured bass or sketched harmonic structure.
an accompaniment created from figured bass or sketched harmonic structure.
Transcription:
a near ‘note for note’ accompaniment or solo piece drawn from the composer’s score.
a near ‘note for note’ accompaniment or solo piece drawn from the composer’s score.
Arrangement:
an original accompaniment.
an original accompaniment.
About John Forsyth mbe
In 2011, John was awarded the MBE for his services to Music and Music Education. He began to play the guitar at the age of 13 and since that time has studied, in Master Classes with Julian Bream and John Williams and worked with a wide variety of musicians...
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In this new Website, John Forsyth Music, you'll find music for Guitar in both Student and Concert Editions. The music consists of arrangements, realisations and transcriptions that I've made and performed over...