Medieval Mandolin Voume 2 by Allan Alexander.These medieval pieces sound great on the mandolin.
They also lay right under the fingers. There is both notation and TAB and no page turns for any
of the pieces in this book. The reason? This book is made for musicians by musicians. You can
get the book with a CD and the guitar and mandolin are separate tracks. You can turn the
mandolin totally off and play with the cd. There is no Tick Tick before the pieces instead
there are two measures of intro with the guitar so you can sit and listen to the CD and become
familiar with the pieces without it sounding like a learning CD. There are chords with the
music and at the end of thebook there are examples of what the guitar is doing for many of the
tunes in both tablature and notation. These tunes sound terrific and are a great addition to
any repertoire. You can use them for any kind of gig or you can try doing some medieval fairs
medieval feasts or medieval weddings. The bowl backmandolin looks so much like the lute most
people would never know the difference. Often when I play the lute they ask me if it's a
mandolin. I play lute guitar and more recently mandolin. I know the music. These pieces are
particulary suited for the sound of the mandolin. I love playing them. The book is beautiful
and scored professionally. The paper is heavy stock. The titles may not make a lot of sense
but these are great pieces. Many have variations to make them longer.
