: A comprehensive collection of beloved melodies often used as lead sheets or for beginner to intermediate study.
Modern classical guitarists rely on several established volumes of arrangements to perform traditional Swedish music: traditional_swedish_music_on_classical_guitar_b...
: Albums like those by Duo Ligados (Cim Frode and Oskar Axerup) feature classical guitar duos playing traditional pieces like Flowers of Joy . Influential Composers and Arrangers Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Swedish folktunes : A comprehensive collection of beloved melodies often
: Composed and arranged by Jan-Olof Eriksson , these volumes provide solo guitar scores for popular melodies like Emigrantvisa . Swedish folktunes : Composed and arranged by Jan-Olof
Traditional Swedish music on the classical guitar is a specialized field that blends regional folk traditions—traditionally played on the fiddle or nyckelharpa—with the harmonic and polyphonic capabilities of the classical guitar. While the guitar was a relative latecomer to the Swedish folk scene, it has become a popular medium for arranging "spelman" (folk musician) tunes. Key Repertoire and Collections
: A notable work for solo guitar based on melancholic folk themes, premiered in 1978 and published by G. Schirmer .