Mel Bay Publications Sheet Music

Eighteenth century France was the center of mandolin composition in Europe, especially of mandolin music for amateurs. Jean-Baptiste Miroglio's Suites des Amusemens des Dames are typical of mandolin d...

As one of the most productive composers in history, Georg Philipp Telemann endeavored to supply a steady stream of new music for both professional and amateur musicians. The 64 compositions in this co...

Improve your bass guitar technique and musicality by studying the music of the masters. Classical Favorites for Electric Bass is a collection of solos and duets featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven,...

Learn to play great classical music tunes on the mandolin! All the most famous composers are here, such as Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and others. The tunes form a 'greatest hits  package...

The octave mandolin is valued for its rich tone and wide range of potential use in a variety of musical settings. This book contains 27 easy to intermediate pieces from the Baroque era that have been...

Wedding Music for Mandolin includes 23 of the most popular and best-loved wedding hits for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. Traditional wedding songs, Easy classical pieces, Two 'Ave Maria' mel...

This book presents 34 delightful Early Music melodies arranged for solo ukulele in gCEA tuning. The styles range from early Renaissance to Baroque, including lively dance tunes and sacred compositions...

Five-string banjo enthusiasts who play in the stroke, clawhammer or guitar styles will enjoy these 50 melodic, tab-only arrangements. The collection is unique in that it includes reels, polkas, jigs,...

This book presents a tour-de-force set of Twelve Waltzes by 19th-century double-bass virtuoso Domenico Dragonetti in modern arrangements for electric bass guitar. These dazzling pieces were among the...

John Dowland (1563 – 1626), a contemporary of both William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, was recognized as one of the greatest musicians of his time, writing songs, ensemble music and solos for t...

Spanish virtuoso guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega (1852 – 1909), was acknowledged as one of the most significant performers and influential guitar teachers of his day. His original pieces and...

This collection of twenty classical masterworks was created for advanced 5-string banjo players who use the 3-finger picking style. The pieces vary in length and complexity from a short Boccherini min...

Bach's solo cello suites are essential studies for many instruments, and the great advantage of playing them on the Mandola is that both instruments share the same tuning: CGDA. In this edition, the b...

Suitable for the intermediate-advanced level bassist, this book contains 10 pieces by J. S. Bach in arrangements by Josquin Des Pres for the Bass Guitar. Johann Sebastian Bach is recognised as one of...

This book by Butch Baldassari and John Mock fills a void in the all too often hard to find category of music for mandolin and classical guitar, expanding the repertoire for the intimate combination of...

These arrangements of many pieces by J. S. Bach make the great composer's works accessible to the mandolinist. The bulk of the music has been adapted from various suites, sonatas, and partitas. Includ...

A collection of 17th and 18th century music transcribed for solo mandolin with selections from Couperin, Handel, Baltzer, Biber, Reusner, Marais, Gallot, Rameau, Weiss, Torelli, Telemann, Pachelbel an...

In this new addition to Mel Bay's popular 'School Of' series, Carr explains how to develop unique solos to any bluegrass tune or song. Using a combination of soloing source materials, including melody...

Bluegrass Standards Made Easy for Banjo is a collection of popular bluegrass songs presented in arrangements for the intermediate-level musician. Included are tips for learning each song, addressing m...

This book is dedicated to the traditional music of Southern Italy. Suitable for mandolinists and violinists at a late beginner-intermediate level, it explores the beautiful and distinctive sounds of f...

O'Carolan's best-loved harp tunes are notated in a contemporary style that makes them accessible to all instrumentalists. This ideal collection with accompanying audio lays bare 20 classic Irish compo...