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Nr. 1 Allegretto is in D major with an excursion to G major in the Trio. The piece has a tricky start because of the F sharp – A bass line with a jumping melody. This requires accurate timing on the position transitions. Fortunately, the Trio gives the opportunity to relax a bit.

Nr. 2 Andantino is in F major with an excursion to D minor in the Trio. I used to dislike this key because my guitar did not play easy in the first position. But that’s a thing of the past now! It is a joyful piece that is reasonably easy to play.

Nr. 3 Maestoso is in G major. For a change it has quadruple time and lacks the trio. The piece is trickier than it looks on paper. Damp the bass notes to prevent an excess of ringing notes and clearly emphasize the melody line. If you approach this piece with a bit of humor, it

Nr. 4 Andantino Mosso is in A major and has no Trio. The middle section does change key nevertheless, so it more or less acts as Trio. The piece resembles an English or Scottish folk dance. The piece starts with the dance theme, the middle section provides some elaboration with typical Giuliani forms (yes, some

Nr. 5 (no, this time no tempo indication or title) is in A major with an excursion to D major in the Trio. It is a joyful piece with a bit jumping melody line, so you have an excellent exercise for your alternating stroke. The melody dwells all over the fingerboard so a free exercise

This Grazioso in 6/8 meter is an enjoyable piece to play. Its main challenge is giving the melody sufficient time. Hold the melody notes despite the necessary position changes. Play the piece briskly.

This Allegretto looks like an arpeggio study. The trick is to emphasize the melody notes and hold back a little on the other notes of the pattern. The Trio takes a funny turn, its theme almost resembles the well-known Malaguena pattern.

The tricky F sharp – A bass pattern from Nr. 1 shows up here. Together with the position changes it makes this piece one of the tricky dances from Terpsichore du Nord. The piece has the character of a march. Giuliani clearly did some copy/paste work from Nr. 1. The Trio Minore is a bit

This is a nice and catchy tune that provides a good exercise in scales over the complete fingerboard. I maintained the slurs from the original in the score, although some of them are not easy to play in the progress (e.g. the E-D slurs on the second string). I would not mind skipping some of

In this dance the Alberti bass is the most striking feature. With Alberti bass patterns you must take care not to play like a sewing machine. You may prevent this by emphasizing the melody notes over the pattern.The Maggiore brings a bith of warmth with its E major key. It is a welcome change to