Mel Bay

Composer: Turlough O'Carolan
Arranger: Guido Boger
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Classical Guitar
Level: Intermediate

O'Carolan for Classical Guitar is the fourth and final volume of Guido Boger's classical guitar arrangements of the 214 compositions of the itinerant blind Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan (16701738). This last collection includes 58 solo pieces, including O'Carolan's variations on two Scottish airs.

These settings are generally intermediate in difficulty and reflect the beauty and lyricism of the original melodies, most of which are tribute tunes named for O'Carolan's patrons: Colonel O'Hara, John O'Connor, Mrs. O'Connor, Lady Wrixon, General Wynne, Captain O'Neil, The Landlady, etc. The works are meticulously written in standard notation and are ideal for sight-reading practice, personal enjoyment, or concert performance. Moderate left-hand fingering and string numbering are provided in these well-crafted arrangements.

Along with his previous Mel Bay editions, Turlough O'Carolan Irish Harp Pieces for Classical Guitar, O'Carolan Favorites and O'Carolan Airs, this book completes Guido Boger's comprehensive O'Carolan series. The set of four books would make a great gift, particularly for an Irish guitarist.

Contents:

• Colonel O'Hara
• O'Flinn
• Colonel Manus O'Donnell
• Mr. O'Connor
• John O'Connor
• Mrs. O'Connor
• Hugh O'Donnell
• Sir Edward Crofton
• James Crofton
• Mrs. Crofton
• Miss Crofton
• Robert Jordan
• John Jones
• Carolan's Draught
• John Moore
• Mrs. O'Neill of Carlane
• Mrs. O'Neill
• Conor O'Reilly
• Owen O'Rourke
• Mrs. O'Rourke
• Frank Palmer
• Squire Parsons
• John Peyton
• Eleanor Plunkett
• Mervyn Pratt
• David Powe
• George Reynolds
• Lady St John
• Mrs. Sterling
• Major Shanly
• Captain Sudley, or Carolan's Dowry
• General Wynne
• William Ward
• Lady Wrixon
• Mr. Malone
• Margaret Malone
• Planxty Wilkinson
• Carolan's Quarrel with the Landlady
• Carolan's Cap
• Carolan's Cottage
• Blind Mary
• The Dark, Plaintive Youth
• The Elevation
• The Fairy Queen
• The Seas Are Deep
• The Landlady
• The Two William Davises
• Captain O'Neill
• Planxty by Carolan (173)
• Planxty O'Neill
• A Planxty (175)
• Planxty Browne
• Planxty by Carolan (172)
• Planxty Safaigh
• Variations on "Cock up Your Beaver"
• Variations on the Scottish Air "When She Cam Ben"
• Planxty Scott
• Carolan's Maggot