A valuable collection of 25 pieces for guitar from the Baroque era, complete with historical notes, performance suggestions, and composer bios as well as an explanation of ornaments used in music from this time. Composers represented include: Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, Bernardo Pasquini, Jean-Phillipe Rameau, Antonio Vivaldi, Giovanni Zamboni, and others.