20th Century & Contemporary Sheet Music for Classical Guitar
Werner Guitar Editions is happy to recommend these excellent editions of contemporary and 20th Century guitar works by the composers and other publishers. We highly support the copyright of contemporary composers and so we link to our favourite legal editions.
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Recommended Solo Guitar Editions for Other Publishers
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Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) - England
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) - England
Leo Brouwer (b.1936) - Cuba
- Estudios Sencillos & More (I-V)
- Nuevos Estudios Sencillos (I-V)
- The Best of Leo Brouwer (Multiple Works) (I-A)
Elliot Carter (1908-2012) - USA
- Changes (A)
Roland Dyens (1955-2015) - France
- Les 100 de Roland Dyens Vol.1
- Les 100 de Roland Dyens Vol.2
- 20 Lettres our Guitare by Roland Dyens
- Hommage à Villa-Lobos
- Libra Sonatina by Roland Dyens
- Mes arrangements à l’amiable
- Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012) - Germany
- Drei Tentos (and Songs) from Kammermusik (A)
- Royal Winter Music 1st Sonata - on Shakespearean Characters (A)
- Royal Winter Music 2nd Sonata - on Shakespearean Characters (A)
Jacques Hétu (1938-2010) - Canada
Frank Martin (1890–1974) - Switzerland
Nicholas Maw (1935-2009) - England
- Music of Memory (A)
Stanley Myers (1930-1993)
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
- Play Piazzolla (Ryan arr.) (E)
- Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Assad) (A)
- Cinco Piezas (composed for guitar) (A)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Rodney Sharman (1958-) - Canada
- In a Room (A)
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) - Japan
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) - Brazil
- Collected Solos (Eshig) (I-V)
William Walton (1902-1983) - England