This wonderful collection of music for the mandolin includes bluegrass;
old-time fiddle tunes; classical music (including the complete solo part
for the Vivaldi mandolin concerto and the Canzonetta from Mozart's Don
Giovanni); American, Irish, Jewish, Russian and Italian songs; reels;
jigs; hornpipes; hymns and gospel songs; minstrel songs; patriotic;
blues and jazz; children's songs; and cowboy and country ballads. This
collection consists of over a hundred selections in standard music
notation and TAB. Lyrics for singing and chord symbols for optional
accompaniment is included. Also included are tremolo exercises, a guide
to fingering, chord charts for guitar and mandolin, the history of the
mandolin, and interesting comments about the history and performance of
each song.