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Please send email to enquire about the available works, or to expedite the completion of particular works. All transcriptions are literal to the greatest possible extent, including adherence to original keys.

The default format is tablature (typeset to PDF with software designed in-house), with the original piano score included (decluttered of piano-specific fingering). All these works are out of copyright, including early published print editions. Of the composers represented here, works by Poulenc were the most recent to enter the public domain, in 2014.

In cases where the tuning is not too radical, standard classical guitar scores are usually also provided. These are noteset by hand, requiring a fair bit of extra labour, and (myself content with the piano scores) I don't always prepare them as a matter of course; when not already available, they can be produced for a fee.

If you're looking at the Debussy Menuet free sample, and thinking "hmm... messy", bear in mind that it's a rough draft, and rest assured that fair copies are provided for any paying customer. It is also unrepresentative in being a mere arrangement, whereas all the other 35-ish pieces currently available are literal transcriptions... Still, it does give some idea of the legibility standards of my handwritten notation: they'll make for nice reading in clean copy. I will likely also be providing fair copy of this charming piece before spring, both typeset tablature and handwritten noteset score.

I've recently withdrawn free downloads from the public site, with exception of that one rough draft, but you can still access all that stuff by registering an account and signing in.

The following table summarises the current status of the Transcriptions.

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 Last Updated:  Oct. 29, 2026
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 KEY:  A ≋   - available; typeset PDF tablature with detailed fingering
       F ≋   - as per A ≋, but free (sign-in required, with one exception...)
         ≋   - more or less done; “in the bag”
         +   - good progress has been made
         ·   - in progress (or “under consideration” incl. a tentative tuning)
         ▶   - signifies that a piece is currently receiving focused work,
               and will probably become the next completed transcription
 [1-4][xhme] - fidelity and facility codes

fidelity: 4 = very literal, say 98% pitches and minimal register collapse 3 = quite literal, perhaps 96% and some register collapse 2 = fairly literal, say 93% (e.g. drops an inner voice in spots) 1 = mere arrangement, or duo (however concert-worthy) facility: e = relatively easy (as, say, Villa-Lobos Prélude No.1) m = marginally more difficult than e h = truly difficult! x = very difficult by any human standard Neither fidelity nor facility necessarily impact the performance worth of any of the works, which are all fantastic pieces of music if only you can pull them off technically. Even at fidelity 2, the sacrifices are carefully calculated, and the effect to the listener should still be something like unmarred literal fidelity. For me, an m facility is around Villa-Lobos Chôros No.1 (to keep picking on him), an h facility means I'll need to give all I've got to play the piece well, and an x facility means I'll need to somehow give even more, and (while having great fun) will probably never achieve fluency... Fortunately, there are only two x so far. The frequent, faint 3m classification is merely “default”, and some of those will be changing categories as they get more work.
====================================== Janáček   3m + In the Mists - No.1   3m + - No.3   3h ≋ - No.4    On an Overgrown Path   4m A ≋ Series I - No.2 mostly easy; a few tricky bars though   4m A ≋ - No.5   4m A ≋ Series II - No.1 love this piece!   4h A ≋ A Recollection martellato in both hands simultaneously!    Sonata 1.X.1905 (“From the Street”)   4h A ≋ Con moto (Foreboding)   4h A ≋ Adagio (Death) Scriabin   1m + Impromptu, Op.14, No.2 but not for solo guitar; wants vocalist   4m A ≋ Mazurka, Op.25, No.3 std. tuning, and std. CG score provided    Préludes, Op.11 (complete)   2e A ≋ No.1 well, relatively easy... sounds great despite infidelities   3m A ≋ No.2 mostly easy, but complex (contrapuntal); std. tuning   4m A ≋ No.3 perfect fidelity! sempre molto campanella   3m A ≋ No.4 good fidelity depite some register collapse; std. tuning   4h A ≋ No.5 difficult but pretty sweet...   3m · No.6 hammer étude! (←2016 remark/plan...)   3m · No.7   3m + No.8   3m · No.9   3m + No.10   3m + No.11   3m ≋ No.12   4m A ≋ No.13 standard tuning; or flatted standard for the original key   3m · No.14   3m · No.15   3m · No.16   3m · No.17   3m · No.18   3m · No.19 umm ... good luck with that   3m · No.20   3m · No.21   3m · No.22   3m · No.23 “barely” but can’t omit just one!   3m + No.24   4h A ≋ Prélude, Op.22, No.1 most devastating elegy ever to grace a page!   4h ≋ Poème, Op.32, No.1   3m · Prélude, Op.15, No.1 ...possibly not working out   3m · Prélude, Op.16, No.1   3m · Prélude, Op.16, No.3   1h · Sonata No.3 arrangement? — that would be fun!...   4m A ≋ Mazurka, Op.40, No.2   3h A ≋ Étude, Op.8, No.2 particularly fine, even with fidelity barely 3   3m ▶ ≋ Étude, Op.42, No.4 2016's facility 'm' designation is doubtful! Liszt   4e A ≋ Nuages Gris one of the few with a standard CG score prepared   3h F ≋ Eglogue flatted drop-D; or standard drop-D to play in A major Debussy   2h A ≋ Les collines d’Anacapri ...challenging but excellent...   4m A ≋ Des pas sur la neige essentially perfect fidelity   4m ≋ La fille aux cheveux de lin   2x A ≋ Jardins sous la pluie difficult but possible, and quite literal   1h F ≋ Petite Suite - Menuet lovingly arranged; fixed drop-D tuning Ravel   4h A ≋ Sonatine, 1st mvt. two fixed tuning options, one being standard   3m Sonatine, 2nd mvt. not yet attempted   3m + Sonatine, 3rd mvt.   3m + Le Tombeau de Couperin - Prélude   3m + - Fugue   3m A ≋ À la manière de Borodine   3m · À la manière de Chabrier unexpectedly intractable...   3h + Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn   3x + Menuet Antique Poulenc   3h + Napoli, Caprice Italien ... with some cuts   4e ≋ Suite Française: Carillon   3m + Nocturne No.1   4m A ≋ Nocturne No.3 (“Les cloches de Malines”) Fauré   3h + 13th Nocturne, Op.119 ... with some cuts Beethoven   3h + Sonata, Op.111, 2nd mvt. Schumann    Kinderszenen, Op.15 (selections in one tuning)   3e F ≋ No.1 Von fremden Ländern und Menschen   3m · No.5 Glückes genug not panning out; no biggie   3h A ≋ No.9 Ritter von Stekenpferd difficult at tempo anyway   3e A ≋ No.12 Kind im Einschlummern will designate as “easy” but...   4m A ≋ No.13 Der Dichter spricht   3m + Kinderszenen, Op.15, No.7 Träumerei decided not; many exist   3h F ≋ Fantasiestücke, Op.111, No.1 Borodin    Petite Suite (selections)   4m A ≋ Mazurka No.1 quite possibly the cheerfulest music ever penned!   3e ≋ Serenade   4e A ≋ meta-Intermezzo easy, quaint loop; tab supports standard tuning   3m · whole Intermezzo ...is also still feasible Schubert   4h A ≋ Impromptu D.899 (Op.90), No.3 11 pages; single fixed tuning!   4m F ≋ Sonata D.960, 2nd mvt. first section (42 measures) only ======================================

The given order above roughly reflects the order they were started, new entries made one by one, but skipping between composers. I had three transcriptions finished before the first Janáček (namely Borodin Petite Suite: Serenade, Scriabin Mazurka Op.25, No.3, and Liszt Nuages Gris), but several of Janáček's were the most recent when I created the list... The later transcriptions would be noticeably more mature and settled, since my experience went from "none" to "plenty", but I tend to heavily revise the earlier efforts before publishing them. So, many of these pieces were at least partially transcribed in 2016, but they're being heavily reworked for publication.

The tablature notation guide, included as an appendix in all Transcriptions PDFs, is (while hopefully adequate) still evolving.

Published order:
  2019:
schumann kinderszenen op15 no1 (von fremden ländern und menschen)
poulenc nocturne no3
  2020:
schubertimpromptu op90 no3
schubertsonata d960 andante incipit
debussyjardins sous la pluie
ravelsonatine 1st mvt
janáčekrecollection
scriabinprelude op11 no13
liszteglogue
borodinpetite suite meta intermezzo
borodinpetite suite mazurka no1
janáčeksonata 1.X.1905 (complete)
scriabinétude op8 no2
  2025:
scriabinmazurka op25 no3
lisztnuages gris
  2026:
debussydes pas sur la neige
ravelà la manière de borodine
janáčekon an overgrown path series II no1
debussyles collines d'anacapri
schumannkinderszenen op15 no13 (der dichter spricht)
schumannkinderszenen op15 no9 (ritter von steckenpferd)
schumannkinderszenen op15 no12 (kind im einschlummern)
schumannfantasiestücke op111 no1
scriabinmazurka op40 no2
scriabinprélude op11 no1
scriabinprélude op11 no2
scriabinprélude op11 no3
scriabinprélude op11 no4
scriabinprélude op11 no5
debussymenuet from petite suite
scriabinprélude op22 no1
janáčekon an overgrown path series I no5
janáčekon an overgrown path series I no2

The typesetting still has some glitches, but I believe SHA512 of
the PDFs will suffice for copyright on these transcriptions.

all-transcriptions-so-far-typeset-20201125.pdf : 642b8e3b6e1aadc0958fbde67051e79395fc8097f4237cb7a4e5885110d3b64456bc18976c5cfb3223dea3670b5ca2d0d5533bc6e2e93f5e1c0db1e2acd50eaa

This includes all Transcriptions marked A or F in the list (https://museclef.com/transcriptions), to date Nov. 25, 2020:

borodin-petite-suite-mazurka-no1
borodin-petite-suite-meta-intermezzo
debussy-jardins
janacek-recollection
janacek-sonata-1.X.1905 (complete)
liszt-eglogue
poulenc-nocturne-no3
ravel-sonatine-1st-mvt-drop
ravel-sonatine-1st-mvt-std
schubert-impromptu-op90-no3
schubert-sonata-d960-andante-incipit
schumann-kinderszenen-op15-no1
scriabin-op11-no13

seniuk-scriabin-op8-no2-20201205.pdf : 0e8cc13a58dc3f6892bf523aece4d872fb2367932904728ab7337e1ac104df6049755609edbe17c1f96ea5f46e913161097a29d5db581c4ba7b1574600ab0760
seniuk-schumann-fantasiestucke-op111-no1-scratcher-20260723.pdf : 616f522a7319b2c9d79919df15f7d9e40c58c3f6fc81e24d76d55b8e7f45f5af111e47c7983637cb0b177c2a79752baadab48e990cfe199adf81d27c69f3cac7