We proudly announce the publication of The Complete Guitar Works of Gaspar Sanz, transcribed and edited for classical guitar by Robert Strizich. This edition comprises a transcription and translation of the complete music and text from Sanz's Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española ["Musical Instruction on the Spanish Guitar"], originally published in Zaragoza in 1674/1675 and 1697.

The Instrucción de música of Gaspar Sanz occupies an important position in the history of the guitar and its literature. Sanz's book not only contains some of the most beautiful music written for guitar during the Baroque era, but also has the distinction of being the most complete extant guitar treatise from the period. Still today, Sanz is perhaps the best known of all the baroque guitarists, and his music continues to inspire both players and composers. Many individual works by Sanz - such as the well-known "Canarios" - have been arranged numerous times for classical guitar and have even served as thematic material for 20th-century compositions such as Joaquín Rodrigo's Fantasia para un gentilhombre.

Nevertheless, in spite of the enduring reputation of Sanz's music, a complete and authoritative edition of his works, transcribed for classical guitar, has never been published or widely available in North America. The Complete Guitar Works of Gaspar Sanz, edited by Robert Strizich, addresses this long-standing need, and is destined to become, and remain, the standard edition of Sanz.