From: Five Renaissance Pieces
Category: Guitar / Solo Guitar
Instrumentation: solo guitar
Difficulty: Intermediate
Source: Anonymous
Publisher: Les Productions D’Oz

Packington’s Pound opens the collection with music drawn from an anonymous Renaissance source. In Baxter’s arrangement and variation, the piece preserves the direct charm of the original while shaping it for the expressive and resonant possibilities of the solo guitar.

The music offers a clear sense of period character, rhythmic poise, and elegant melodic motion. As part of Five Renaissance Pieces, it introduces the set’s blend of historical material, performer-friendly writing, and refined guitar texture.

This piece is well suited for intermediate guitarists and may serve as an effective recital opener. Performers should emphasize clarity, rhythmic steadiness, and a lightly articulated Renaissance dance character