Classical Guitarist Luther Enloe - Gurdame Las Vacas by Narvez

This performance of Guárdame Las Vacas by Luys de Narváez (c. 1500 -- 1560) is from a recital I gave in Athens, Georgia, on 4/28/2008. This work is one of the earliest examples of a theme and variation. The theme to Guárdame is a popular Renaissance tune based on the Romanesca chord progression. The title (Watch My Cows) and flowing compound meter also demonstrate an early example of instrumental music evoking a pastoral setting. Narváez published two separate sets of variatio