With the Guitar Book No. 5, the material aimed at students of the Lower class of Conservatories, candidates for the Intermediate level, is completed.

It is evident that in the works of this edition, the requirements are not only technical. They are also expressive and interpretative, with particular emphasis on phrasing, sonority, and sound quality.

As in the previous books, I would like to warmly thank four distinguished students of mine: Bessy Diagoma and Manolis Vrontinos for their participation in the corrections of the pieces, Maria Tzanou who helped with the texts of the last pages, the lutenist specialized in early music Dimitris Ioannou, and my friend Peter Sigal for the editing of the texts about the composers and their works.