James Oswald, a prominent Scottish composer, music publisher and teacher, composed and published 12 divertimentos in London around 1759 for the popular wire-strung cittern known then as the "guittar". The body of work was intended to help meet the demand for easy to intermediate solo guittar music. Arranged here for the modern mandolin in both standard notation and tablature, each piece includes three or four short movements full of pleasant melodies and interesting ideas. Whereas the original c...

• Divertimento I
• Divertimento II
• Divertimento III
• Divertimento IV
• Divertimento V
• Divertimento VI
• Divertimento VII
• Divertimento VIII
• Divertimento IX
• Divertimento X
• Divertimento XI
• Divertimento XII