ISBN 9781513459752. 8.75x11.75 inches.

One might think that it would be impossible to arrange the music of Georges Bizets opera, Carmen, for solo classic guitar, but Nestor Ausqui has done it! While the guitar is an intimate and sweet-sounding instrument, it does not have a broad dynamic range; yet, as Dionisio Aguado proclaimed in his Nuevo Metodo para Guitarra of 1843, the classic guitars expansive palette of tone color gives it the ability to emulate a miniature orchestra. These characteristics make the guitar the ideal instrument to reflect both the character and sensuality of the dances that occur throughout Bizets CarmenAragonaise, Habanera, Seguidillas, and Danse Bohemeas well as Carmens sober Chant de la Mort. Recommended for the advanced guitarist, Carmen Suite is written in standard notation with extensive digitation and occasional drop-D tuning. In Nestor Ausquis Carmen Suite, the guitar both sings like a human voice and accompanies itself, giving the work an irrefutable guitar identity. The characteristic feeling manifested in Spanish dance is now expressed through the guitar with a full and defined instrumental singularity. Guillermo Rene? Alvarez Musicologist, Professor at the Instituto Superior de Mu?sica, Universidad Nacional del Litoral-Argentina.

This is a fantastic solo guitar arrangement of GeorgesBizet's Habanera from Carmen, aka: "Love is a Rebellious Bird"in drop D tuning. This particular version includes guitar tablature along with standard notation including fingerings, bar markings and string designations, throughout.

Seven selected Opera themes for Guitar solo.
Romance de Nadir is extract of Act I \'Je crois entendre\' (I Hear as in a Dream) from the opera \'Les pêcheurs de perles\' (The Pearl Fishers), by the French composer Georges Bizet, first premiered on 30 September 1863. Easy to Early intermediate, 1:45\'min. Two (2) pages.
Rinaldo is an opera by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), composed in 1711, and was the first Italian language opera written specifically for the London stage. Here is an arrangement of the popular piece Lascia ch\'io pianga (Almirena act 2) for Classical Guitar. Easy to Early Intermediate, 2:09\' min. Three (3) pages.
Casta Diva (Norma - Cavatina) theme by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). Intermediate Guitar, 36 bars. Two (2) pages.
Mattinata (morning), is a well-known work by Ruggero Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 ? 9 August 1919, an Italian opera composer. Early Intermediate. 1:30 min. Two (2) pages.
O mio babbino caro (\"Oh my dear daddy\") is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. The aria was first performed on 14 December 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Early Intermediate. 1:18 min. Two (2) pages.
O Sole Mio is a Neapolitan song written in 1898 by Eduardo di Capua (1865 -1917). O sole mio translates literally as \"my sunshine\". Easy to early Intermediate,1:20 min. Two (2) pages.
Habanera by Georges Bizet from opera comique Carmen.
Guitar in drop D tuning (low E to D). Intermediate. 1:29 min.Two (2) pages.

With Tablature. With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
Total: 15 pages.