Turlough O'Carolan, (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin) (1670 ? 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition.
Seven selected works for Guitar solo.
1 Beauty in Tears 1 page, 1:10' min.
2 Squire Woods 1 page, 1:55' min.
3 Planxty Browne 1 page, 0:50' min.
4 The Princess Royal 1 page, 1:20' min.
5 c. O'Kane 2 pages, 1:55' min.
6 c. Magan 2 pages, 1:25' min.
7 Blind Mary 2 pages, 1:57' min.

Pages : Total 10 pages.
Early intermediate.
With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
With tablature. With finger position suggestions.

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.

45 New Classical Guitar Arrangements in Open D Tuning

Theclassical guitar book in open D guitar tuning presents a new, and I think, additionalway of approaching classical guitar repertoire. Tuning to an open chord, in this case, DADF#AD can have itsbenefits. The most obvious is that amajor chord can be played with a single finger, or in the key of D, with openstrings.

Everyattempt has been made to keep true to the original manuscripts, butoccasionally the tune is transposed from the original, or the odd note has beenaltered to make the pieces playable. Ihave kept the arrangements primarily in the keys of D, G or A to take fulladvantage of the open strings in D tuning. In short, this book may not be for the classical guitar purist butdoes expand the repertoire that is lacking with open tunings.

There is agood selection of graded pieces from prominent classical guitar composers like Aguado,Sor, Giuliani, Carcassi and Carulli, plus other well-known works by Bach, Dowland,Satie, Beethoven, de Visee, Diabelli, Grieg, Haydn, O?Carolan, Pachelbel,Paganini, Petzold, Sanz, Schumann and Vivaldi.

I also adapted24 of the Giuliani right-hand exercises, major and minor scales and arpeggios, plusfretboard charts to further develop your knowledge and technique in Open D. Each piece has notation, tablature in Open Dtuning, right- and left-hand fingerings, and performance markings. Audio tracks online.

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?Sebastopol, A Descriptive Fantaisie For The Guitar? or ?The Siege of Sebastopol? by Henry Worrall (1825 - 1902) is considered to be the seminal work of the American Parlor music era prior to the turn of the 20th century. Worrall was largely responsible for introducing open tunings, particularly open D major, i.e ?Vestapol? or ?tuned like Sebastopol, to the American public with the wide distribution of his publications and guitar method. ?Sebastopol? was the original work in open D major tuning. It reveals many of the potential harmonies capable in this tuning such as barred chords at the 5th and 7th frets, as well as the usage of the rising minor 3rd interval rising to the Major 3rd in the context of the major scale - an important element in ragtime and country blues which would develop subsequently. This opus was first published as early as 1854, and was said to have been inspired by the contemporaneous debut of photojournalistic depictions of war in worldwide newspapers; ?The Siege Of Sevastopol? of the Crimean War was this breakthrough. The ?descriptive fantaisie? aspect of the work illustrates via sound the images of armies marching in the 2/4 beat, bugles represented by natural harmonics of the D major chord, cannons firing in barred arpeggios and rasgueados, and bombs exploding using the ?Drumming? technique of tambor. The middle section of this work may be the first extensive passage of a work composed in the ?percussive guitar? genre. In addition, I have included the elegant Introduction and Finale, found only in the notebooks of Worrall's collection. Notation, Tab, with right and left hand fingering, and description of techniques are included. 18 pages including cover.

Moderately easy solo fingerstyle/classical guitar arrangement of the beloved Christmas carol, Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Perfect for students, amateurs, and gigging professionals. Great for student recitals, Christmas gigs, and personal enjoyment. Complete fingerings for both left and right hands facilitate the ease of learning. An introduction and coda has been added to have a complete performance experience. This edition is published with a TAB and traditional notation score and a traditional notation only part. Level- Royal Conservatory 2-3. Length 1 min 40 sec.